Montana · Census place 58150
Plains town, MT
Quick answer
Plains town has 1,077 residents, ranking #90 of 497 places in Montana. Median household income is $24,661, the median home is worth $209,200 and median gross rent runs $782 a month.
- Population
- 1,077Plains town residents
- Median household income
- $24,661Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $209,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $782Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 50.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Plains town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Plains town median would spend about 38.1% 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 8.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.1% of residents and 50.4% 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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