Fort Belknap Agency vs Hays

A side-by-side comparison of Fort Belknap Agency and Hays: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fort Belknap Agency has the higher population (1,434 vs 967 in Hays). Fort Belknap Agency has the higher median home value ($73,000 vs $61,100 in Hays). Since 2019, Hays's population has grown faster (+4.0% vs -7.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Belknap Agency	Hays
Population	1,434	967
Median age	24.4 yrs	34.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$57,875
Median home value	$73,000	$61,100
Median gross rent	$344	$550
Housing units	441	305
Homeownership rate	51.9%	49.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.3%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	43.6%	26.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Belknap Agency	Hays
Population	1,542 → 1,434 (-7.0%)	930 → 967 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$32,708 → $29,766 (-9.0%)	$31,875 → $57,875 (+81.6%)
Median home value	$66,800 → $73,000 (+9.3%)	$46,700 → $61,100 (+30.8%)
Median gross rent	$388 → $344 (-11.3%)	$429 → $550 (+28.2%)

Fort Belknap Agency

Population

1,5421,434

Median household income

$32,708$29,766

Median home value

$66,800$73,000

Median gross rent

$388$344

Hays

Population

930967

Median household income

$31,875$57,875

Median home value

$46,700$61,100

Median gross rent

$429$550

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fort Belknap Agency	Hays
Under 5	9.2%	4.2%
5 to 17	30.1%	21.1%
18 to 24	13.9%	12.4%
25 to 34	13.9%	13.0%
35 to 44	7.7%	18.6%
45 to 54	7.5%	7.3%
55 to 64	8.9%	10.3%
65 to 74	7.4%	9.4%
75 and over	1.3%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Belknap Agency	Hays
White (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	2.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	95.3%	89.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Belknap Agency	Hays
No high school diploma	12.8%	16.1%
High school graduate	31.7%	21.6%
Some college or associate's	44.1%	47.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Belknap Agency	Hays
Drove alone	73.2%	51.9%
Carpooled	16.1%	23.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	6.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	10.7%
Other means	5.8%	6.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Belknap Agency	Hays
1-unit, detached	68.3%	67.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	14.3%	17.7%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.0%	12.5%

Poverty & households

	Fort Belknap Agency	Hays
Poverty rate	35.8%	29.6%
Average household size	3.76	3.76
Mean commute (minutes)	8	16
Median year structure built	1987	1980