What is the population of Fort Benton city?

Fort Benton city has 1,470 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #74 of 497 in Montana.

What is the median household income in Fort Benton city?

Median household income in Fort Benton city is $67,171 a year, 14.5% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Fort Benton city?

Median gross rent is $745 a month and the median home value is $201,900, so rent absorbs about 13.3% of median household income.

Is Fort Benton city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Fort Benton city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 13.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Fort Benton, MT population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Fort Benton, Montana (Fort Benton, MT — Census place “Fort Benton city”) is 1,470 residents, ranking #74 of 497 places in Montana. Median household income is $67,171, the median home is worth $201,900 and median gross rent runs $745 a month. Looking for the Fort Benton Montana ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Fort Benton, MT: 59442.

Population: 1,470Fort Benton city residents
Median household income: $67,171Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $201,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $745Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 43.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 76.8%Owner-occupied households

Fort Benton ZIP codes (Montana)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Fort Benton.

The Fort Benton MT ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

59442

What the numbers mean in Fort Benton city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Fort Benton city median would spend about 13.3% 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 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3% of residents and 76.8% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Fort Benton city, MT in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Fort Benton city is a small town in Montana, with 1,470 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #74 of 497 ranked by population — larger than 85% of them. The median age here is 43.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Fort Benton city earn a median of $67,171 a year, 14.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 7% above the $62,992 median for the 94 Montana cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 3% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Fort Benton city is valued at $201,900, 33.5% below the national figure and 20% below the $250,900 peer median, while median gross rent runs $745 a month, 47% below the national figure, or roughly $8,940 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 13.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 76.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Fort Benton city?: Fort Benton city has 1,470 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #74 of 497 in Montana.
What is the median household income in Fort Benton city?: Median household income in Fort Benton city is $67,171 a year, 14.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Fort Benton city?: Median gross rent is $745 a month and the median home value is $201,900, so rent absorbs about 13.3% of median household income.
Is Fort Benton city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Fort Benton city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 13.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Fort Benton city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.