What percentage of people rent in Miles City, MT?

Name: Renters and owners in Miles City, MT, 2020–2024
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36.1% (±4.2 points) of the occupied homes in Miles City, MT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,304 renting households against 2,304 that own their home.

In Miles City, the share of households that rent went from 34.6% in 2015–2019 to 36.1% in 2020–2024 (+1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 36.1% (±4.2 points)
Renting households: 1,304 (±165)
Median renter income: $37,941 (±$6,959)

Who rents and who owns in Miles City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Miles City	Custer County	Montana	United States
Renter-occupied share	36.1% (±4.2 points)	30.1% (±3.0 points)	30.8% (±0.5 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,304 (±165)	1,518 (±162)	141,459 (±2,303)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,304 (±163)	3,520 (±171)	317,400 (±3,818)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$37,941 (±$6,959)	$40,000 (±$6,970)	$48,192 (±$1,103)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$83,649 (±$7,631)	$83,333 (±$7,147)	$85,804 (±$1,088)	$100,009

In Miles City, the renter share is higher than in Custer County (30.1%).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 46 of 167.

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

How renting in Miles City 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	34.6% (±4.0 points)	36.1% (±4.2 points)	+1.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$767 (±$71)	$926 (±$93)	+20.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$50,991 (±$8,157)	$67,727 (±$9,159)	+32.8%	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 Miles City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Miles City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Miles City	—	36.1% (±4.2 points)	—
Terry	37 mi	5.0% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Forsyth	41 mi	39.5% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Ismay	50 mi	0.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different
Colstrip	52 mi	17.2% (±9.3 points)	Lower
Plevna	63 mi	17.8% (±22.5 points)	Not measurably different
Lame Deer	66 mi	43.8% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Hysham	67 mi	28.7% (±15.4 points)	Not measurably different
Broadus	70 mi	31.6% (±14.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Terry, MT (5.0%), Colstrip, MT (17.2%).

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 Miles City

How many renters are there in Miles City?

Miles City has an estimated 1,304 (±165) renting households, 36.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Miles City?

In Miles City, the share of households that rent went from 34.6% in 2015–2019 to 36.1% in 2020–2024 (+1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Miles City?

A renting household in Miles City has 2.0 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Miles City?

The median renting household in Miles City, MT has an income of $37,941 (±$6,959) a year, against $83,649 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 Miles City city, Montana (place:49525, 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.