Black Eagle vs Malmstrom AFB

A side-by-side comparison of Black Eagle and Malmstrom AFB: population, income, housing, and more.

Black Eagle and Malmstrom AFB are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Malmstrom AFB has the higher population (4,191 vs 654 in Black Eagle). Malmstrom AFB has the higher median household income ($64,079 vs $55,588 in Black Eagle). Since 2019, Malmstrom AFB's population has grown faster (+0.3% vs -29.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Black Eagle	Malmstrom AFB
Population	654	4,191
Median age	40.6 yrs	22.4 yrs
Median household income	$55,588	$64,079
Median home value	$179,800	—
Median gross rent	$857	$1,195
Housing units	501	1,230
Homeownership rate	61.0%	1.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.3%	37.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Black Eagle	Malmstrom AFB
Population	923 → 654 (-29.1%)	4,179 → 4,191 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$47,868 → $55,588 (+16.1%)	$51,410 → $64,079 (+24.6%)
Median home value	$119,000 → $179,800 (+51.1%)	—
Median gross rent	$597 → $857 (+43.6%)	$997 → $1,195 (+19.9%)

Black Eagle

Population

923654

Median household income

$47,868$55,588

Median home value

$119,000$179,800

Median gross rent

$597$857

Malmstrom AFB

Population

4,1794,191

Median household income

$51,410$64,079

Median gross rent

$997$1,195

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Black Eagle	Malmstrom AFB
Under 5	2.3%	16.0%
5 to 17	14.5%	18.7%
18 to 24	11.6%	27.5%
25 to 34	9.2%	23.3%
35 to 44	17.1%	13.0%
45 to 54	11.2%	1.5%
55 to 64	10.6%	0.0%
65 to 74	15.3%	0.0%
75 and over	8.3%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Black Eagle	Malmstrom AFB
White (non-Hispanic)	82.0%	59.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	8.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.7%	1.8%
Asian	0.0%	5.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	1.6%
Two or more races	7.3%	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino	9.0%	14.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Black Eagle	Malmstrom AFB
No high school diploma	20.1%	0.6%
High school graduate	39.7%	11.8%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	50.4%
Bachelor's degree	5.1%	23.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	13.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Black Eagle	Malmstrom AFB
Drove alone	70.1%	67.3%
Carpooled	11.3%	21.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.0%	5.5%
Bicycle	9.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	3.4%	4.8%
Other means	6.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Black Eagle	Malmstrom AFB
1-unit, detached	69.9%	15.3%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	66.7%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	13.9%
5 to 19 units	10.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	10.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Black Eagle	Malmstrom AFB
Poverty rate	43.6%	8.0%
Average household size	1.99	3.13
Mean commute (minutes)	19	14
Median year structure built	1949	2004