Choteau vs New Rockport Colony

A side-by-side comparison of Choteau and New Rockport Colony: population, income, housing, and more.

Choteau and New Rockport Colony are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Choteau has the higher population (1,719 vs 133 in New Rockport Colony). Since 2019, New Rockport Colony's population has grown faster (+92.8% vs -6.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Choteau	New Rockport Colony
Population	1,719	133
Median age	43.0 yrs	32.2 yrs
Median household income	$53,929	—
Median home value	$194,900	—
Median gross rent	$713	—
Housing units	834	0
Homeownership rate	61.9%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.4%	5.4%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Choteau	New Rockport Colony
Population	1,829 → 1,719 (-6.0%)	69 → 133 (+92.8%)
Median household income	$45,435 → $53,929 (+18.7%)	—
Median home value	$154,500 → $194,900 (+26.1%)	—
Median gross rent	$778 → $713 (-8.4%)	—

Choteau

Population

1,8291,719

Median household income

$45,435$53,929

Median home value

$154,500$194,900

Median gross rent

$778$713

New Rockport Colony

Population

69133

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Choteau	New Rockport Colony
Under 5	6.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	18.2%	30.8%
18 to 24	5.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	6.1%	30.8%
35 to 44	16.6%	0.0%
45 to 54	8.6%	0.0%
55 to 64	12.0%	34.6%
65 to 74	13.0%	3.8%
75 and over	14.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Choteau	New Rockport Colony
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	68.4%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.4%	14.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	17.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Choteau	New Rockport Colony
No high school diploma	6.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	35.5%	48.9%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	45.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Choteau	New Rockport Colony
Drove alone	66.4%	0.0%
Carpooled	11.5%	0.0%
Public transit	1.8%	0.0%
Walked	5.9%	65.6%
Bicycle	2.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	34.4%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Choteau	New Rockport Colony
1-unit, detached	76.5%	—
1-unit, attached	3.0%	—
2 to 4 units	2.9%	—
5 to 19 units	4.6%	—
20 or more units	4.9%	—
Mobile home & other	8.2%	—

Poverty & households

	Choteau	New Rockport Colony
Poverty rate	9.2%	79.3%
Average household size	2.22	—
Mean commute (minutes)	18	—
Median year structure built	1956	—