Red Lodge

Population: 2,399
Median household income: $43,857
Median home value: $374,900

Red Lodge is a community in Carbon County, Montana, home to 2,399 residents. The median household income of $43,857 is below the Carbon County median ($71,017).

Between 2019 and 2023, Red Lodge's population grew 8.5% from 2,212 to 2,399, while its median home value rose 53.2% from $244,700 to $374,900.

Owners occupy 60.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 57.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,399
Median age: 57.9 yrs
Median household income: $43,857
Median home value: $374,900
Median gross rent: $805
Housing units: 1,944
Homeownership rate: 60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2122,399

Median household income

$48,311$43,857

Median home value

$244,700$374,900

Median gross rent

$826$805

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,212	$48,311	$244,700	$826
2020	2,134	$49,286	$277,600	$711
2021	2,032	$47,727	$296,300	$768
2022	2,321	$39,472	$363,900	$886
2023	2,399	$43,857	$374,900	$805

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1713.2%

18 to 244.5%

25 to 344.2%

35 to 4415.6%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6422.4%

65 to 7421.1%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	316	13.2%
18 to 24	107	4.5%
25 to 34	100	4.2%
35 to 44	375	15.6%
45 to 54	255	10.6%
55 to 64	537	22.4%
65 to 74	506	21.1%
75 and over	203	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,173	90.6%
Black or African American	36	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	49	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	34	1.4%
Two or more races	30	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	77	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.8%

High school graduate24.1%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree23.6%

Graduate or professional degree21.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	15	0.8%
High school graduate	477	24.1%
Some college or associate's	601	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	467	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	416	21.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone61.2%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit1.0%

Walked8.6%

Bicycle2.8%

Worked from home14.9%

Other means2.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	752	61.2%
Carpooled	107	8.7%
Public transit	12	1.0%
Walked	106	8.6%
Bicycle	34	2.8%
Worked from home	183	14.9%
Other means	35	2.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	808	77.2%
15 to 29 min	37	3.5%
30 to 44 min	88	8.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	113	10.8%

Households

Average household size: 1.65
Poverty rate: 7.0% (158 of 2,242)

	Count	Share
Family households	508	35.9%
Nonfamily households	906	64.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,414	72.7%
Vacant	530	27.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	854	60.4%
Renter-occupied	560	39.6%

1-unit, detached73.8%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units11.5%

5 to 19 units6.5%

20 or more units3.1%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,434	73.8%
1-unit, attached	93	4.8%
2 to 4 units	223	11.5%
5 to 19 units	127	6.5%
20 or more units	61	3.1%
Mobile home & other	6	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3061525
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.71 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 45.1933, -109.2501