What percentage of people rent in Big Timber, MT?

Name: Renters and owners in Big Timber, MT, 2020–2024
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19.7% (±8.1 points) of the occupied homes in Big Timber, MT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 139 renting households against 568 that own their home.

In Big Timber, the share of households that rent went from 41.4% in 2015–2019 to 19.7% in 2020–2024 (−21.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.7% (±8.1 points)
Renting households: 139 (±62)

Who rents and who owns in Big Timber

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Big Timber	Sweet Grass County	Montana	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.7% (±8.1 points)	20.3% (±5.2 points)	30.8% (±0.5 points)	34.8%
Renting households	139 (±62)	315 (±88)	141,459 (±2,303)	45,017,354
Owning households	568 (±92)	1,237 (±96)	317,400 (±3,818)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.7)	2.2 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$51,875 (±$12,340)	$48,192 (±$1,103)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$68,333 (±$22,520)	$84,464 (±$12,264)	$85,804 (±$1,088)	$100,009

In Big Timber, the renter share is not measurably different from Sweet Grass County (20.3%).

It is also lower than in Montana (30.8%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

Statewide, it ranks 123 of 167.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Big Timber has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	41.4% (±7.0 points)	19.7% (±8.1 points)	−21.7 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$649 (±$129)	$1,109 (±$292)	+70.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$48,718 (±$5,520)	$66,898 (±$12,591)	+37.3%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Big Timber

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Big Timber
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Big Timber	—	19.7% (±8.1 points)	—
Livingston	32 mi	40.1% (±6.3 points)	Higher
Clyde Park	32 mi	27.3% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Columbus	36 mi	23.3% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Harlowton	42 mi	24.8% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Pray	44 mi	21.0% (±12.8 points)	Not measurably different
Ryegate	46 mi	19.9% (±14.2 points)	Not measurably different
Joliet	53 mi	13.9% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
Bozeman	54 mi	55.3% (±2.8 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Livingston, MT (40.1%), Bozeman, MT (55.3%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Big Timber

How many renters are there in Big Timber?

Big Timber has an estimated 139 (±62) renting households, 19.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Big Timber?

In Big Timber, the share of households that rent went from 41.4% in 2015–2019 to 19.7% in 2020–2024 (−21.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Big Timber?

A renting household in Big Timber has 1.7 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Big Timber city, Montana (place:06475, in state:30).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.