Montana · Census place 28000
Fort Benton city, MT
Quick answer
Fort Benton city has 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.
- 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
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
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