Montana · Census place 79525
West Yellowstone town, MT
Quick answer
West Yellowstone town has 1,457 residents, ranking #76 of 497 places in Montana. Median household income is $57,167, the median home is worth $402,600 and median gross rent runs $1,035 a month.
- Population
- 1,457West Yellowstone town residents
- Median household income
- $57,167Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $402,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,035Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 50.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in West Yellowstone town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the West Yellowstone town median would spend about 21.7% 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 7.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.1% 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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