Heart Butte

Population: 504
Median household income: $28,977
Median home value: $48,800

Heart Butte is a community in Pondera County, Montana, home to 504 residents. Its median household income of $28,977 runs below the Pondera County figure of $53,500.

From 2019 to 2023, Heart Butte's population declined 16.0% from 600 to 504, while its median home value fell 11.3% from $55,000 to $48,800.

87.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1987.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 504
Median age: 27.4 yrs
Median household income: $28,977
Median home value: $48,800
Median gross rent: $459
Housing units: 146
Homeownership rate: 41.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
Unemployment rate: 12.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

600504

Median household income

$28,125$28,977

Median home value

$55,000$48,800

Median gross rent

$392$459

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	600	$28,125	$55,000	$392
2020	609	$27,188	$52,500	$418
2021	484	$27,273	$50,800	$452
2022	554	$28,750	$55,000	$473
2023	504	$28,977	$48,800	$459

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

Age distribution

Under 511.1%

5 to 1727.4%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 348.3%

35 to 4416.3%

45 to 544.4%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 745.6%

75 and over2.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	56	11.1%
5 to 17	138	27.4%
18 to 24	51	10.1%
25 to 34	42	8.3%
35 to 44	82	16.3%
45 to 54	22	4.4%
55 to 64	75	14.9%
65 to 74	28	5.6%
75 and over	10	2.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10	2.0%
Black or African American	2	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	483	95.8%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.2%

High school graduate30.9%

Some college or associate's41.7%

Bachelor's degree5.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	42	16.2%
High school graduate	80	30.9%
Some college or associate's	108	41.7%
Bachelor's degree	15	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	14	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone50.7%

Carpooled39.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	73	50.7%
Carpooled	57	39.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	3.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	4.2%
Other means	3	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	59	42.8%
15 to 29 min	16	11.6%
30 to 44 min	42	30.4%
45 to 59 min	18	13.0%
60+ min	3	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 4.10
Poverty rate: 46.7% (232 of 497)

	Count	Share
Family households	97	78.9%
Nonfamily households	26	21.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	123	84.2%
Vacant	23	15.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	51	41.5%
Renter-occupied	72	58.5%

1-unit, detached87.7%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	128	87.7%
1-unit, attached	1	0.7%
2 to 4 units	6	4.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11	7.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3035350
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.56 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 48.2896, -112.8338