Fort Peck vs Opheim

A side-by-side comparison of Fort Peck and Opheim: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fort Peck has the higher population (219 vs 109 in Opheim). Fort Peck has the higher median home value ($272,400 vs $49,400 in Opheim). Since 2019, Opheim's population has grown faster (+13.5% vs -11.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Peck	Opheim
Population	219	109
Median age	51.7 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$88,333	—
Median home value	$272,400	$49,400
Housing units	136	56
Homeownership rate	95.8%	95.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.4%	5.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Peck	Opheim
Population	246 → 219 (-11.0%)	96 → 109 (+13.5%)
Median household income	$89,750 → $88,333 (-1.6%)	$90,042 → $105,750 (+17.4%)
Median home value	$260,200 → $272,400 (+4.7%)	$35,000 → $49,400 (+41.1%)
Median gross rent	$683 → $696 (+1.9%)	$284 → $461 (+62.3%)

Fort Peck

Population

246219

Median household income

$89,750$88,333

Median home value

$260,200$272,400

Median gross rent

$683$696

Opheim

Population

96109

Median household income

$90,042$105,750

Median home value

$35,000$49,400

Median gross rent

$284$461

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fort Peck	Opheim
Under 5	3.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	20.5%	27.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	3.2%	18.3%
35 to 44	11.0%	8.3%
45 to 54	14.6%	21.1%
55 to 64	13.2%	4.6%
65 to 74	21.9%	3.7%
75 and over	11.9%	16.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Peck	Opheim
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	98.2%
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	1.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.8%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Peck	Opheim
No high school diploma	0.0%	7.6%
High school graduate	21.1%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	57.0%
Bachelor's degree	27.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Peck	Opheim
Drove alone	79.4%	65.8%
Carpooled	1.9%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	5.3%
Bicycle	3.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	18.4%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Peck	Opheim
1-unit, detached	95.6%	87.5%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	8.9%

Poverty & households

	Fort Peck	Opheim
Poverty rate	0.0%	6.4%
Average household size	2.28	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1966	1944