What percentage of people rent in Plains, MT?

Name: Renters and owners in Plains, MT, 2020–2024
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46.9% (±14.1 points) of the occupied homes in Plains, MT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 296 renting households against 335 that own their home.

In Plains, the share of households that rent went from 42.6% in 2015–2019 to 46.9% in 2020–2024 (+4.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 46.9% (±14.1 points)
Renting households: 296 (±129)
Median renter income: $23,750 (±$4,330)

Who rents and who owns in Plains

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Plains	Sanders County	Montana	United States
Renter-occupied share	46.9% (±14.1 points)	18.7% (±3.1 points)	30.8% (±0.5 points)	34.8%
Renting households	296 (±129)	1,020 (±181)	141,459 (±2,303)	45,017,354
Owning households	335 (±104)	4,431 (±197)	317,400 (±3,818)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.6)	2.2 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.7 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$23,750 (±$4,330)	$28,304 (±$5,273)	$48,192 (±$1,103)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$45,781 (±$32,740)	$64,447 (±$4,164)	$85,804 (±$1,088)	$100,009

In Plains, the renter share is higher than in Sanders County (18.7%).

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

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

In Sanders County, Plains ranks 1 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 15 of 167.

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

How renting in Plains 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	42.6% (±11.4 points)	46.9% (±14.1 points)	+4.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$663 (±$32)	$843 (±$44)	+27.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$33,155 (±$7,764)	$25,491 (±$8,554)	−23.1%	Down 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 Plains

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Plains
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Plains	—	46.9% (±14.1 points)	—
Hot Springs	14 mi	35.8% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Superior	18 mi	34.7% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different
Thompson Falls	23 mi	26.6% (±10.6 points)	Lower
Alberton	37 mi	15.0% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Ronan	37 mi	39.7% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Pablo	38 mi	33.5% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Polson	38 mi	45.4% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
St. Ignatius	38 mi	29.3% (±8.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Thompson Falls, MT (26.6%), Alberton, MT (15.0%), St. Ignatius, MT (29.3%).

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

Households that rent across Sanders County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Plains	46.9% (±14.1 points)
2	Hot Springs	35.8% (±8.7 points)
3	Thompson Falls	26.6% (±10.6 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 Plains

How many renters are there in Plains?

Plains has an estimated 296 (±129) renting households, 46.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Plains?

In Plains, the share of households that rent went from 42.6% in 2015–2019 to 46.9% in 2020–2024 (+4.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Plains?

A renting household in Plains has 2.0 people on average, against 1.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Plains?

The median renting household in Plains, MT has an income of $23,750 (±$4,330) a year, against $45,781 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 Plains town, Montana (place:58150, 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.