Ashland vs Forsyth

A side-by-side comparison of Ashland and Forsyth: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Forsyth has the higher population (1,682 vs 956 in Ashland). Forsyth has the higher median household income ($58,375 vs $39,429 in Ashland). Forsyth has the higher median home value ($185,100 vs $137,500 in Ashland).

Population, income & housing

	Ashland	Forsyth
Population	956	1,682
Median age	33.7 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$39,429	$58,375
Median home value	$137,500	$185,100
Median gross rent	$638	$743
Housing units	475	817
Homeownership rate	23.4%	68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashland	Forsyth
Population	957 → 956 (-0.1%)	1,495 → 1,682 (+12.5%)
Median household income	$42,443 → $39,429 (-7.1%)	$41,328 → $58,375 (+41.2%)
Median home value	$81,400 → $137,500 (+68.9%)	$151,300 → $185,100 (+22.3%)
Median gross rent	$570 → $638 (+11.9%)	$565 → $743 (+31.5%)

Ashland

Population

957956

Median household income

$42,443$39,429

Median home value

$81,400$137,500

Median gross rent

$570$638

Forsyth

Population

1,4951,682

Median household income

$41,328$58,375

Median home value

$151,300$185,100

Median gross rent

$565$743

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashland	Forsyth
Under 5	5.1%	8.7%
5 to 17	23.4%	17.3%
18 to 24	9.4%	8.1%
25 to 34	12.8%	16.3%
35 to 44	14.2%	6.5%
45 to 54	8.7%	5.9%
55 to 64	11.3%	10.0%
65 to 74	9.2%	15.3%
75 and over	5.9%	12.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashland	Forsyth
White (non-Hispanic)	22.4%	80.7%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	71.2%	1.4%
Asian	0.0%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	13.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashland	Forsyth
No high school diploma	9.4%	9.3%
High school graduate	39.5%	49.9%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.7%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashland	Forsyth
Drove alone	67.9%	51.5%
Carpooled	14.4%	25.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.9%	11.6%
Bicycle	1.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	7.7%
Other means	1.0%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashland	Forsyth
1-unit, detached	55.4%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	12.2%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	6.2%
20 or more units	12.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.2%	9.8%

Poverty & households

	Ashland	Forsyth
Poverty rate	28.8%	10.1%
Average household size	2.48	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	18	19
Median year structure built	1980	1955