How many renters in Wolf Point, MT pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Wolf Point, MT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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45.9% (±14.4 points) of renting households in Wolf Point, MT spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

45.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 27.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 45.9% (±14.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 45.4% (±14.3 points)
Median share of income: 27.8% (±16.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Wolf Point

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Wolf Point	Roosevelt County	Montana	United States
Less than 15%	19.3% (±15.4 points)	31.8%	16.6%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	21.7% (±12.5 points)	21.5%	13.9%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	3.7% (±3.7 points)	7.9%	12.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	9.4% (±8.8 points)	6.7%	11.8%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.5% (±1.6 points)	2.0%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	45.4% (±14.3 points)	30.3%	35.5%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Wolf Point against Roosevelt County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wolf Point	Roosevelt County	Montana	United States
Paying 30% or more	45.9% (±14.4 points)	32.3% (±7.6 points)	44.8% (±1.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	45.4% (±14.3 points)	30.3% (±7.5 points)	35.5% (±1.1 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	27.8% (±16.3 points)	19.2% (±2.1 points)	27.8% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$35,938 (±$13,935)	$36,838 (±$5,858)	$48,192 (±$1,103)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$734 (±$30)	$705 (±$70)	$1,081 (±$14)	$1,413

In Wolf Point, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Roosevelt County (32.3%).

It is not measurably different from Montana (44.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Roosevelt County, Wolf Point ranks 1 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 62 of 161.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Wolf Point

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wolf Point
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Wolf Point	—	45.9% (±14.4 points)	—
Poplar	21 mi	23.1% (±50.0 points)	Not measurably different
Nashua	33 mi	25.0% (±89.0 points)	Not measurably different
Richey	41 mi	17.6% (±74.1 points)	Not measurably different
Glasgow	46 mi	43.1% (±21.4 points)	Not measurably different
Circle	47 mi	40.5% (±55.4 points)	Not measurably different
Scobey	49 mi	26.6% (±39.8 points)	Not measurably different
Culbertson	52 mi	44.1% (±21.6 points)	Not measurably different
Froid	56 mi	6.3% (±72.9 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Roosevelt County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Wolf Point	45.9% (±14.4 points)
2	Culbertson	44.1% (±21.6 points)
3	Poplar	23.1% (±50.0 points)
4	Bainville	6.9% (±53.8 points)
5	Froid	6.3% (±72.9 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Wolf Point

Are renters in Wolf Point rent-burdened?

45.9% of renting households in Wolf Point pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Wolf Point spend on rent?

The median renting household in Wolf Point, MT spends 27.8% (±16.3 points) of its household income on gross rent.

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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