What percentage of people rent in Rocky Boy West, MT?

Name: Renters and owners in Rocky Boy West, MT, 2020–2024
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83.0% (±7.5 points) of the occupied homes in Rocky Boy West, MT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 234 renting households against 48 that own their home.

In Rocky Boy West, the share of households that rent went from 88.7% in 2015–2019 to 83.0% in 2020–2024 (−5.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 83.0% (±7.5 points)
Renting households: 234 (±67)
Median renter income: $59,750 (±$26,578)

Who rents and who owns in Rocky Boy West

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rocky Boy West	Hill County	Montana	United States
Renter-occupied share	83.0% (±7.5 points)	33.9% (±3.4 points)	30.8% (±0.5 points)	34.8%
Renting households	234 (±67)	2,105 (±232)	141,459 (±2,303)	45,017,354
Owning households	48 (±21)	4,101 (±226)	317,400 (±3,818)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.1 (±0.7)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	5.8 (±2.8)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$59,750 (±$26,578)	$36,556 (±$2,199)	$48,192 (±$1,103)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$81,250 (±$49,515)	$65,865 (±$7,620)	$85,804 (±$1,088)	$100,009

In Rocky Boy West, the renter share is higher than in Hill County (33.9%).

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

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

In Hill County, Rocky Boy West ranks 1 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 2 of 167.

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

How renting in Rocky Boy West 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	88.7% (±6.8 points)	83.0% (±7.5 points)	−5.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$267 (±$72)	$415 (±$52)	+55.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$19,934 (±$4,877)	$63,125 (±$22,268)	+216.7%	Up 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 Rocky Boy West

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rocky Boy West
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Rocky Boy West	—	83.0% (±7.5 points)	—
Big Sandy	9.9 mi	25.5% (±12.1 points)	Lower
Havre	22 mi	32.5% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Hingham	27 mi	26.3% (±26.5 points)	Lower
Chinook	40 mi	20.3% (±8.7 points)	Lower
Fort Benton	45 mi	20.4% (±7.8 points)	Lower
Chester	47 mi	44.3% (±8.5 points)	Lower
Geraldine	50 mi	12.1% (±8.4 points)	Lower
Harlem	58 mi	37.7% (±11.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Big Sandy, MT (25.5%), Havre, MT (32.5%), Hingham, MT (26.3%).

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

Households that rent across Hill County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Rocky Boy West	83.0% (±7.5 points)
2	Havre	32.5% (±4.6 points)
3	Hingham	26.3% (±26.5 points)

Rocky Boy West 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 Rocky Boy West

How many renters are there in Rocky Boy West?

Rocky Boy West has an estimated 234 (±67) renting households, 83.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Rocky Boy West?

In Rocky Boy West, the share of households that rent went from 88.7% in 2015–2019 to 83.0% in 2020–2024 (−5.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Rocky Boy West?

A renting household in Rocky Boy West has 3.1 people on average, against 5.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Rocky Boy West?

The median renting household in Rocky Boy West, MT has an income of $59,750 (±$26,578) a year, against $81,250 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 Rocky Boy West CDP, Montana (place:63928, 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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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.