What is the population of Townsend city?

Townsend city has 2,232 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #47 of 497 in Montana.

What is the median household income in Townsend city?

Median household income in Townsend city is $70,774 a year, 9.9% below the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $976 a month and the median home value is $212,800, so rent absorbs about 16.5% of median household income.

Is Townsend city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Townsend city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Townsend, MT population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Townsend, Montana (Townsend, MT — Census place “Townsend city”) is 2,232 residents, ranking #47 of 497 places in Montana. Median household income is $70,774, the median home is worth $212,800 and median gross rent runs $976 a month. Looking for the Townsend Montana ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Townsend, MT: 59644.

Population: 2,232Townsend city residents
Median household income: $70,774Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $212,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $976Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 47.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 69.7%Owner-occupied households

Townsend ZIP codes (Montana)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Townsend.

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

59644

What the numbers mean in Townsend city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Townsend city median would spend about 16.5% 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 12.8% of residents and 69.7% of households own their home.

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

Townsend city, MT in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Townsend city is a small town in Montana, with 2,232 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #47 of 497 ranked by population — larger than 90% of them. The median age here is 47.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. 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 Townsend city earn a median of $70,774 a year, 9.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 12% above the $62,992 median for the 94 Montana cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 12.8% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Townsend city is valued at $212,800, 29.9% below the national figure and 15% below the $250,900 peer median, while median gross rent runs $976 a month, 30.6% below the national figure, or roughly $11,712 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.5% 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. 69.7% 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

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Townsend city?: Townsend city has 2,232 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #47 of 497 in Montana.
What is the median household income in Townsend city?: Median household income in Townsend city is $70,774 a year, 9.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Townsend city?: Median gross rent is $976 a month and the median home value is $212,800, so rent absorbs about 16.5% of median household income.
Is Townsend city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Townsend city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Townsend 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.