Belfry vs Rockvale

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

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

Rockvale has the higher population (413 vs 240 in Belfry). Since 2019, Rockvale's population has grown faster (+145.8% vs -21.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Belfry	Rockvale
Population	240	413
Median age	33.8 yrs	59.5 yrs
Median household income	$45,625	—
Median home value	$139,600	—
Housing units	72	151
Homeownership rate	73.6%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	14.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Belfry	Rockvale
Population	305 → 240 (-21.3%)	168 → 413 (+145.8%)
Median household income	$43,333 → $45,625 (+5.3%)	—
Median home value	$92,100 → $139,600 (+51.6%)	$338,100 → $314,800 (-6.9%)
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

Rockvale

Population

168413

Median home value

$338,100$314,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Belfry	Rockvale
Under 5	5.0%	15.5%
5 to 17	19.6%	8.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.1%
25 to 34	25.8%	7.7%
35 to 44	9.2%	10.2%
45 to 54	6.3%	3.6%
55 to 64	12.9%	6.1%
65 to 74	9.2%	26.9%
75 and over	12.1%	18.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Belfry	Rockvale
White (non-Hispanic)	64.6%	89.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	3.9%
Two or more races	2.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	32.5%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Belfry	Rockvale
No high school diploma	6.6%	5.0%
High school graduate	62.4%	50.7%
Some college or associate's	12.7%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Belfry	Rockvale
Drove alone	75.6%	64.5%
Carpooled	13.4%	27.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	4.4%
Other means	0.0%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Belfry	Rockvale
1-unit, detached	48.6%	71.5%
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%	28.5%

Poverty & households

	Belfry	Rockvale
Poverty rate	39.6%	6.5%
Average household size	3.33	3.25
Mean commute (minutes)	66	18
Median year structure built	1969	1988