Colstrip vs Forsyth

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

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

Colstrip has the higher population (2,156 vs 1,682 in Forsyth). Colstrip has the higher median household income ($86,000 vs $58,375 in Forsyth). Colstrip has the higher median home value ($193,700 vs $185,100 in Forsyth).

Population, income & housing

	Colstrip	Forsyth
Population	2,156	1,682
Median age	43.5 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$86,000	$58,375
Median home value	$193,700	$185,100
Median gross rent	$632	$743
Housing units	980	817
Homeownership rate	80.8%	68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colstrip	Forsyth
Population	2,448 → 2,156 (-11.9%)	1,495 → 1,682 (+12.5%)
Median household income	$86,797 → $86,000 (-0.9%)	$41,328 → $58,375 (+41.2%)
Median home value	$119,000 → $193,700 (+62.8%)	$151,300 → $185,100 (+22.3%)
Median gross rent	$810 → $632 (-22.0%)	$565 → $743 (+31.5%)

Colstrip

Population

2,4482,156

Median household income

$86,797$86,000

Median home value

$119,000$193,700

Median gross rent

$810$632

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)

	Colstrip	Forsyth
Under 5	4.8%	8.7%
5 to 17	20.9%	17.3%
18 to 24	5.8%	8.1%
25 to 34	2.8%	16.3%
35 to 44	18.5%	6.5%
45 to 54	16.5%	5.9%
55 to 64	18.5%	10.0%
65 to 74	9.6%	15.3%
75 and over	2.7%	12.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colstrip	Forsyth
White (non-Hispanic)	72.1%	80.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18.0%	1.4%
Asian	0.0%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	13.3%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colstrip	Forsyth
No high school diploma	3.3%	9.3%
High school graduate	27.0%	49.9%
Some college or associate's	44.5%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.9%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colstrip	Forsyth
Drove alone	92.2%	51.5%
Carpooled	5.6%	25.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	11.6%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.7%
Other means	0.0%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colstrip	Forsyth
1-unit, detached	57.7%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	11.4%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	6.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.6%	9.8%

Poverty & households

	Colstrip	Forsyth
Poverty rate	9.1%	10.1%
Average household size	2.43	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	11	19
Median year structure built	1983	1955