Heron vs Lonepine

A side-by-side comparison of Heron and Lonepine: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Heron has the higher population (312 vs 130 in Lonepine). Lonepine has the higher median household income ($31,750 vs $29,357 in Heron). Heron has the higher median home value ($415,400 vs $283,300 in Lonepine).

Population, income & housing

	Heron	Lonepine
Population	312	130
Median age	31.7 yrs	57.0 yrs
Median household income	$29,357	$31,750
Median home value	$415,400	$283,300
Housing units	119	78
Homeownership rate	63.0%	52.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.1%	19.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Heron	Lonepine
Population	141 → 312 (+121.3%)	160 → 130 (-18.8%)
Median household income	$44,583 → $29,357 (-34.2%)	$58,438 → $31,750 (-45.7%)
Median home value	$252,300 → $415,400 (+64.6%)	$156,300 → $283,300 (+81.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$490 → $817 (+66.7%)

Heron

Population

141312

Median household income

$44,583$29,357

Median home value

$252,300$415,400

Lonepine

Population

160130

Median household income

$58,438$31,750

Median home value

$156,300$283,300

Median gross rent

$490$817

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Heron	Lonepine
Under 5	21.8%	8.5%
5 to 17	9.6%	8.5%
18 to 24	1.9%	12.3%
25 to 34	23.1%	11.5%
35 to 44	0.6%	3.8%
45 to 54	9.6%	5.4%
55 to 64	12.5%	15.4%
65 to 74	12.2%	22.3%
75 and over	8.7%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Heron	Lonepine
White (non-Hispanic)	97.4%	92.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	3.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Heron	Lonepine
No high school diploma	2.4%	4.3%
High school graduate	35.1%	53.3%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	33.7%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Heron	Lonepine
Drove alone	78.8%	82.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.3%	17.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Heron	Lonepine
1-unit, detached	89.1%	94.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.9%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Heron	Lonepine
Poverty rate	62.5%	18.5%
Average household size	2.89	1.88
Mean commute (minutes)	22	14
Median year structure built	1977	1986