What percentage of people rent in Bigfork, MT?

Name: Renters and owners in Bigfork, MT, 2020–2024
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20.3% (±4.6 points) of the occupied homes in Bigfork, MT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 484 renting households against 1,897 that own their home.

In Bigfork, the share of households that rent went from 24.6% in 2015–2019 to 20.3% in 2020–2024 (−4.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.3% (±4.6 points)
Renting households: 484 (±121)
Median renter income: $33,152 (±$7,817)

Who rents and who owns in Bigfork

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bigfork	Flathead County	Montana	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.3% (±4.6 points)	27.6% (±1.7 points)	30.8% (±0.5 points)	34.8%
Renting households	484 (±121)	12,225 (±768)	141,459 (±2,303)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,897 (±203)	32,008 (±894)	317,400 (±3,818)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$33,152 (±$7,817)	$48,137 (±$4,312)	$48,192 (±$1,103)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$97,275 (±$16,530)	$86,433 (±$3,247)	$85,804 (±$1,088)	$100,009

In Bigfork, the renter share is lower than in Flathead County (27.6%).

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

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

In Flathead County, Bigfork ranks 7 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 119 of 167.

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

How renting in Bigfork 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	24.6% (±5.7 points)	20.3% (±4.6 points)	−4.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$884 (±$222)	$1,016 (±$337)	+14.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$60,076 (±$12,499)	$85,307 (±$15,218)	+42.0%	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 Bigfork

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bigfork
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Bigfork	—	20.3% (±4.6 points)	—
Somers	8.2 mi	42.6% (±24.9 points)	Not measurably different
Lakeside	9.4 mi	27.9% (±16.0 points)	Not measurably different
Evergreen	14 mi	27.2% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Kalispell	16 mi	44.9% (±3.3 points)	Higher
Columbia Falls	21 mi	44.0% (±8.2 points)	Higher
Polson	28 mi	45.4% (±6.6 points)	Higher
Whitefish	28 mi	38.3% (±5.7 points)	Higher
Marion	29 mi	6.2% (±5.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Marion, MT (6.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Kalispell, MT (44.9%), Columbia Falls, MT (44.0%), Polson, MT (45.4%).

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

Households that rent across Flathead County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Kalispell	44.9% (±3.3 points)
2	Columbia Falls	44.0% (±8.2 points)
3	Somers	42.6% (±24.9 points)
4	Whitefish	38.3% (±5.7 points)
5	Lakeside	27.9% (±16.0 points)
6	Evergreen	27.2% (±6.6 points)
7	Bigfork	20.3% (±4.6 points)
8	Marion	6.2% (±5.0 points)

Bigfork is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Bigfork

How many renters are there in Bigfork?

Bigfork has an estimated 484 (±121) renting households, 20.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Bigfork?

In Bigfork, the share of households that rent went from 24.6% in 2015–2019 to 20.3% in 2020–2024 (−4.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Bigfork?

A renting household in Bigfork has 2.0 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Bigfork?

The median renting household in Bigfork, MT has an income of $33,152 (±$7,817) a year, against $97,275 for households that own their 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 Bigfork CDP, Montana (place:05875, 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.