Belfry vs Montaqua

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

Belfry and Montaqua 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 108 in Montaqua). Montaqua has the higher median household income ($98,167 vs $45,625 in Belfry). Montaqua has the higher median home value ($374,100 vs $139,600 in Belfry).

Population, income & housing

	Belfry	Montaqua
Population	240	108
Median age	33.8 yrs	65.7 yrs
Median household income	$45,625	$98,167
Median home value	$139,600	$374,100
Housing units	72	77
Homeownership rate	73.6%	89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	14.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Belfry	Montaqua
Population	305 → 240 (-21.3%)	86 → 108 (+25.6%)
Median household income	$43,333 → $45,625 (+5.3%)	$43,393 → $98,167 (+126.2%)
Median home value	$92,100 → $139,600 (+51.6%)	$275,000 → $374,100 (+36.0%)
Median gross rent	$788 → $1,036 (+31.5%)	—

Belfry

Population

305240

Median household income

$43,333$45,625

Median home value

$92,100$139,600

Median gross rent

$788$1,036

Montaqua

Population

86108

Median household income

$43,393$98,167

Median home value

$275,000$374,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Belfry	Montaqua
Under 5	5.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.6%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	25.8%	0.0%
35 to 44	9.2%	0.0%
45 to 54	6.3%	20.4%
55 to 64	12.9%	16.7%
65 to 74	9.2%	48.1%
75 and over	12.1%	14.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Belfry	Montaqua
White (non-Hispanic)	64.6%	91.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	2.9%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	32.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Belfry	Montaqua
No high school diploma	6.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	62.4%	75.9%
Some college or associate's	12.7%	9.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Belfry	Montaqua
Drove alone	75.6%	57.3%
Carpooled	13.4%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	18.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	16.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Belfry	Montaqua
1-unit, detached	48.6%	93.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	48.6%	6.5%

Poverty & households

	Belfry	Montaqua
Poverty rate	39.6%	1.9%
Average household size	3.33	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	66	11
Median year structure built	1969	1986