Bearcreek vs Luther

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

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

Bearcreek has the higher population (93 vs 31 in Luther). Luther has the higher median home value ($293,800 vs $191,700 in Bearcreek). Since 2019, Luther's population has grown faster (-11.4% vs -20.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Bearcreek	Luther
Population	93	31
Median age	51.3 yrs	47.8 yrs
Median household income	$111,500	—
Median home value	$191,700	$293,800
Median gross rent	$840	—
Housing units	39	16
Homeownership rate	58.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.2%	58.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bearcreek	Luther
Population	117 → 93 (-20.5%)	35 → 31 (-11.4%)
Median household income	$101,563 → $111,500 (+9.8%)	$65,000 → $124,375 (+91.3%)
Median home value	$172,200 → $191,700 (+11.3%)	$271,400 → $293,800 (+8.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,208 → $840 (-30.5%)	—

Bearcreek

Population

11793

Median household income

$101,563$111,500

Median home value

$172,200$191,700

Median gross rent

$1,208$840

Luther

Population

3531

Median household income

$65,000$124,375

Median home value

$271,400$293,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bearcreek	Luther
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	4.3%	0.0%
18 to 24	17.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	19.4%	41.9%
35 to 44	5.4%	0.0%
45 to 54	22.6%	16.1%
55 to 64	2.2%	25.8%
65 to 74	19.4%	6.5%
75 and over	9.7%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bearcreek	Luther
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bearcreek	Luther
No high school diploma	0.0%	3.2%
High school graduate	19.2%	16.1%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	41.1%	3.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	54.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bearcreek	Luther
Drove alone	34.6%	39.1%
Carpooled	42.3%	0.0%
Public transit	12.8%	0.0%
Walked	7.7%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	56.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bearcreek	Luther
1-unit, detached	84.6%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.4%	31.3%

Poverty & households

	Bearcreek	Luther
Poverty rate	4.3%	3.2%
Average household size	2.74	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	30	33
Median year structure built	1979	2002