Big Timber

Population: 1,530
Median household income: $63,514
Median home value: $235,100

Big Timber, a community in Sweet Grass County, Montana, has 1,530 residents. Its median household income of $63,514 runs below the Sweet Grass County figure of $69,426.

From 2019 to 2023, Big Timber's population declined 6.7% from 1,639 to 1,530, while its median home value rose 42.6% from $164,900 to $235,100.

73.5% of workers drive to work alone. 63.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,530
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $63,514
Median home value: $235,100
Median gross rent: $1,009
Housing units: 775
Homeownership rate: 71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6391,530

Median household income

$48,718$63,514

Median home value

$164,900$235,100

Median gross rent

$649$1,009

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,639	$48,718	$164,900	$649
2020	1,736	$51,406	$172,100	$622
2021	1,752	$55,714	$174,900	$660
2022	1,702	$60,842	$210,700	$726
2023	1,530	$63,514	$235,100	$1,009

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 2412.3%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 547.9%

55 to 649.2%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over13.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	83	5.4%
5 to 17	235	15.4%
18 to 24	188	12.3%
25 to 34	181	11.8%
35 to 44	190	12.4%
45 to 54	121	7.9%
55 to 64	140	9.2%
65 to 74	181	11.8%
75 and over	211	13.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,354	88.5%
Black or African American	50	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.9%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	19	1.2%
Two or more races	53	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	40	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate31.4%

Some college or associate's49.0%

Bachelor's degree7.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	45	4.4%
High school graduate	322	31.4%
Some college or associate's	502	49.0%
Bachelor's degree	77	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	78	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone73.5%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit5.6%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	499	73.5%
Carpooled	46	6.8%
Public transit	38	5.6%
Walked	25	3.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	71	10.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	335	55.1%
15 to 29 min	55	9.0%
30 to 44 min	85	14.0%
45 to 59 min	30	4.9%
60+ min	103	16.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 10.1% (152 of 1,505)

	Count	Share
Family households	336	49.8%
Nonfamily households	339	50.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	675	87.1%
Vacant	100	12.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	482	71.4%
Renter-occupied	193	28.6%

1-unit, detached63.0%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units17.0%

5 to 19 units5.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	488	63.0%
1-unit, attached	32	4.1%
2 to 4 units	132	17.0%
5 to 19 units	45	5.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	78	10.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3006475
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.98 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 45.8348, -109.9483

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