Deer Lodge vs Elliston

A side-by-side comparison of Deer Lodge and Elliston: population, income, housing, and more.

Deer Lodge and Elliston are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Deer Lodge has the higher population (3,035 vs 208 in Elliston). Deer Lodge has the higher median household income ($53,676 vs $41,719 in Elliston). Elliston has the higher median home value ($248,300 vs $196,400 in Deer Lodge).

Population, income & housing

	Deer Lodge	Elliston
Population	3,035	208
Median age	53.2 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$53,676	$41,719
Median home value	$196,400	$248,300
Median gross rent	$781	$775
Housing units	1,651	115
Homeownership rate	64.7%	60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	23.3%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Deer Lodge	Elliston
Population	2,934 → 3,035 (+3.4%)	207 → 208 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$46,799 → $53,676 (+14.7%)	$63,125 → $41,719 (-33.9%)
Median home value	$114,900 → $196,400 (+70.9%)	$165,200 → $248,300 (+50.3%)
Median gross rent	$756 → $781 (+3.3%)	$583 → $775 (+32.9%)

Deer Lodge

Population

2,9343,035

Median household income

$46,799$53,676

Median home value

$114,900$196,400

Median gross rent

$756$781

Elliston

Population

207208

Median household income

$63,125$41,719

Median home value

$165,200$248,300

Median gross rent

$583$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Deer Lodge	Elliston
Under 5	4.8%	12.5%
5 to 17	11.0%	10.6%
18 to 24	2.0%	4.8%
25 to 34	8.1%	23.1%
35 to 44	16.0%	7.2%
45 to 54	9.7%	11.1%
55 to 64	18.0%	13.5%
65 to 74	18.4%	8.2%
75 and over	12.0%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Deer Lodge	Elliston
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	89.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	4.3%
Asian	2.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Deer Lodge	Elliston
No high school diploma	4.6%	8.7%
High school graduate	43.4%	42.0%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Deer Lodge	Elliston
Drove alone	88.1%	79.5%
Carpooled	3.1%	11.1%
Public transit	0.0%	3.4%
Walked	3.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	6.0%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Deer Lodge	Elliston
1-unit, detached	67.4%	78.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.3%	21.7%

Poverty & households

	Deer Lodge	Elliston
Poverty rate	8.1%	9.1%
Average household size	1.98	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	16	27
Median year structure built	1954	1973