Fort Shaw is a city of 207 people in Montana. At a median age of 58.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 68% were living in the same home a year earlier. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $184,500. The foreign-born share is 3%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,413, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 58.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 41%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fort Shaw
What changed most since 2000
Median age38.0 → 58.8(+20.8 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Population274 → 207(−24%)US over the same years: +19%
Poverty rate9.3% → 17.9%(+8.6 pts)US over the same years: 0.0 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15%(6)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era52.5%(21)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 40 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Fort Shaw, decade by decade
Fort Shaw population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
274
$66,035
$130,613
16.0%
8.9
2010
280
$75,267
$245,996
16.2%
22.1
2020
256
–
$264,467
9.9%
31.4
2024
207
$56,413
$184,500
27.7%
23.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
