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Montana

State Facts

Minimum Wage$9.95
2-Bedroom Housing Wage$19.28
Number of Renter Households135,060
Number of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI
31,337
Percent of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI
23%
Number of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI
54,928
Percent of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI
41%

Affordable Rent for Low Income Households

Minimum Wage Worker

$517/mo

Household at 30% of Area Median Income

$684/mo

Household at 50% of Area Median Income

$1,139/mo

Fair Market Rent

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$785/mo

2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$1,002/mo

Working at minimum wage $9.95/hr

Each week you have to work 61 hours

To afford a modest 1 bedroom rental home at Fair Market Rent

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Number of Households
Total 436,481 277,605 71,512 34,194 49,437 3,733 3,984 3,534 2,248 2,757 4,512 618 34,194 2,201 4,872 784 3,893 4,161 1,184 5,208 40,780 46,378 404 4,005 349 1,337 6,243 4,604 879 11,756 30,011 765 8,458 3,480 829 819 1,981 49,437 2,179 7,920 195 1,732 2,188 758 2,300 484 18,749 4,540 3,122 2,944 5,390 1,444 15,028 3,733 1,389 2,428 1,805 335 2,892 839 422 67,000
Renter 135,060 80,562 22,025 11,130 20,675 668 1,301 1,156 849 396 1,213 194 11,130 737 1,641 169 1,166 1,350 318 1,734 10,199 17,464 113 1,377 56 284 2,066 734 201 3,239 8,578 324 1,862 785 130 65 364 20,675 438 2,419 46 377 721 188 781 118 4,280 1,457 1,056 1,010 1,282 330 4,538 668 302 592 707 95 682 204 87 20,812
Percent Renters 31% 29% 31% 33% 42% 18% 33% 33% 38% 14% 27% 31% 33% 33% 34% 22% 30% 32% 27% 33% 25% 38% 28% 34% 16% 21% 33% 16% 23% 28% 29% 42% 22% 23% 16% 8% 18% 42% 20% 31% 24% 22% 33% 25% 34% 24% 23% 32% 34% 34% 24% 23% 30% 18% 22% 24% 39% 28% 24% 24% 21% 31%
Housing Wage
Zero-Bedroom $13.62 $13.14 $14.33 $12.81 $15.17 $13.21 $11.29 $11.46 $11.46 $13.75 $14.33 $11.46 $12.81 $12.25 $13.50 $11.46 $12.58 $11.46 $12.75 $12.71 $12.98 $15.75 $11.46 $12.77 $12.56 $11.46 $11.88 $11.79 $11.46 $11.42 $13.13 $11.46 $11.46 $16.60 $11.46 $11.46 $11.46 $15.17 $12.71 $14.33 $12.88 $11.46 $11.46 $11.46 $11.46 $12.88 $12.17 $12.75 $11.65 $11.46 $12.00 $11.96 $11.65 $13.21 $11.46 $11.46 $11.46 $12.88 $11.46 $11.46 $12.88 $14.33
One-Bedroom $15.10 $14.65 $15.40 $13.48 $17.42 $14.37 $14.06 $12.62 $13.12 $14.90 $15.40 $14.06 $13.48 $12.90 $14.21 $12.08 $15.44 $14.06 $13.42 $13.40 $14.75 $17.19 $12.50 $14.06 $13.23 $12.77 $12.54 $13.40 $12.08 $13.83 $15.21 $14.06 $14.06 $16.98 $12.08 $12.08 $12.38 $17.42 $13.40 $15.12 $13.58 $14.06 $14.06 $12.08 $12.08 $13.58 $12.90 $13.44 $12.17 $12.85 $12.08 $14.69 $13.44 $14.37 $12.46 $13.35 $12.96 $13.58 $12.08 $12.08 $13.58 $15.40
