Belt vs Gibson Flats

A side-by-side comparison of Belt and Gibson Flats: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Belt has the higher population (525 vs 203 in Gibson Flats). Since 2019, Belt's population has grown faster (+2.1% vs +1.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Belt	Gibson Flats
Population	525	203
Median age	48.3 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$72,083	—
Median home value	$170,500	—
Median gross rent	$910	—
Housing units	255	61
Homeownership rate	71.4%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Belt	Gibson Flats
Population	514 → 525 (+2.1%)	200 → 203 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$38,214 → $72,083 (+88.6%)	—
Median home value	$127,400 → $170,500 (+33.8%)	—
Median gross rent	$375 → $910 (+142.7%)	—

Belt

Population

514525

Median household income

$38,214$72,083

Median home value

$127,400$170,500

Median gross rent

$375$910

Gibson Flats

Population

200203

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Belt	Gibson Flats
Under 5	1.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.3%	33.5%
18 to 24	9.9%	8.4%
25 to 34	8.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	13.0%	6.9%
45 to 54	13.5%	10.8%
55 to 64	19.8%	0.0%
65 to 74	13.1%	40.4%
75 and over	8.4%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Belt	Gibson Flats
White (non-Hispanic)	89.0%	93.1%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Belt	Gibson Flats
No high school diploma	8.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	38.9%	44.9%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	55.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Belt	Gibson Flats
Drove alone	62.6%	100.0%
Carpooled	27.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Belt	Gibson Flats
1-unit, detached	63.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Belt	Gibson Flats
Poverty rate	9.1%	59.6%
Average household size	2.59	3.33
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1966	—