Loma vs Square Butte

A side-by-side comparison of Loma and Square Butte: population, income, housing, and more.

Loma and Square Butte are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Loma has the higher population (90 vs 24 in Square Butte). Since 2019, Square Butte's population has grown faster (+71.4% vs +4.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Loma	Square Butte
Population	90	24
Median age	69.3 yrs	68.4 yrs
Median household income	$48,577	—
Median home value	$110,800	—
Housing units	114	8
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Loma	Square Butte
Population	86 → 90 (+4.7%)	14 → 24 (+71.4%)
Median household income	$23,810 → $48,577 (+104.0%)	—
Median home value	$40,700 → $110,800 (+172.2%)	—

Loma

Population

8690

Median household income

$23,810$48,577

Median home value

$40,700$110,800

Square Butte

Population

1424

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Loma	Square Butte
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	4.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	16.7%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	12.5%
45 to 54	8.9%	0.0%
55 to 64	18.9%	0.0%
65 to 74	72.2%	45.8%
75 and over	0.0%	20.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Loma	Square Butte
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+

	Loma	Square Butte
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	91.1%	84.2%
Some college or associate's	8.9%	15.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Loma	Square Butte
Drove alone	100.0%	66.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	33.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Loma	Square Butte
1-unit, detached	28.1%	37.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	71.9%	62.5%

Poverty & households

	Loma	Square Butte
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.0%
Average household size	—	4.00
Median year structure built	2011	2012