Belfry

Population: 240
Median household income: $45,625
Median home value: $139,600

Belfry is a community in Carbon County, Montana, home to 240 residents. The median household income of $45,625 is below the Carbon County median ($71,017).

Between 2019 and 2023, Belfry's population declined 21.3% from 305 to 240, while its median home value rose 51.6% from $92,100 to $139,600.

Owners occupy 73.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 33.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 240
Median age: 33.8 yrs
Median household income: $45,625
Median home value: $139,600
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 72
Homeownership rate: 73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
Unemployment rate: 14.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

305240

Median household income

$43,333$45,625

Median home value

$92,100$139,600

Median gross rent

$788$1,036

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	305	$43,333	$92,100	$788
2020	304	$35,313	$84,400	$1,021
2021	229	$41,250	$155,200	$1,036
2022	178	$43,250	—	—
2023	240	$45,625	$139,600	—

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1719.6%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3425.8%

35 to 449.2%

45 to 546.3%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over12.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	12	5.0%
5 to 17	47	19.6%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	62	25.8%
35 to 44	22	9.2%
45 to 54	15	6.3%
55 to 64	31	12.9%
65 to 74	22	9.2%
75 and over	29	12.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	155	64.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	7	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	78	32.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.6%

High school graduate62.4%

Some college or associate's12.7%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree2.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	12	6.6%
High school graduate	113	62.4%
Some college or associate's	23	12.7%
Bachelor's degree	29	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4	2.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 66 min

Drove alone75.6%

Carpooled13.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	62	75.6%
Carpooled	11	13.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	11.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4	5.5%
15 to 29 min	40	54.8%
30 to 44 min	4	5.5%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	25	34.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.33
Poverty rate: 39.6% (95 of 240)

	Count	Share
Family households	45	62.5%
Nonfamily households	27	37.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	72	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	53	73.6%
Renter-occupied	19	26.4%

1-unit, detached48.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other48.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	35	48.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2	2.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	35	48.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3004900
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.67 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 45.1372, -108.9981