Busby vs Fort Smith

A side-by-side comparison of Busby and Fort Smith: population, income, housing, and more.

Busby and Fort Smith are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Busby has the higher population (483 vs 105 in Fort Smith). Busby has the higher median household income ($62,222 vs $52,292 in Fort Smith). Fort Smith has the higher median home value ($129,200 vs $96,200 in Busby).

Population, income & housing

	Busby	Fort Smith
Population	483	105
Median age	35.4 yrs	63.1 yrs
Median household income	$62,222	$52,292
Median home value	$96,200	$129,200
Median gross rent	$340	—
Housing units	189	172
Homeownership rate	63.2%	93.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.4%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	18.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Busby	Fort Smith
Population	647 → 483 (-25.3%)	119 → 105 (-11.8%)
Median household income	$61,339 → $62,222 (+1.4%)	$45,208 → $52,292 (+15.7%)
Median home value	$101,400 → $96,200 (-5.1%)	$73,900 → $129,200 (+74.8%)
Median gross rent	$553 → $340 (-38.5%)	—

Busby

Population

647483

Median household income

$61,339$62,222

Median home value

$101,400$96,200

Median gross rent

$553$340

Fort Smith

Population

119105

Median household income

$45,208$52,292

Median home value

$73,900$129,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Busby	Fort Smith
Under 5	7.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	24.4%	0.0%
18 to 24	7.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	9.3%	17.1%
35 to 44	3.1%	16.2%
45 to 54	28.8%	0.0%
55 to 64	15.7%	21.0%
65 to 74	3.5%	5.7%
75 and over	0.0%	40.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Busby	Fort Smith
White (non-Hispanic)	5.6%	82.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	81.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	17.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Busby	Fort Smith
No high school diploma	1.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	31.5%	18.1%
Some college or associate's	38.7%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree	22.9%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Busby	Fort Smith
Drove alone	81.8%	100.0%
Carpooled	14.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Busby	Fort Smith
1-unit, detached	74.1%	56.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.0%	43.6%

Poverty & households

	Busby	Fort Smith
Poverty rate	15.1%	0.0%
Average household size	3.41	1.48
Mean commute (minutes)	18	4
Median year structure built	1974	1972