Homestead vs Westby

A side-by-side comparison of Homestead and Westby: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Westby has the higher population (253 vs 13 in Homestead). Homestead has the higher median household income ($151,250 vs $24,583 in Westby). Homestead has the higher median home value ($162,500 vs $61,900 in Westby).

Population, income & housing

	Homestead	Westby
Population	13	253
Median age	62.1 yrs	53.7 yrs
Median household income	$151,250	$24,583
Median home value	$162,500	$61,900
Median gross rent	—	$575
Housing units	19	132
Homeownership rate	100.0%	87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.2%	21.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Homestead	Westby
Population	10 → 13 (+30.0%)	134 → 253 (+88.8%)
Median household income	$146,875 → $151,250 (+3.0%)	$67,321 → $24,583 (-63.5%)
Median home value	—	$95,000 → $61,900 (-34.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$675 → $575 (-14.8%)

Homestead

Population

1013

Median household income

$146,875$151,250

Westby

Population

134253

Median household income

$67,321$24,583

Median home value

$95,000$61,900

Median gross rent

$675$575

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Homestead	Westby
Under 5	0.0%	0.4%
5 to 17	0.0%	4.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.7%
25 to 34	0.0%	3.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	6.3%
45 to 54	46.2%	36.4%
55 to 64	38.5%	24.1%
65 to 74	15.4%	8.7%
75 and over	0.0%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Homestead	Westby
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Homestead	Westby
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.4%
High school graduate	15.4%	50.4%
Some college or associate's	38.5%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	46.2%	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Homestead	Westby
Drove alone	100.0%	85.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	1.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	13.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Homestead	Westby
1-unit, detached	100.0%	75.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	11.4%

Poverty & households

	Homestead	Westby
Poverty rate	0.0%	10.3%
Average household size	1.86	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	—	18
Median year structure built	1944	1962