Ballantine vs Laurel

A side-by-side comparison of Ballantine and Laurel: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Laurel has the higher population (7,198 vs 293 in Ballantine). Laurel has the higher median home value ($232,700 vs $222,400 in Ballantine). Since 2019, Ballantine's population has grown faster (+30.2% vs +5.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Ballantine	Laurel
Population	293	7,198
Median age	59.0 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$66,382
Median home value	$222,400	$232,700
Median gross rent	—	$953
Housing units	212	3,250
Homeownership rate	73.3%	57.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ballantine	Laurel
Population	225 → 293 (+30.2%)	6,834 → 7,198 (+5.3%)
Median household income	$33,299 → $18,958 (-43.1%)	$55,503 → $66,382 (+19.6%)
Median home value	$214,300 → $222,400 (+3.8%)	$174,000 → $232,700 (+33.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$832 → $953 (+14.5%)

Ballantine

Population

225293

Median household income

$33,299$18,958

Median home value

$214,300$222,400

Laurel

Population

6,8347,198

Median household income

$55,503$66,382

Median home value

$174,000$232,700

Median gross rent

$832$953

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ballantine	Laurel
Under 5	0.0%	4.6%
5 to 17	16.0%	18.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	7.6%
25 to 34	23.5%	14.8%
35 to 44	3.4%	10.6%
45 to 54	3.4%	13.6%
55 to 64	14.3%	15.0%
65 to 74	6.1%	7.2%
75 and over	33.1%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ballantine	Laurel
White (non-Hispanic)	87.0%	85.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.7%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	10.2%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ballantine	Laurel
No high school diploma	8.9%	5.0%
High school graduate	57.3%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	21.1%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ballantine	Laurel
Drove alone	100.0%	67.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	17.5%
Public transit	0.0%	2.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	10.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ballantine	Laurel
1-unit, detached	72.2%	59.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	27.8%	13.3%

Poverty & households

	Ballantine	Laurel
Poverty rate	3.8%	12.3%
Average household size	1.57	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	30	18
Median year structure built	1938	1973