Busby vs St. Xavier

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

Busby and St. Xavier 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 77 in St. Xavier). St. Xavier has the higher median home value ($197,500 vs $96,200 in Busby). Since 2019, Busby's population has grown faster (-25.3% vs -43.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Busby	St. Xavier
Population	483	77
Median age	35.4 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$62,222	—
Median home value	$96,200	$197,500
Median gross rent	$340	—
Housing units	189	51
Homeownership rate	63.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.4%	37.3%
Unemployment rate	18.8%	15.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Busby	St. Xavier
Population	647 → 483 (-25.3%)	136 → 77 (-43.4%)
Median household income	$61,339 → $62,222 (+1.4%)	$109,861 → $116,667 (+6.2%)
Median home value	$101,400 → $96,200 (-5.1%)	$178,100 → $197,500 (+10.9%)
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

St. Xavier

Population

13677

Median household income

$109,861$116,667

Median home value

$178,100$197,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Busby	St. Xavier
Under 5	7.5%	7.8%
5 to 17	24.4%	26.0%
18 to 24	7.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	9.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	3.1%	18.2%
45 to 54	28.8%	0.0%
55 to 64	15.7%	6.5%
65 to 74	3.5%	41.6%
75 and over	0.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Busby	St. Xavier
White (non-Hispanic)	5.6%	42.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	81.2%	57.1%
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%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Busby	St. Xavier
No high school diploma	1.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	31.5%	9.8%
Some college or associate's	38.7%	52.9%
Bachelor's degree	22.9%	25.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	11.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Busby	St. Xavier
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	St. Xavier
1-unit, detached	74.1%	47.1%
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%	52.9%

Poverty & households

	Busby	St. Xavier
Poverty rate	15.1%	11.7%
Average household size	3.41	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	18	—
Median year structure built	1974	1990