Bearcreek vs Montaqua

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

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

Montaqua has the higher population (108 vs 93 in Bearcreek). Bearcreek has the higher median household income ($111,500 vs $98,167 in Montaqua). Montaqua has the higher median home value ($374,100 vs $191,700 in Bearcreek).

Population, income & housing

	Bearcreek	Montaqua
Population	93	108
Median age	51.3 yrs	65.7 yrs
Median household income	$111,500	$98,167
Median home value	$191,700	$374,100
Median gross rent	$840	—
Housing units	39	77
Homeownership rate	58.8%	89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.2%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bearcreek	Montaqua
Population	117 → 93 (-20.5%)	86 → 108 (+25.6%)
Median household income	$101,563 → $111,500 (+9.8%)	$43,393 → $98,167 (+126.2%)
Median home value	$172,200 → $191,700 (+11.3%)	$275,000 → $374,100 (+36.0%)
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

Montaqua

Population

86108

Median household income

$43,393$98,167

Median home value

$275,000$374,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bearcreek	Montaqua
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%	0.0%
35 to 44	5.4%	0.0%
45 to 54	22.6%	20.4%
55 to 64	2.2%	16.7%
65 to 74	19.4%	48.1%
75 and over	9.7%	14.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bearcreek	Montaqua
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	91.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.2%	1.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bearcreek	Montaqua
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	19.2%	75.9%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	9.3%
Bachelor's degree	41.1%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bearcreek	Montaqua
Drove alone	34.6%	57.3%
Carpooled	42.3%	8.0%
Public transit	12.8%	0.0%
Walked	7.7%	18.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	16.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bearcreek	Montaqua
1-unit, detached	84.6%	93.5%
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%	6.5%

Poverty & households

	Bearcreek	Montaqua
Poverty rate	4.3%	1.9%
Average household size	2.74	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	30	11
Median year structure built	1979	1986