Fishtail vs Rapelje

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

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

Rapelje has the higher population (96 vs 79 in Fishtail). Since 2019, Rapelje's population has grown faster (-8.6% vs -43.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Fishtail	Rapelje
Population	79	96
Median age	74.5 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median home value	$361,800	—
Median gross rent	—	$444
Housing units	54	38
Homeownership rate	81.6%	65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.0%	26.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fishtail	Rapelje
Population	140 → 79 (-43.6%)	105 → 96 (-8.6%)
Median household income	$106,250 → $120,341 (+13.3%)	$70,250 → $75,938 (+8.1%)
Median home value	$316,700 → $361,800 (+14.2%)	—
Median gross rent	$581 → $555 (-4.5%)	$829 → $444 (-46.4%)

Fishtail

Population

14079

Median household income

$106,250$120,341

Median home value

$316,700$361,800

Median gross rent

$581$555

Rapelje

Population

10596

Median household income

$70,250$75,938

Median gross rent

$829$444

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fishtail	Rapelje
Under 5	0.0%	3.1%
5 to 17	0.0%	28.1%
18 to 24	2.5%	5.2%
25 to 34	0.0%	4.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	14.6%
45 to 54	2.5%	21.9%
55 to 64	17.7%	10.4%
65 to 74	27.8%	7.3%
75 and over	49.4%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fishtail	Rapelje
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	85.4%
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%	11.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fishtail	Rapelje
No high school diploma	0.0%	1.6%
High school graduate	15.6%	9.8%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	62.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	48.1%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fishtail	Rapelje
Drove alone	25.0%	42.4%
Carpooled	50.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	21.2%
Walked	25.0%	36.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fishtail	Rapelje
1-unit, detached	70.4%	63.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	13.2%
2 to 4 units	9.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.3%	23.7%

Poverty & households

	Fishtail	Rapelje
Poverty rate	0.0%	9.4%
Average household size	2.08	3.31
Mean commute (minutes)	15	39
Median year structure built	1990	1957