What percentage of people rent in Hardin, MT?

Name: Renters and owners in Hardin, MT, 2020–2024
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45.9% (±10.4 points) of the occupied homes in Hardin, MT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 640 renting households against 754 that own their home.

In Hardin, the share of households that rent went from 45.6% in 2015–2019 to 45.9% in 2020–2024 (+0.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 45.9% (±10.4 points)
Renting households: 640 (±157)
Median renter income: $58,451 (±$17,617)

Who rents and who owns in Hardin

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hardin	Big Horn County	Montana	United States
Renter-occupied share	45.9% (±10.4 points)	33.3% (±4.7 points)	30.8% (±0.5 points)	34.8%
Renting households	640 (±157)	1,274 (±187)	141,459 (±2,303)	45,017,354
Owning households	754 (±188)	2,553 (±189)	317,400 (±3,818)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.7 (±0.6)	3.2 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.5)	3.4 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$58,451 (±$17,617)	$51,000 (±$16,489)	$48,192 (±$1,103)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$62,331 (±$16,386)	$60,179 (±$2,665)	$85,804 (±$1,088)	$100,009

In Hardin, the renter share is higher than in Big Horn County (33.3%).

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

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

In Big Horn County, Hardin ranks 1 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 16 of 167.

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

How renting in Hardin 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	45.6% (±7.4 points)	45.9% (±10.4 points)	+0.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$621 (±$55)	$771 (±$224)	+24.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$46,154 (±$9,615)	$60,423 (±$3,613)	+30.9%	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 Hardin

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hardin
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Hardin	—	45.9% (±10.4 points)	—
Crow Agency	12 mi	26.5% (±12.3 points)	Lower
Lodge Grass	32 mi	29.8% (±12.8 points)	Not measurably different
Lockwood	38 mi	24.2% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Hysham	42 mi	28.7% (±15.4 points)	Not measurably different
Billings	46 mi	35.2% (±1.6 points)	Lower
Colstrip	48 mi	17.2% (±9.3 points)	Lower
Lame Deer	49 mi	43.8% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Laurel	57 mi	41.3% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Crow Agency, MT (26.5%), Lockwood, MT (24.2%), Billings, MT (35.2%).

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

Households that rent across Big Horn County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Hardin	45.9% (±10.4 points)
2	Lodge Grass	29.8% (±12.8 points)
3	Crow Agency	26.5% (±12.3 points)

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 Hardin

How many renters are there in Hardin?

Hardin has an estimated 640 (±157) renting households, 45.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Hardin?

In Hardin, the share of households that rent went from 45.6% in 2015–2019 to 45.9% in 2020–2024 (+0.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Hardin?

A renting household in Hardin has 2.7 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Hardin?

The median renting household in Hardin, MT has an income of $58,451 (±$17,617) a year, against $62,331 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 Hardin city, Montana (place:34225, 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.