Two-Bedroom $19.28 $18.66 $20.27 $17.58 $21.54 $18.90 $15.88 $15.90 $15.88 $19.08 $20.27 $15.88 $17.58 $16.98 $18.71 $15.88 $17.44 $15.88 $17.67 $17.63 $19.42 $22.38 $15.88 $15.88 $17.40 $15.88 $15.94 $17.63 $15.88 $17.08 $19.29 $15.88 $15.88 $19.17 $15.88 $15.88 $15.88 $21.54 $17.63 $19.90 $17.87 $15.88 $15.88 $15.88 $15.88 $17.87 $16.88 $17.69 $16.02 $15.88 $15.88 $16.60 $17.35 $18.90 $15.88 $15.88 $15.88 $17.87 $15.88 $15.88 $17.87 $20.27
Three-Bedroom $26.43 $25.32 $27.83 $24.85 $30.12 $26.54 $21.35 $20.79 $20.83 $23.21 $27.83 $22.58 $24.85 $20.67 $26.37 $21.52 $21.23 $22.58 $21.50 $21.46 $27.60 $31.81 $21.52 $20.85 $24.48 $22.58 $21.73 $25.06 $19.33 $21.35 $24.85 $22.58 $22.58 $23.33 $21.52 $19.58 $19.35 $30.12 $24.17 $27.31 $24.19 $22.58 $22.00 $22.58 $21.25 $24.19 $23.58 $21.75 $19.50 $21.19 $22.23 $22.21 $21.12 $26.54 $22.58 $21.92 $22.58 $24.19 $21.54 $19.75 $24.19 $27.83
Four-Bedroom $31.14 $30.03 $31.62 $27.81 $36.69 $32.19 $27.06 $24.10 $22.98 $29.87 $31.62 $24.87 $27.81 $23.65 $26.46 $24.87 $23.42 $25.29 $27.67 $30.04 $33.08 $38.13 $24.87 $24.62 $27.25 $24.87 $21.81 $28.17 $24.87 $22.94 $28.81 $24.87 $25.48 $30.02 $24.87 $24.87 $23.60 $36.69 $27.42 $29.04 $27.98 $24.87 $27.06 $24.87 $27.06 $27.98 $28.77 $30.13 $27.29 $27.06 $25.90 $22.29 $28.02 $32.19 $24.87 $26.73 $24.87 $27.98 $23.13 $24.87 $27.98 $31.62
Fair Market Rent
Zero-Bedroom $708 $683 $745 $666 $789 $687 $587 $596 $596 $715 $745 $596 $666 $637 $702 $596 $654 $596 $663 $661 $675 $819 $596 $664 $653 $596 $618 $613 $596 $594 $683 $596 $596 $863 $596 $596 $596 $789 $661 $745 $670 $596 $596 $596 $596 $670 $633 $663 $606 $596 $624 $622 $606 $687 $596 $596 $596 $670 $596 $596 $670 $745
One-Bedroom $785 $762 $801 $701 $906 $747 $731 $656 $682 $775 $801 $731 $701 $671 $739 $628 $803 $731 $698 $697 $767 $894 $650 $731 $688 $664 $652 $697 $628 $719 $791 $731 $731 $883 $628 $628 $644 $906 $697 $786 $706 $731 $731 $628 $628 $706 $671 $699 $633 $668 $628 $764 $699 $747 $648 $694 $674 $706 $628 $628 $706 $801
Two-Bedroom $1,002 $971 $1,054 $914 $1,120 $983 $826 $827 $826 $992 $1,054 $826 $914 $883 $973 $826 $907 $826 $919 $917 $1,010 $1,164 $826 $826 $905 $826 $829 $917 $826 $888 $1,003 $826 $826 $997 $826 $826 $826 $1,120 $917 $1,035 $929 $826 $826 $826 $826 $929 $878 $920 $833 $826 $826 $863 $902 $983 $826 $826 $826 $929 $826 $826 $929 $1,054
Three-Bedroom $1,374 $1,316 $1,447 $1,292 $1,566 $1,380 $1,110 $1,081 $1,083 $1,207 $1,447 $1,174 $1,292 $1,075 $1,371 $1,119 $1,104 $1,174 $1,118 $1,116 $1,435 $1,654 $1,119 $1,084 $1,273 $1,174 $1,130 $1,303 $1,005 $1,110 $1,292 $1,174 $1,174 $1,213 $1,119 $1,018 $1,006 $1,566 $1,257 $1,420 $1,258 $1,174 $1,144 $1,174 $1,105 $1,258 $1,226 $1,131 $1,014 $1,102 $1,156 $1,155 $1,098 $1,380 $1,174 $1,140 $1,174 $1,258 $1,120 $1,027 $1,258 $1,447
Four-Bedroom $1,619 $1,562 $1,644 $1,446 $1,908 $1,674 $1,407 $1,253 $1,195 $1,553 $1,644 $1,293 $1,446 $1,230 $1,376 $1,293 $1,218 $1,315 $1,439 $1,562 $1,720 $1,983 $1,293 $1,280 $1,417 $1,293 $1,134 $1,465 $1,293 $1,193 $1,498 $1,293 $1,325 $1,561 $1,293 $1,293 $1,227 $1,908 $1,426 $1,510 $1,455 $1,293 $1,407 $1,293 $1,407 $1,455 $1,496 $1,567 $1,419 $1,407 $1,347 $1,159 $1,457 $1,674 $1,293 $1,390 $1,293 $1,455 $1,203 $1,293 $1,455 $1,644
Annual Income Needed to Afford
