
Montana · Census place 81475
Wolf Point, MT population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Wolf Point, Montana (Wolf Point, MT — Census place “Wolf Point city”) is 2,604 residents, ranking #42 of 497 places in Montana. Median household income is $48,750, the median home is worth $124,600 and median gross rent runs $730 a month. Looking for the Wolf Point Montana ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Wolf Point, MT: 59201.
- Population
- 2,604Wolf Point city residents
- Median household income
- $48,750Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $124,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $730Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 51%Owner-occupied households
Wolf Point ZIP codes (Montana)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Wolf Point.
The Wolf Point MT ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Wolf Point city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wolf Point city median would spend about 18% 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 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 25.9% of residents and 51% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Wolf Point city, MT in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Wolf Point city is a small town in Montana, with 2,604 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #42 of 497 ranked by population — larger than 91% of them. The median age here is 32 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. 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 Wolf Point city earn a median of $48,750 a year, 37.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 23% below 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 25.9% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Wolf Point city is valued at $124,600, 58.9% below the national figure and 50% below the $250,900 peer median, while median gross rent runs $730 a month, 48.1% below the national figure, or roughly $8,760 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18% 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 2.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 51% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. 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.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Montana.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Wolf Point city?
- Wolf Point city has 2,604 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #42 of 497 in Montana.
- What is the median household income in Wolf Point city?
- Median household income in Wolf Point city is $48,750 a year, 37.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Wolf Point city?
- Median gross rent is $730 a month and the median home value is $124,600, so rent absorbs about 18% of median household income.
- Is Wolf Point city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Wolf Point city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Wolf Point 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.