Busby

Population: 483
Median household income: $62,222
Median home value: $96,200

Busby, a community in Big Horn County, Montana, has 483 residents. The median household income of $62,222 is above the Big Horn County median ($56,680).

From 2019 to 2023, Busby's population declined 25.3% from 647 to 483, while its median home value fell 5.1% from $101,400 to $96,200.

American Indian & Alaska Native residents are the largest group, 81.2% of the population. 81.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 483
Median age: 35.4 yrs
Median household income: $62,222
Median home value: $96,200
Median gross rent: $340
Housing units: 189
Homeownership rate: 63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.4%
Unemployment rate: 18.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

647483

Median household income

$61,339$62,222

Median home value

$101,400$96,200

Median gross rent

$553$340

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	647	$61,339	$101,400	$553
2020	586	$53,750	$95,000	$568
2021	496	$42,250	$85,600	$570
2022	474	$44,712	$128,400	$565
2023	483	$62,222	$96,200	$340

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 1724.4%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 443.1%

45 to 5428.8%

55 to 6415.7%

65 to 743.5%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	36	7.5%
5 to 17	118	24.4%
18 to 24	37	7.7%
25 to 34	45	9.3%
35 to 44	15	3.1%
45 to 54	139	28.8%
55 to 64	76	15.7%
65 to 74	17	3.5%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	27	5.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	392	81.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	30	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	34	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.4%

High school graduate31.5%

Some college or associate's38.7%

Bachelor's degree22.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4	1.4%
High school graduate	92	31.5%
Some college or associate's	113	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	67	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	16	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone81.8%

Carpooled14.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	148	81.8%
Carpooled	27	14.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	3.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	75	41.4%
15 to 29 min	64	35.4%
30 to 44 min	14	7.7%
45 to 59 min	19	10.5%
60+ min	9	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.41
Poverty rate: 15.1% (70 of 464)

	Count	Share
Family households	105	77.2%
Nonfamily households	31	22.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	136	72.0%
Vacant	53	28.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	86	63.2%
Renter-occupied	50	36.8%

1-unit, detached74.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other19.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	140	74.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13	6.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	36	19.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3011200
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 45.5256, -106.9775