What percentage of people rent in Scobey, MT?

Name: Renters and owners in Scobey, MT, 2020–2024
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21.6% (±8.2 points) of the occupied homes in Scobey, MT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 98 renting households against 355 that own their home.

In Scobey, the share of households that rent went from 25.9% in 2015–2019 to 21.6% in 2020–2024 (−4.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.6% (±8.2 points)
Renting households: 98 (±42)
Median renter income: $39,583 (±$14,494)

Who rents and who owns in Scobey

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Scobey	Daniels County	Montana	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.6% (±8.2 points)	16.9% (±5.2 points)	30.8% (±0.5 points)	34.8%
Renting households	98 (±42)	124 (±41)	141,459 (±2,303)	45,017,354
Owning households	355 (±68)	610 (±77)	317,400 (±3,818)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.3 (±0.3)	1.3 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$39,583 (±$14,494)	$40,833 (±$4,718)	$48,192 (±$1,103)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$57,188 (±$14,606)	$63,125 (±$12,305)	$85,804 (±$1,088)	$100,009

In Scobey, the renter share is not measurably different from Daniels County (16.9%).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 110 of 167.

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

How renting in Scobey 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	25.9% (±7.0 points)	21.6% (±8.2 points)	−4.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$503 (±$73)	$573 (±$87)	+13.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$54,107 (±$5,251)	$52,250 (±$12,456)	−3.4%	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 Scobey

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Scobey
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Scobey	—	21.6% (±8.2 points)	—
Flaxville	11 mi	6.8% (±9.3 points)	Lower
Outlook	30 mi	0.0% (±58.2 points)	Not measurably different
Plentywood	39 mi	33.1% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Opheim	45 mi	14.3% (±19.6 points)	Not measurably different
Medicine Lake	46 mi	23.5% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different
Poplar	48 mi	23.4% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different
Wolf Point	49 mi	47.5% (±9.6 points)	Higher
Froid	53 mi	20.0% (±12.5 points)	Not measurably different

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

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Wolf Point, MT (47.5%).

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 Scobey

How many renters are there in Scobey?

Scobey has an estimated 98 (±42) renting households, 21.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Scobey?

In Scobey, the share of households that rent went from 25.9% in 2015–2019 to 21.6% in 2020–2024 (−4.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Scobey?

A renting household in Scobey has 1.3 people on average, against 2.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Scobey?

The median renting household in Scobey, MT has an income of $39,583 (±$14,494) a year, against $57,188 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 Scobey city, Montana (place:66925, 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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