Camrose Colony vs Shelby

A side-by-side comparison of Camrose Colony and Shelby: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Shelby has the higher population (3,129 vs 92 in Camrose Colony). Since 2019, Camrose Colony's population has grown faster (+162.9% vs +1.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Camrose Colony	Shelby
Population	92	3,129
Median age	34.0 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$53,357
Median home value	—	$206,000
Median gross rent	—	$769
Housing units	14	1,407
Homeownership rate	0.0%	64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Camrose Colony	Shelby
Population	35 → 92 (+162.9%)	3,078 → 3,129 (+1.7%)
Median household income	—	$44,740 → $53,357 (+19.3%)
Median home value	—	$148,300 → $206,000 (+38.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$532 → $769 (+44.5%)

Camrose Colony

Population

3592

Shelby

Population

3,0783,129

Median household income

$44,740$53,357

Median home value

$148,300$206,000

Median gross rent

$532$769

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Camrose Colony	Shelby
Under 5	8.7%	4.1%
5 to 17	29.3%	11.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.6%
25 to 34	12.0%	16.7%
35 to 44	35.9%	17.6%
45 to 54	0.0%	12.2%
55 to 64	14.1%	14.1%
65 to 74	0.0%	11.3%
75 and over	0.0%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Camrose Colony	Shelby
White (non-Hispanic)	79.3%	79.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	20.7%	7.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Camrose Colony	Shelby
No high school diploma	66.7%	12.9%
High school graduate	0.0%	43.5%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Camrose Colony	Shelby
Drove alone	0.0%	84.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	100.0%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Camrose Colony	Shelby
1-unit, detached	0.0%	69.1%
1-unit, attached	100.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	15.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Camrose Colony	Shelby
Poverty rate	85.9%	11.3%
Average household size	4.29	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	—	12
Median year structure built	—	1966