What percentage of people rent in Deer Lodge, MT?

Name: Renters and owners in Deer Lodge, MT, 2020–2024
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31.9% (±8.7 points) of the occupied homes in Deer Lodge, MT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 437 renting households against 932 that own their home.

In Deer Lodge, the share of households that rent went from 37.5% in 2015–2019 to 31.9% in 2020–2024 (−5.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 31.9% (±8.7 points)
Renting households: 437 (±131)
Median renter income: $45,313 (±$14,590)

Who rents and who owns in Deer Lodge

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Deer Lodge	Powell County	Montana	United States
Renter-occupied share	31.9% (±8.7 points)	27.5% (±5.4 points)	30.8% (±0.5 points)	34.8%
Renting households	437 (±131)	668 (±138)	141,459 (±2,303)	45,017,354
Owning households	932 (±143)	1,764 (±156)	317,400 (±3,818)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$45,313 (±$14,590)	$47,326 (±$7,188)	$48,192 (±$1,103)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$76,190 (±$24,354)	$80,078 (±$9,589)	$85,804 (±$1,088)	$100,009

In Deer Lodge, the renter share is not measurably different from Powell County (27.5%).

It is not measurably different from Montana (30.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

Statewide, it ranks 68 of 167.

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

How renting in Deer Lodge 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	37.5% (±6.9 points)	31.9% (±8.7 points)	−5.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$756 (±$278)	$852 (±$74)	+12.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$46,799 (±$9,165)	$60,302 (±$20,558)	+28.9%	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 Deer Lodge

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Deer Lodge
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Deer Lodge	—	31.9% (±8.7 points)	—
Walkerville	27 mi	21.2% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Drummond	27 mi	21.1% (±13.7 points)	Not measurably different
Philipsburg	27 mi	47.7% (±16.4 points)	Not measurably different
Anaconda	29 mi	27.0% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Boulder	31 mi	26.7% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Helena West Side	32 mi	25.4% (±14.2 points)	Not measurably different
Butte	35 mi	29.3% (±2.7 points)	Not measurably different
Clancy	35 mi	13.5% (±8.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Clancy, MT (13.5%).

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 Deer Lodge

How many renters are there in Deer Lodge?

Deer Lodge has an estimated 437 (±131) renting households, 31.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Deer Lodge?

In Deer Lodge, the share of households that rent went from 37.5% in 2015–2019 to 31.9% in 2020–2024 (−5.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Deer Lodge?

A renting household in Deer Lodge has 1.7 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Deer Lodge?

The median renting household in Deer Lodge, MT has an income of $45,313 (±$14,590) a year, against $76,190 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 Deer Lodge city, Montana (place:19825, 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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