Black Eagle vs Vaughn

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

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

Vaughn has the higher population (970 vs 654 in Black Eagle). Black Eagle has the higher median household income ($55,588 vs $54,250 in Vaughn). Black Eagle has the higher median home value ($179,800 vs $165,600 in Vaughn).

Population, income & housing

	Black Eagle	Vaughn
Population	654	970
Median age	40.6 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$55,588	$54,250
Median home value	$179,800	$165,600
Median gross rent	$857	$865
Housing units	501	438
Homeownership rate	61.0%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.3%	16.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Black Eagle	Vaughn
Population	923 → 654 (-29.1%)	807 → 970 (+20.2%)
Median household income	$47,868 → $55,588 (+16.1%)	$52,250 → $54,250 (+3.8%)
Median home value	$119,000 → $179,800 (+51.1%)	$140,200 → $165,600 (+18.1%)
Median gross rent	$597 → $857 (+43.6%)	$760 → $865 (+13.8%)

Black Eagle

Population

923654

Median household income

$47,868$55,588

Median home value

$119,000$179,800

Median gross rent

$597$857

Vaughn

Population

807970

Median household income

$52,250$54,250

Median home value

$140,200$165,600

Median gross rent

$760$865

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Black Eagle	Vaughn
Under 5	2.3%	5.7%
5 to 17	14.5%	17.6%
18 to 24	11.6%	13.0%
25 to 34	9.2%	10.6%
35 to 44	17.1%	14.2%
45 to 54	11.2%	14.8%
55 to 64	10.6%	13.2%
65 to 74	15.3%	5.6%
75 and over	8.3%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Black Eagle	Vaughn
White (non-Hispanic)	82.0%	88.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.7%	2.8%
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%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	9.0%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Black Eagle	Vaughn
No high school diploma	20.1%	1.1%
High school graduate	39.7%	39.3%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	43.2%
Bachelor's degree	5.1%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Black Eagle	Vaughn
Drove alone	70.1%	84.4%
Carpooled	11.3%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	0.0%	7.7%
Bicycle	9.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	2.3%
Other means	6.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Black Eagle	Vaughn
1-unit, detached	69.9%	61.2%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	0.7%
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%	38.1%

Poverty & households

	Black Eagle	Vaughn
Poverty rate	43.6%	10.3%
Average household size	1.99	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1949	1979