What percentage of people rent in Plentywood, MT?

Name: Renters and owners in Plentywood, MT, 2020–2024
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33.1% (±8.2 points) of the occupied homes in Plentywood, MT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 237 renting households against 479 that own their home.

In Plentywood, the share of households that rent went from 21.6% in 2015–2019 to 33.1% in 2020–2024 (+11.5 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 33.1% (±8.2 points)
Renting households: 237 (±67)

Who rents and who owns in Plentywood

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Plentywood	Sheridan County	Montana	United States
Renter-occupied share	33.1% (±8.2 points)	28.2% (±5.4 points)	30.8% (±0.5 points)	34.8%
Renting households	237 (±67)	416 (±87)	141,459 (±2,303)	45,017,354
Owning households	479 (±71)	1,060 (±102)	317,400 (±3,818)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.4)	2.2 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$41,705 (±$26,007)	$48,192 (±$1,103)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$83,885 (±$7,002)	$79,423 (±$12,648)	$85,804 (±$1,088)	$100,009

In Plentywood, the renter share is not measurably different from Sheridan County (28.2%).

It is not measurably different from Montana (30.8%).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 61 of 167.

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

How renting in Plentywood 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	21.6% (±7.1 points)	33.1% (±8.2 points)	+11.5 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$723 (±$44)	$760 (±$68)	+5.1%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$52,008 (±$6,757)	$68,438 (±$15,386)	+31.6%	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 Plentywood

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Plentywood
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Plentywood	—	33.1% (±8.2 points)	—
Outlook	13 mi	0.0% (±58.2 points)	Not measurably different
Medicine Lake	19 mi	23.5% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different
Westby	24 mi	10.6% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Westby Township	27 mi	0.0% (±98.3 points)	Not measurably different
Daneville Township	28 mi	0.0% (±86.7 points)	Not measurably different
Flaxville	28 mi	6.8% (±9.3 points)	Lower
Grenora Township	30 mi	50.0% (±50.0 points)	Not measurably different
Elkhorn Township	30 mi	0.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Westby, MT (10.6%), Flaxville, MT (6.8%).

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

Households that rent across Sheridan County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Plentywood	33.1% (±8.2 points)
2	Medicine Lake	23.5% (±11.0 points)
3	Westby	10.6% (±6.2 points)
4	Outlook	0.0% (±58.2 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 Plentywood

How many renters are there in Plentywood?

Plentywood has an estimated 237 (±67) renting households, 33.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Plentywood?

In Plentywood, the share of households that rent went from 21.6% in 2015–2019 to 33.1% in 2020–2024 (+11.5 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Plentywood?

A renting household in Plentywood has 1.8 people on average, against 2.4 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 Plentywood city, Montana (place:58375, 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.