Birney vs Forsyth

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

Birney 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 81 in Birney). Since 2019, Forsyth's population has grown faster (+12.5% vs -26.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Birney	Forsyth
Population	81	1,682
Median age	26.1 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$58,375
Median home value	—	$185,100
Median gross rent	—	$743
Housing units	20	817
Homeownership rate	20.0%	68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Birney	Forsyth
Population	110 → 81 (-26.4%)	1,495 → 1,682 (+12.5%)
Median household income	$52,750 → $62,813 (+19.1%)	$41,328 → $58,375 (+41.2%)
Median home value	—	$151,300 → $185,100 (+22.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$565 → $743 (+31.5%)

Birney

Population

11081

Median household income

$52,750$62,813

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)

	Birney	Forsyth
Under 5	39.5%	8.7%
5 to 17	9.9%	17.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	8.1%
25 to 34	48.1%	16.3%
35 to 44	0.0%	6.5%
45 to 54	0.0%	5.9%
55 to 64	0.0%	10.0%
65 to 74	2.5%	15.3%
75 and over	0.0%	12.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Birney	Forsyth
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	80.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	100.0%	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	0.0%	13.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Birney	Forsyth
No high school diploma	63.4%	9.3%
High school graduate	17.1%	49.9%
Some college or associate's	19.5%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Birney	Forsyth
Drove alone	100.0%	51.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	25.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	11.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.7%
Other means	0.0%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Birney	Forsyth
1-unit, detached	60.0%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	40.0%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	9.8%

Poverty & households

	Birney	Forsyth
Poverty rate	0.0%	10.1%
Average household size	8.10	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	—	19
Median year structure built	1974	1955