Fishtail vs Reed Point

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

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

Reed Point has the higher population (113 vs 79 in Fishtail). Fishtail has the higher median home value ($361,800 vs $137,500 in Reed Point). Since 2019, Fishtail's population has grown faster (-43.6% vs -63.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Fishtail	Reed Point
Population	79	113
Median age	74.5 yrs	60.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$79,375
Median home value	$361,800	$137,500
Housing units	54	84
Homeownership rate	81.6%	92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.0%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fishtail	Reed Point
Population	140 → 79 (-43.6%)	307 → 113 (-63.2%)
Median household income	$106,250 → $120,341 (+13.3%)	$32,589 → $79,375 (+143.6%)
Median home value	$316,700 → $361,800 (+14.2%)	$163,200 → $137,500 (-15.7%)
Median gross rent	$581 → $555 (-4.5%)	—

Fishtail

Population

14079

Median household income

$106,250$120,341

Median home value

$316,700$361,800

Median gross rent

$581$555

Reed Point

Population

307113

Median household income

$32,589$79,375

Median home value

$163,200$137,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fishtail	Reed Point
Under 5	0.0%	0.9%
5 to 17	0.0%	16.8%
18 to 24	2.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	6.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	2.5%	16.8%
55 to 64	17.7%	34.5%
65 to 74	27.8%	15.9%
75 and over	49.4%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fishtail	Reed Point
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	91.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.7%
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%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fishtail	Reed Point
No high school diploma	0.0%	10.8%
High school graduate	15.6%	46.2%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	48.1%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fishtail	Reed Point
Drove alone	25.0%	74.5%
Carpooled	50.0%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	2.0%
Walked	25.0%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	15.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fishtail	Reed Point
1-unit, detached	70.4%	88.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
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%	11.9%

Poverty & households

	Fishtail	Reed Point
Poverty rate	0.0%	11.6%
Average household size	2.08	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	15	24
Median year structure built	1990	1938