Black Eagle vs Sun Prairie

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

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

Sun Prairie has the higher population (1,514 vs 654 in Black Eagle). Sun Prairie has the higher median household income ($61,004 vs $55,588 in Black Eagle). Black Eagle has the higher median home value ($179,800 vs $156,800 in Sun Prairie).

Population, income & housing

	Black Eagle	Sun Prairie
Population	654	1,514
Median age	40.6 yrs	49.5 yrs
Median household income	$55,588	$61,004
Median home value	$179,800	$156,800
Median gross rent	$857	—
Housing units	501	638
Homeownership rate	61.0%	98.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.3%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Black Eagle	Sun Prairie
Population	923 → 654 (-29.1%)	1,717 → 1,514 (-11.8%)
Median household income	$47,868 → $55,588 (+16.1%)	$52,832 → $61,004 (+15.5%)
Median home value	$119,000 → $179,800 (+51.1%)	$150,700 → $156,800 (+4.0%)
Median gross rent	$597 → $857 (+43.6%)	—

Black Eagle

Population

923654

Median household income

$47,868$55,588

Median home value

$119,000$179,800

Median gross rent

$597$857

Sun Prairie

Population

1,7171,514

Median household income

$52,832$61,004

Median home value

$150,700$156,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Black Eagle	Sun Prairie
Under 5	2.3%	9.7%
5 to 17	14.5%	10.2%
18 to 24	11.6%	12.1%
25 to 34	9.2%	7.9%
35 to 44	17.1%	5.0%
45 to 54	11.2%	17.1%
55 to 64	10.6%	13.2%
65 to 74	15.3%	19.2%
75 and over	8.3%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Black Eagle	Sun Prairie
White (non-Hispanic)	82.0%	88.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.7%	1.6%
Asian	0.0%	6.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.3%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	9.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Black Eagle	Sun Prairie
No high school diploma	20.1%	8.3%
High school graduate	39.7%	33.4%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.1%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Black Eagle	Sun Prairie
Drove alone	70.1%	81.1%
Carpooled	11.3%	11.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	9.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	7.8%
Other means	6.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Black Eagle	Sun Prairie
1-unit, detached	69.9%	50.3%
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%	49.7%

Poverty & households

	Black Eagle	Sun Prairie
Poverty rate	43.6%	9.3%
Average household size	1.99	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	19	20
Median year structure built	1949	1979