How many renters in Fort Belknap Agency, MT pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Fort Belknap Agency, MT, 2020–2024
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45.2% (±20.1 points) of renting households in Fort Belknap Agency, MT spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

40.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 19.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 45.2% (±20.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 40.4% (±18.6 points)
Median share of income: 19.1% (±25.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Fort Belknap Agency

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Fort Belknap Agency	Blaine County	Montana	United States
Less than 15%	28.1% (±18.0 points)	42.2%	16.6%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	26.7% (±18.8 points)	17.2%	13.9%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	0.0% (±18.5 points)	6.8%	12.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±18.5 points)	5.3%	11.8%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	4.8% (±7.6 points)	7.2%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	40.4% (±18.6 points)	21.4%	35.5%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Fort Belknap Agency against Blaine County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fort Belknap Agency	Blaine County	Montana	United States
Paying 30% or more	45.2% (±20.1 points)	28.6% (±9.9 points)	44.8% (±1.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	40.4% (±18.6 points)	21.4% (±8.2 points)	35.5% (±1.1 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	19.1% (±25.3 points)	17.3% (±2.2 points)	27.8% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$21,250 (±$16,026)	$43,889 (±$7,844)	$48,192 (±$1,103)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$368 (±$233)	$660 (±$75)	$1,081 (±$14)	$1,413

In Fort Belknap Agency, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Blaine County (28.6%).

It is not measurably different from Montana (44.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Blaine County, Fort Belknap Agency ranks 1 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 65 of 161.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Fort Belknap Agency

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fort Belknap Agency
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Fort Belknap Agency	—	45.2% (±20.1 points)	—
Harlem	8.5 mi	28.0% (±21.6 points)	Not measurably different
Dodson	20 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Chinook	28 mi	28.9% (±26.2 points)	Not measurably different
Hays	29 mi	9.2% (±25.8 points)	Lower
Malta	38 mi	49.6% (±26.7 points)	Not measurably different
Havre	46 mi	52.9% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Rocky Boy West	61 mi	18.0% (±11.4 points)	Lower
Saco	61 mi	23.1% (±85.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hays, MT (9.2%), Rocky Boy West, MT (18.0%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Blaine County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Fort Belknap Agency	45.2% (±20.1 points)
2	Chinook	28.9% (±26.2 points)
3	Harlem	28.0% (±21.6 points)
4	Hays	9.2% (±25.8 points)

Fort Belknap Agency 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).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Fort Belknap Agency

Are renters in Fort Belknap Agency rent-burdened?

45.2% of renting households in Fort Belknap Agency pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Fort Belknap Agency spend on rent?

The median renting household in Fort Belknap Agency, MT spends 19.1% (±25.3 points) of its household income on gross rent.

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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