Bearcreek vs Belfry

A side-by-side comparison of Bearcreek and Belfry: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Belfry has the higher population (240 vs 93 in Bearcreek). Bearcreek has the higher median household income ($111,500 vs $45,625 in Belfry). Bearcreek has the higher median home value ($191,700 vs $139,600 in Belfry).

Population, income & housing

	Bearcreek	Belfry
Population	93	240
Median age	51.3 yrs	33.8 yrs
Median household income	$111,500	$45,625
Median home value	$191,700	$139,600
Median gross rent	$840	—
Housing units	39	72
Homeownership rate	58.8%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.2%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	14.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bearcreek	Belfry
Population	117 → 93 (-20.5%)	305 → 240 (-21.3%)
Median household income	$101,563 → $111,500 (+9.8%)	$43,333 → $45,625 (+5.3%)
Median home value	$172,200 → $191,700 (+11.3%)	$92,100 → $139,600 (+51.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,208 → $840 (-30.5%)	$788 → $1,036 (+31.5%)

Bearcreek

Population

11793

Median household income

$101,563$111,500

Median home value

$172,200$191,700

Median gross rent

$1,208$840

Belfry

Population

305240

Median household income

$43,333$45,625

Median home value

$92,100$139,600

Median gross rent

$788$1,036

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bearcreek	Belfry
Under 5	0.0%	5.0%
5 to 17	4.3%	19.6%
18 to 24	17.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	19.4%	25.8%
35 to 44	5.4%	9.2%
45 to 54	22.6%	6.3%
55 to 64	2.2%	12.9%
65 to 74	19.4%	9.2%
75 and over	9.7%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bearcreek	Belfry
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	64.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.2%	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	0.0%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	32.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bearcreek	Belfry
No high school diploma	0.0%	6.6%
High school graduate	19.2%	62.4%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	12.7%
Bachelor's degree	41.1%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bearcreek	Belfry
Drove alone	34.6%	75.6%
Carpooled	42.3%	13.4%
Public transit	12.8%	0.0%
Walked	7.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	11.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bearcreek	Belfry
1-unit, detached	84.6%	48.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.4%	48.6%

Poverty & households

	Bearcreek	Belfry
Poverty rate	4.3%	39.6%
Average household size	2.74	3.33
Mean commute (minutes)	30	66
Median year structure built	1979	1969