What percentage of people rent in Hays, MT?

Name: Renters and owners in Hays, MT, 2020–2024
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50.8% (±11.8 points) of the occupied homes in Hays, MT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 132 renting households against 128 that own their home.

In Hays, the share of households that rent went from 48.3% in 2015–2019 to 50.8% in 2020–2024 (+2.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 50.8% (±11.8 points)
Renting households: 132 (±39)
Median renter income: $55,000 (±$23,082)

Who rents and who owns in Hays

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hays	Blaine County	Montana	United States
Renter-occupied share	50.8% (±11.8 points)	34.3% (±4.0 points)	30.8% (±0.5 points)	34.8%
Renting households	132 (±39)	782 (±107)	141,459 (±2,303)	45,017,354
Owning households	128 (±38)	1,498 (±96)	317,400 (±3,818)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.2 (±0.7)	2.8 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	4.6 (±1.0)	3.0 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$55,000 (±$23,082)	$43,889 (±$7,844)	$48,192 (±$1,103)	$52,966
Median owner household income	—	$83,846 (±$6,589)	$85,804 (±$1,088)	$100,009

In Hays, the renter share is higher than in Blaine County (34.3%).

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

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

In Blaine County, Hays ranks 1 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 9 of 167.

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

How renting in Hays 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	48.3% (±9.3 points)	50.8% (±11.8 points)	+2.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$429 (±$33)	$625 (±$135)	+45.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$31,875 (±$10,001)	$52,250 (±$23,930)	+63.9%	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 Hays

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hays
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Hays	—	50.8% (±11.8 points)	—
Fort Belknap Agency	29 mi	46.9% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different
Dodson	33 mi	7.6% (±11.3 points)	Lower
Harlem	36 mi	37.7% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different
Malta	44 mi	38.2% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Winifred	45 mi	22.0% (±16.3 points)	Lower
Chinook	48 mi	20.3% (±8.7 points)	Lower
Havre	59 mi	32.5% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Rocky Boy West	64 mi	83.0% (±7.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Dodson, MT (7.6%), Winifred, MT (22.0%), Chinook, MT (20.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Rocky Boy West, MT (83.0%).

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

Households that rent across Blaine County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Hays	50.8% (±11.8 points)
2	Fort Belknap Agency	46.9% (±11.9 points)
3	Harlem	37.7% (±11.0 points)
4	Chinook	20.3% (±8.7 points)

Hays 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 Hays

How many renters are there in Hays?

Hays has an estimated 132 (±39) renting households, 50.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Hays?

In Hays, the share of households that rent went from 48.3% in 2015–2019 to 50.8% in 2020–2024 (+2.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Hays?

A renting household in Hays has 3.2 people on average, against 4.6 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 Hays CDP, Montana (place:35275, 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.