Hillside Colony vs Shelby

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

Hillside 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 267 in Hillside Colony). Since 2019, Hillside Colony's population has grown faster (+27.8% vs +1.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Hillside Colony	Shelby
Population	267	3,129
Median age	14.9 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$53,357
Median home value	—	$206,000
Median gross rent	—	$769
Housing units	23	1,407
Homeownership rate	0.0%	64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	38.3%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hillside Colony	Shelby
Population	209 → 267 (+27.8%)	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%)

Hillside Colony

Population

209267

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)

	Hillside Colony	Shelby
Under 5	15.0%	4.1%
5 to 17	44.6%	11.2%
18 to 24	32.6%	6.6%
25 to 34	0.0%	16.7%
35 to 44	0.0%	17.6%
45 to 54	5.6%	12.2%
55 to 64	0.0%	14.1%
65 to 74	2.2%	11.3%
75 and over	0.0%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hillside Colony	Shelby
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	79.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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+

	Hillside Colony	Shelby
No high school diploma	100.0%	12.9%
High school graduate	0.0%	43.5%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	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)

	Hillside Colony	Shelby
Drove alone	0.0%	84.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.3%
Public transit	48.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	51.7%	5.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

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

Poverty & households

	Hillside Colony	Shelby
Poverty rate	0.0%	11.3%
Average household size	19.07	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	—	12
Median year structure built	—	1966