Absarokee vs Fishtail

A side-by-side comparison of Absarokee and Fishtail: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Absarokee has the higher population (998 vs 79 in Fishtail). Fishtail has the higher median home value ($361,800 vs $258,100 in Absarokee). Since 2019, Absarokee's population has grown faster (-5.9% vs -43.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Absarokee	Fishtail
Population	998	79
Median age	47.0 yrs	74.5 yrs
Median household income	$57,212	—
Median home value	$258,100	$361,800
Median gross rent	$943	—
Housing units	557	54
Homeownership rate	78.0%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.4%	61.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Absarokee	Fishtail
Population	1,061 → 998 (-5.9%)	140 → 79 (-43.6%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $57,212 (+17.4%)	$106,250 → $120,341 (+13.3%)
Median home value	$204,600 → $258,100 (+26.1%)	$316,700 → $361,800 (+14.2%)
Median gross rent	$828 → $943 (+13.9%)	$581 → $555 (-4.5%)

Absarokee

Population

1,061998

Median household income

$48,750$57,212

Median home value

$204,600$258,100

Median gross rent

$828$943

Fishtail

Population

14079

Median household income

$106,250$120,341

Median home value

$316,700$361,800

Median gross rent

$581$555

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Absarokee	Fishtail
Under 5	7.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.1%	0.0%
18 to 24	7.1%	2.5%
25 to 34	9.7%	0.0%
35 to 44	10.1%	0.0%
45 to 54	6.9%	2.5%
55 to 64	15.1%	17.7%
65 to 74	20.1%	27.8%
75 and over	9.7%	49.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Absarokee	Fishtail
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	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	10.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Absarokee	Fishtail
No high school diploma	5.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	39.5%	15.6%
Some college or associate's	20.4%	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	29.3%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	48.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Absarokee	Fishtail
Drove alone	43.5%	25.0%
Carpooled	32.0%	50.0%
Public transit	5.3%	0.0%
Walked	9.3%	25.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Absarokee	Fishtail
1-unit, detached	75.6%	70.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	11.1%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.8%	9.3%

Poverty & households

	Absarokee	Fishtail
Poverty rate	11.7%	0.0%
Average household size	2.02	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	20	15
Median year structure built	1980	1990