COMPARING TWO PLACES
Three Forks vs Belgrade
PLACE A
Three Forks, Montana
VS
PLACE B
Belgrade, Montana
Three Forks is 85% smaller than Belgrade. Belgrade earns more, with a median household income $17,544 higher. Belgrade has grown faster since 2000 (42% vs 6%).
THREE FORKSBELGRADEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,92013,107−85% vs Belgrade
Population density1,3342,694−1,360
Population growth6.4%41.6%−35.1 pts
Median age41.433.3+8.1
Male47.6%51.9%−4.3 pts
Female52.4%48.1%+4.3 pts
Foreign-born2.2%4.1%−1.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.9%85.0%+9.9 pts
Black0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.3%6.9%−4.7 pts
Asian1.6%0.5%+1.1 pts
Other1.2%7.3%−6.1 pts
Median household income$79,784$97,328−$17,544
Per capita income$39,088$54,900−$15,812
Poverty rate6.2%11.2%−5.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3640.477−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher21.0%37.5%−16.5 pts
Graduate degree0.8%11.1%−10.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Labor force participation67.2%78.5%−11.2 pts
Median home value$395,800$535,200−$139,400
Median gross rent$1,330$1,877−$547
Owner-occupied73.2%56.1%+17.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.8%2.8%−2.1 pts
Rent-burdened households47.3%45.4%+1.8 pts
Average commute24.124.6−0.6
Worked from home9.0%10.8%−1.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured3.6%7.9%−4.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025