Heron vs Thompson Falls

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

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

Thompson Falls has the higher population (1,568 vs 312 in Heron). Thompson Falls has the higher median household income ($53,203 vs $29,357 in Heron). Heron has the higher median home value ($415,400 vs $182,200 in Thompson Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Heron	Thompson Falls
Population	312	1,568
Median age	31.7 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$29,357	$53,203
Median home value	$415,400	$182,200
Median gross rent	—	$575
Housing units	119	746
Homeownership rate	63.0%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.1%	19.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Heron	Thompson Falls
Population	141 → 312 (+121.3%)	1,460 → 1,568 (+7.4%)
Median household income	$44,583 → $29,357 (-34.2%)	$33,516 → $53,203 (+58.7%)
Median home value	$252,300 → $415,400 (+64.6%)	$163,900 → $182,200 (+11.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$725 → $575 (-20.7%)

Heron

Population

141312

Median household income

$44,583$29,357

Median home value

$252,300$415,400

Thompson Falls

Population

1,4601,568

Median household income

$33,516$53,203

Median home value

$163,900$182,200

Median gross rent

$725$575

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Heron	Thompson Falls
Under 5	21.8%	7.3%
5 to 17	9.6%	15.8%
18 to 24	1.9%	0.6%
25 to 34	23.1%	14.5%
35 to 44	0.6%	11.4%
45 to 54	9.6%	15.1%
55 to 64	12.5%	14.8%
65 to 74	12.2%	12.5%
75 and over	8.7%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Heron	Thompson Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	97.4%	85.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
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%	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Heron	Thompson Falls
No high school diploma	2.4%	7.9%
High school graduate	35.1%	44.0%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	33.7%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Heron	Thompson Falls
Drove alone	78.8%	78.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.3%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Heron	Thompson Falls
1-unit, detached	89.1%	67.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	10.9%	17.6%

Poverty & households

	Heron	Thompson Falls
Poverty rate	62.5%	7.7%
Average household size	2.89	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	22	13
Median year structure built	1977	1974