Black Eagle vs Simms

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

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

Black Eagle has the higher population (654 vs 326 in Simms). Simms has the higher median household income ($95,938 vs $55,588 in Black Eagle). Simms has the higher median home value ($193,900 vs $179,800 in Black Eagle).

Population, income & housing

	Black Eagle	Simms
Population	654	326
Median age	40.6 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$55,588	$95,938
Median home value	$179,800	$193,900
Median gross rent	$857	—
Housing units	501	133
Homeownership rate	61.0%	82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.3%	28.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Black Eagle	Simms
Population	923 → 654 (-29.1%)	342 → 326 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$47,868 → $55,588 (+16.1%)	$75,764 → $95,938 (+26.6%)
Median home value	$119,000 → $179,800 (+51.1%)	$168,800 → $193,900 (+14.9%)
Median gross rent	$597 → $857 (+43.6%)	$686 → $675 (-1.6%)

Black Eagle

Population

923654

Median household income

$47,868$55,588

Median home value

$119,000$179,800

Median gross rent

$597$857

Simms

Population

342326

Median household income

$75,764$95,938

Median home value

$168,800$193,900

Median gross rent

$686$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Black Eagle	Simms
Under 5	2.3%	4.6%
5 to 17	14.5%	31.9%
18 to 24	11.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	9.2%	5.5%
35 to 44	17.1%	14.4%
45 to 54	11.2%	0.0%
55 to 64	10.6%	19.9%
65 to 74	15.3%	19.6%
75 and over	8.3%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Black Eagle	Simms
White (non-Hispanic)	82.0%	98.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.7%	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	7.3%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	9.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Black Eagle	Simms
No high school diploma	20.1%	6.3%
High school graduate	39.7%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	5.1%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Black Eagle	Simms
Drove alone	70.1%	82.4%
Carpooled	11.3%	3.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.8%
Bicycle	9.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	9.6%
Other means	6.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Black Eagle	Simms
1-unit, detached	69.9%	82.7%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.8%	17.3%

Poverty & households

	Black Eagle	Simms
Poverty rate	43.6%	0.0%
Average household size	1.99	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1949	1944