Big Stone Colony vs Sun River

A side-by-side comparison of Big Stone Colony and Sun River: population, income, housing, and more.

Big Stone Colony and Sun River are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sun River has the higher population (62 vs 44 in Big Stone Colony). Since 2019, Sun River's population has grown faster (+10.7% vs -61.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Big Stone Colony	Sun River
Population	44	62
Median age	37.6 yrs	71.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$42,237
Median home value	—	$167,100
Housing units	20	34
Homeownership rate	25.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	37.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Stone Colony	Sun River
Population	113 → 44 (-61.1%)	56 → 62 (+10.7%)
Median household income	—	$39,250 → $42,237 (+7.6%)
Median home value	—	$142,500 → $167,100 (+17.3%)

Big Stone Colony

Population

11344

Sun River

Population

5662

Median household income

$39,250$42,237

Median home value

$142,500$167,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Stone Colony	Sun River
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.7%
25 to 34	27.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	38.6%	0.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	0.0%	0.0%
65 to 74	34.1%	64.5%
75 and over	0.0%	25.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Stone Colony	Sun River
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Stone Colony	Sun River
No high school diploma	61.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	38.6%	89.3%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	10.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Stone Colony	Sun River
Drove alone	9.4%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	90.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Stone Colony	Sun River
1-unit, detached	0.0%	88.2%
1-unit, attached	15.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	85.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	11.8%

Poverty & households

	Big Stone Colony	Sun River
Poverty rate	47.7%	0.0%
Average household size	1.25	1.82
Median year structure built	—	1938