Harlowton vs Martinsdale Colony

A side-by-side comparison of Harlowton and Martinsdale Colony: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Harlowton has the higher population (1,054 vs 36 in Martinsdale Colony). Since 2019, Harlowton's population has grown faster (-9.9% vs -71.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Harlowton	Martinsdale Colony
Population	1,054	36
Median age	50.8 yrs	—
Median household income	$53,750	—
Median home value	$178,800	—
Median gross rent	$766	—
Housing units	565	0
Homeownership rate	76.3%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harlowton	Martinsdale Colony
Population	1,170 → 1,054 (-9.9%)	124 → 36 (-71.0%)
Median household income	$42,961 → $53,750 (+25.1%)	—
Median home value	$91,300 → $178,800 (+95.8%)	—
Median gross rent	$613 → $766 (+25.0%)	—

Harlowton

Population

1,1701,054

Median household income

$42,961$53,750

Median home value

$91,300$178,800

Median gross rent

$613$766

Martinsdale Colony

Population

12436

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harlowton	Martinsdale Colony
Under 5	1.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	20.6%	0.0%
18 to 24	2.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.1%	38.9%
35 to 44	5.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	14.7%	61.1%
55 to 64	9.0%	0.0%
65 to 74	22.2%	0.0%
75 and over	11.9%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harlowton	Martinsdale Colony
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harlowton	Martinsdale Colony
No high school diploma	11.4%	38.9%
High school graduate	37.8%	61.1%
Some college or associate's	37.7%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harlowton	Martinsdale Colony
Drove alone	61.5%	0.0%
Carpooled	17.5%	61.1%
Public transit	1.9%	0.0%
Walked	12.4%	38.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harlowton	Martinsdale Colony
1-unit, detached	84.4%	—
1-unit, attached	2.5%	—
2 to 4 units	7.8%	—
5 to 19 units	0.0%	—
20 or more units	0.0%	—
Mobile home & other	5.3%	—

Poverty & households

	Harlowton	Martinsdale Colony
Poverty rate	19.4%	38.9%
Average household size	2.39	—
Mean commute (minutes)	15	—
Median year structure built	1952	—