Forsyth vs Lame Deer

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

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

Lame Deer has the higher population (1,939 vs 1,682 in Forsyth). Forsyth has the higher median household income ($58,375 vs $26,364 in Lame Deer). Forsyth has the higher median home value ($185,100 vs $117,300 in Lame Deer).

Population, income & housing

	Forsyth	Lame Deer
Population	1,682	1,939
Median age	34.9 yrs	21.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,375	$26,364
Median home value	$185,100	$117,300
Median gross rent	$743	$553
Housing units	817	625
Homeownership rate	68.7%	53.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	11.1%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	29.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Forsyth	Lame Deer
Population	1,495 → 1,682 (+12.5%)	2,086 → 1,939 (-7.0%)
Median household income	$41,328 → $58,375 (+41.2%)	$50,795 → $26,364 (-48.1%)
Median home value	$151,300 → $185,100 (+22.3%)	$63,200 → $117,300 (+85.6%)
Median gross rent	$565 → $743 (+31.5%)	$643 → $553 (-14.0%)

Forsyth

Population

1,4951,682

Median household income

$41,328$58,375

Median home value

$151,300$185,100

Median gross rent

$565$743

Lame Deer

Population

2,0861,939

Median household income

$50,795$26,364

Median home value

$63,200$117,300

Median gross rent

$643$553

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Forsyth	Lame Deer
Under 5	8.7%	11.4%
5 to 17	17.3%	30.7%
18 to 24	8.1%	13.8%
25 to 34	16.3%	10.5%
35 to 44	6.5%	9.3%
45 to 54	5.9%	7.2%
55 to 64	10.0%	11.2%
65 to 74	15.3%	4.8%
75 and over	12.0%	1.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Forsyth	Lame Deer
White (non-Hispanic)	80.7%	1.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	94.0%
Asian	2.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	13.3%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Forsyth	Lame Deer
No high school diploma	9.3%	15.5%
High school graduate	49.9%	37.5%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Forsyth	Lame Deer
Drove alone	51.5%	88.1%
Carpooled	25.2%	3.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.6%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	5.7%
Other means	3.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Forsyth	Lame Deer
1-unit, detached	75.0%	70.9%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	9.8%	12.0%

Poverty & households

	Forsyth	Lame Deer
Poverty rate	10.1%	51.3%
Average household size	2.35	4.05
Mean commute (minutes)	19	10
Median year structure built	1955	1979