Montana · Census place 16525
Colstrip city, MT
Quick answer
Colstrip city has 2,156 residents, ranking #49 of 497 places in Montana. Median household income is $86,000, the median home is worth $193,700 and median gross rent runs $632 a month.
- Population
- 2,156Colstrip city residents
- Median household income
- $86,000Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $193,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $632Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 80.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Colstrip city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Colstrip city median would spend about 8.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.1% of residents and 80.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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