What percentage of people rent in Malmstrom AFB, MT?

Name: Renters and owners in Malmstrom AFB, MT, 2020–2024
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99.1% (±1.1 points) of the occupied homes in Malmstrom AFB, MT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,233 renting households against 11 that own their home.

In Malmstrom AFB, the share of households that rent went from 100.0% in 2015–2019 to 99.1% in 2020–2024 (−0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 99.1% (±1.1 points)
Renting households: 1,233 (±157)
Median renter income: $64,750 (±$12,776)

Who rents and who owns in Malmstrom AFB

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Malmstrom AFB	Cascade County	Montana	United States
Renter-occupied share	99.1% (±1.1 points)	31.5% (±1.5 points)	30.8% (±0.5 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,233 (±157)	11,207 (±590)	141,459 (±2,303)	45,017,354
Owning households	11 (±14)	24,408 (±547)	317,400 (±3,818)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.0 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.3 (±2.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$64,750 (±$12,776)	$42,381 (±$2,128)	$48,192 (±$1,103)	$52,966
Median owner household income	—	$80,811 (±$2,607)	$85,804 (±$1,088)	$100,009

In Malmstrom AFB, the renter share is higher than in Cascade County (31.5%).

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

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

In Cascade County, Malmstrom AFB ranks 1 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1 of 167.

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

How renting in Malmstrom AFB 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	100.0% (±2.1 points)	99.1% (±1.1 points)	−0.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$997 (±$32)	$1,220 (±$43)	+22.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$51,410 (±$2,304)	$64,833 (±$12,851)	+26.1%	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 Malmstrom AFB

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Malmstrom AFB
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Malmstrom AFB	—	99.1% (±1.1 points)	—
Great Falls	5.5 mi	33.9% (±2.0 points)	Lower
Sun Prairie	14 mi	0.7% (±1.3 points)	Lower
Belt	14 mi	25.0% (±10.2 points)	Lower
Vaughn	18 mi	12.9% (±9.8 points)	Lower
Cascade	29 mi	32.3% (±9.4 points)	Lower
Fort Benton	33 mi	20.4% (±7.8 points)	Lower
Dutton	34 mi	34.2% (±11.9 points)	Lower
Fairfield	38 mi	34.0% (±12.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Great Falls, MT (33.9%), Sun Prairie, MT (0.7%), Belt, MT (25.0%).

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

Households that rent across Cascade County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Malmstrom AFB	99.1% (±1.1 points)
2	Great Falls	33.9% (±2.0 points)
3	Cascade	32.3% (±9.4 points)
4	Belt	25.0% (±10.2 points)
5	Vaughn	12.9% (±9.8 points)
6	Sun Prairie	0.7% (±1.3 points)
7	Neihart	0.0% (±63.7 points)

Malmstrom AFB 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 Malmstrom AFB

How many renters are there in Malmstrom AFB?

Malmstrom AFB has an estimated 1,233 (±157) renting households, 99.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Malmstrom AFB?

In Malmstrom AFB, the share of households that rent went from 100.0% in 2015–2019 to 99.1% in 2020–2024 (−0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Malmstrom AFB?

A renting household in Malmstrom AFB has 3.0 people on average, against 3.3 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 Malmstrom AFB CDP, Montana (place:47275, 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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