Forsyth vs Rosebud

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

Forsyth and Rosebud 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 53 in Rosebud). Forsyth has the higher median household income ($58,375 vs $43,899 in Rosebud). Since 2019, Forsyth's population has grown faster (+12.5% vs -26.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Forsyth	Rosebud
Population	1,682	53
Median age	34.9 yrs	64.4 yrs
Median household income	$58,375	$43,899
Median home value	$185,100	—
Median gross rent	$743	—
Housing units	817	58
Homeownership rate	68.7%	91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	3.8%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Forsyth	Rosebud
Population	1,495 → 1,682 (+12.5%)	72 → 53 (-26.4%)
Median household income	$41,328 → $58,375 (+41.2%)	$51,429 → $43,899 (-14.6%)
Median home value	$151,300 → $185,100 (+22.3%)	—
Median gross rent	$565 → $743 (+31.5%)	—

Forsyth

Population

1,4951,682

Median household income

$41,328$58,375

Median home value

$151,300$185,100

Median gross rent

$565$743

Rosebud

Population

7253

Median household income

$51,429$43,899

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Forsyth	Rosebud
Under 5	8.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.3%	0.0%
18 to 24	8.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	16.3%	5.7%
35 to 44	6.5%	0.0%
45 to 54	5.9%	11.3%
55 to 64	10.0%	79.2%
65 to 74	15.3%	0.0%
75 and over	12.0%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Forsyth	Rosebud
White (non-Hispanic)	80.7%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	13.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Forsyth	Rosebud
No high school diploma	9.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	49.9%	9.4%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	86.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	3.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

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

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Forsyth	Rosebud
1-unit, detached	75.0%	89.7%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.8%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Forsyth	Rosebud
Poverty rate	10.1%	0.0%
Average household size	2.35	1.08
Mean commute (minutes)	19	—
Median year structure built	1955	1974