Big Sky vs King Arthur Park

A side-by-side comparison of Big Sky and King Arthur Park: population, income, housing, and more.

Big Sky and King Arthur Park are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Big Sky has the higher population (2,388 vs 2,343 in King Arthur Park). King Arthur Park has the higher median household income ($107,341 vs $103,625 in Big Sky). Big Sky has the higher median home value ($884,700 vs $333,500 in King Arthur Park).

Population, income & housing

	Big Sky	King Arthur Park
Population	2,388	2,343
Median age	38.5 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$103,625	$107,341
Median home value	$884,700	$333,500
Median gross rent	$1,712	$2,201
Housing units	3,118	711
Homeownership rate	85.5%	71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.3%	29.8%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Sky	King Arthur Park
Population	3,058 → 2,388 (-21.9%)	1,686 → 2,343 (+39.0%)
Median household income	$75,586 → $103,625 (+37.1%)	$81,979 → $107,341 (+30.9%)
Median home value	$564,000 → $884,700 (+56.9%)	$255,000 → $333,500 (+30.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,405 → $1,712 (+21.9%)	$1,429 → $2,201 (+54.0%)

Big Sky

Population

3,0582,388

Median household income

$75,586$103,625

Median home value

$564,000$884,700

Median gross rent

$1,405$1,712

King Arthur Park

Population

1,6862,343

Median household income

$81,979$107,341

Median home value

$255,000$333,500

Median gross rent

$1,429$2,201

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Sky	King Arthur Park
Under 5	6.1%	7.6%
5 to 17	8.2%	18.6%
18 to 24	3.5%	9.3%
25 to 34	19.9%	17.0%
35 to 44	25.2%	23.5%
45 to 54	8.0%	12.9%
55 to 64	17.6%	1.4%
65 to 74	9.2%	9.1%
75 and over	2.3%	0.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Sky	King Arthur Park
White (non-Hispanic)	93.6%	92.0%
Black or African American	0.2%	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	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Sky	King Arthur Park
No high school diploma	3.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	7.6%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	38.7%	22.1%
Graduate or professional degree	19.6%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Sky	King Arthur Park
Drove alone	58.7%	62.2%
Carpooled	2.9%	17.9%
Public transit	3.3%	0.0%
Walked	6.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.9%	19.9%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Sky	King Arthur Park
1-unit, detached	50.7%	31.8%
1-unit, attached	20.5%	11.7%
2 to 4 units	16.7%	26.3%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	30.2%

Poverty & households

	Big Sky	King Arthur Park
Poverty rate	6.9%	5.4%
Average household size	2.01	3.30
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	2000	2004