Busby vs Hardin

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

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

Hardin has the higher population (3,766 vs 483 in Busby). Busby has the higher median household income ($62,222 vs $60,463 in Hardin). Hardin has the higher median home value ($142,800 vs $96,200 in Busby).

Population, income & housing

	Busby	Hardin
Population	483	3,766
Median age	35.4 yrs	34.2 yrs
Median household income	$62,222	$60,463
Median home value	$96,200	$142,800
Median gross rent	$340	$726
Housing units	189	1,454
Homeownership rate	63.2%	56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.4%	30.3%
Unemployment rate	18.8%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Busby	Hardin
Population	647 → 483 (-25.3%)	3,808 → 3,766 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$61,339 → $62,222 (+1.4%)	$46,154 → $60,463 (+31.0%)
Median home value	$101,400 → $96,200 (-5.1%)	$126,700 → $142,800 (+12.7%)
Median gross rent	$553 → $340 (-38.5%)	$621 → $726 (+16.9%)

Busby

Population

647483

Median household income

$61,339$62,222

Median home value

$101,400$96,200

Median gross rent

$553$340

Hardin

Population

3,8083,766

Median household income

$46,154$60,463

Median home value

$126,700$142,800

Median gross rent

$621$726

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Busby	Hardin
Under 5	7.5%	5.6%
5 to 17	24.4%	24.6%
18 to 24	7.7%	9.5%
25 to 34	9.3%	13.2%
35 to 44	3.1%	11.3%
45 to 54	28.8%	8.1%
55 to 64	15.7%	14.5%
65 to 74	3.5%	8.5%
75 and over	0.0%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Busby	Hardin
White (non-Hispanic)	5.6%	41.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	81.2%	41.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Busby	Hardin
No high school diploma	1.4%	13.4%
High school graduate	31.5%	28.4%
Some college or associate's	38.7%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	22.9%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Busby	Hardin
Drove alone	81.8%	67.3%
Carpooled	14.9%	27.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Busby	Hardin
1-unit, detached	74.1%	55.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	14.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.6%
Mobile home & other	19.0%	11.8%

Poverty & households

	Busby	Hardin
Poverty rate	15.1%	18.4%
Average household size	3.41	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	18	17
Median year structure built	1974	1968