Flat Willow Colony vs Melstone

A side-by-side comparison of Flat Willow Colony and Melstone: population, income, housing, and more.

Flat Willow Colony and Melstone are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Melstone has the higher population (75 vs 0 in Flat Willow Colony). Since 2019, Melstone's population has grown faster (-41.4% vs -100.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Flat Willow Colony	Melstone
Population	0	75
Median age	—	50.1 yrs
Housing units	0	37
Homeownership rate	—	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	3.8%
Unemployment rate	—	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Flat Willow Colony	Melstone
Population	47 → 0 (-100.0%)	128 → 75 (-41.4%)
Median household income	—	$25,859 → $26,538 (+2.6%)
Median home value	—	$69,400 → $70,000 (+0.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$615 → $673 (+9.4%)

Flat Willow Colony

Population

470

Melstone

Population

12875

Median household income

$25,859$26,538

Median home value

$69,400$70,000

Median gross rent

$615$673

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Flat Willow Colony	Melstone
Under 5	—	0.0%
5 to 17	—	25.3%
18 to 24	—	4.0%
25 to 34	—	1.3%
35 to 44	—	12.0%
45 to 54	—	18.7%
55 to 64	—	28.0%
65 to 74	—	5.3%
75 and over	—	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Flat Willow Colony	Melstone
White (non-Hispanic)	—	66.7%
Black or African American	—	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	—	26.7%
Asian	—	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	—	0.0%
Some other race	—	0.0%
Two or more races	—	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	—	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Flat Willow Colony	Melstone
No high school diploma	—	17.0%
High school graduate	—	35.8%
Some college or associate's	—	43.4%
Bachelor's degree	—	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	—	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Flat Willow Colony	Melstone
Drove alone	—	100.0%
Carpooled	—	0.0%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	0.0%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	0.0%
Other means	—	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Flat Willow Colony	Melstone
1-unit, detached	—	67.6%
1-unit, attached	—	13.5%
2 to 4 units	—	0.0%
5 to 19 units	—	0.0%
20 or more units	—	0.0%
Mobile home & other	—	18.9%

Poverty & households

	Flat Willow Colony	Melstone
Poverty rate	—	8.0%
Average household size	—	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	—	15
Median year structure built	—	1966