Busby vs Lodge Grass

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

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

Lodge Grass has the higher population (499 vs 483 in Busby). Busby has the higher median household income ($62,222 vs $50,000 in Lodge Grass). Since 2019, Lodge Grass's population has grown faster (+9.4% vs -25.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Busby	Lodge Grass
Population	483	499
Median age	35.4 yrs	26.9 yrs
Median household income	$62,222	$50,000
Median home value	$96,200	—
Median gross rent	$340	$635
Housing units	189	130
Homeownership rate	63.2%	69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.4%	6.9%
Unemployment rate	18.8%	12.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Busby	Lodge Grass
Population	647 → 483 (-25.3%)	456 → 499 (+9.4%)
Median household income	$61,339 → $62,222 (+1.4%)	$25,000 → $50,000 (+100.0%)
Median home value	$101,400 → $96,200 (-5.1%)	$73,500 → $112,500 (+53.1%)
Median gross rent	$553 → $340 (-38.5%)	$588 → $635 (+8.0%)

Busby

Population

647483

Median household income

$61,339$62,222

Median home value

$101,400$96,200

Median gross rent

$553$340

Lodge Grass

Population

456499

Median household income

$25,000$50,000

Median home value

$73,500$112,500

Median gross rent

$588$635

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Busby	Lodge Grass
Under 5	7.5%	6.2%
5 to 17	24.4%	29.1%
18 to 24	7.7%	12.6%
25 to 34	9.3%	11.0%
35 to 44	3.1%	16.0%
45 to 54	28.8%	5.6%
55 to 64	15.7%	10.4%
65 to 74	3.5%	6.6%
75 and over	0.0%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Busby	Lodge Grass
White (non-Hispanic)	5.6%	4.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	81.2%	93.8%
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%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Busby	Lodge Grass
No high school diploma	1.4%	11.5%
High school graduate	31.5%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	38.7%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	22.9%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Busby	Lodge Grass
Drove alone	81.8%	64.7%
Carpooled	14.9%	19.0%
Public transit	0.0%	3.3%
Walked	3.3%	4.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Busby	Lodge Grass
1-unit, detached	74.1%	83.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.0%	13.1%

Poverty & households

	Busby	Lodge Grass
Poverty rate	15.1%	30.7%
Average household size	3.41	5.09
Mean commute (minutes)	18	25
Median year structure built	1974	1957