Zero-Bedroom $28,320 $27,324 $29,800 $26,640 $31,560 $27,480 $23,480 $23,840 $23,840 $28,600 $29,800 $23,840 $26,640 $25,480 $28,080 $23,840 $26,160 $23,840 $26,520 $26,440 $27,000 $32,760 $23,840 $26,560 $26,120 $23,840 $24,720 $24,520 $23,840 $23,760 $27,320 $23,840 $23,840 $34,520 $23,840 $23,840 $23,840 $31,560 $26,440 $29,800 $26,800 $23,840 $23,840 $23,840 $23,840 $26,800 $25,320 $26,520 $24,240 $23,840 $24,960 $24,880 $24,240 $27,480 $23,840 $23,840 $23,840 $26,800 $23,840 $23,840 $26,800 $29,800
One-Bedroom $31,403 $30,465 $32,040 $28,040 $36,240 $29,880 $29,240 $26,240 $27,280 $31,000 $32,040 $29,240 $28,040 $26,840 $29,560 $25,120 $32,120 $29,240 $27,920 $27,880 $30,680 $35,760 $26,000 $29,240 $27,520 $26,560 $26,080 $27,880 $25,120 $28,760 $31,640 $29,240 $29,240 $35,320 $25,120 $25,120 $25,760 $36,240 $27,880 $31,440 $28,240 $29,240 $29,240 $25,120 $25,120 $28,240 $26,840 $27,960 $25,320 $26,720 $25,120 $30,560 $27,960 $29,880 $25,920 $27,760 $26,960 $28,240 $25,120 $25,120 $28,240 $32,040
Two-Bedroom $40,098 $38,823 $42,160 $36,560 $44,800 $39,320 $33,040 $33,080 $33,040 $39,680 $42,160 $33,040 $36,560 $35,320 $38,920 $33,040 $36,280 $33,040 $36,760 $36,680 $40,400 $46,560 $33,040 $33,040 $36,200 $33,040 $33,160 $36,680 $33,040 $35,520 $40,120 $33,040 $33,040 $39,880 $33,040 $33,040 $33,040 $44,800 $36,680 $41,400 $37,160 $33,040 $33,040 $33,040 $33,040 $37,160 $35,120 $36,800 $33,320 $33,040 $33,040 $34,520 $36,080 $39,320 $33,040 $33,040 $33,040 $37,160 $33,040 $33,040 $37,160 $42,160
Three-Bedroom $54,969 $52,657 $57,880 $51,680 $62,640 $55,200 $44,400 $43,240 $43,320 $48,280 $57,880 $46,960 $51,680 $43,000 $54,840 $44,760 $44,160 $46,960 $44,720 $44,640 $57,400 $66,160 $44,760 $43,360 $50,920 $46,960 $45,200 $52,120 $40,200 $44,400 $51,680 $46,960 $46,960 $48,520 $44,760 $40,720 $40,240 $62,640 $50,280 $56,800 $50,320 $46,960 $45,760 $46,960 $44,200 $50,320 $49,040 $45,240 $40,560 $44,080 $46,240 $46,200 $43,920 $55,200 $46,960 $45,600 $46,960 $50,320 $44,800 $41,080 $50,320 $57,880
Four-Bedroom $64,761 $62,460 $65,760 $57,840 $76,320 $66,960 $56,280 $50,120 $47,800 $62,120 $65,760 $51,720 $57,840 $49,200 $55,040 $51,720 $48,720 $52,600 $57,560 $62,480 $68,800 $79,320 $51,720 $51,200 $56,680 $51,720 $45,360 $58,600 $51,720 $47,720 $59,920 $51,720 $53,000 $62,440 $51,720 $51,720 $49,080 $76,320 $57,040 $60,400 $58,200 $51,720 $56,280 $51,720 $56,280 $58,200 $59,840 $62,680 $56,760 $56,280 $53,880 $46,360 $58,280 $66,960 $51,720 $55,600 $51,720 $58,200 $48,120 $51,720 $58,200 $65,760
Minimum Wage
Minimum Wage $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95
Rent Affordable for a Full-Time Worker at Minimum Wage $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517 $517
Work Hours/Week at Minimum Wage
Zero-Bedroom 55 53 58 51 61 53 45 46 46 55 58 46 51 49 54 46 51 46 51 51 52 63 46 51 50 46 48 47 46 46 53 46 46 67 46 46 46 61 51 58 52 46 46 46 46 52 49 51 47 46 48 48 47 53 46 46 46 52 46 46 52 58
One-Bedroom 61 59 62 54 70 58 57 51 53 60 62 57 54 52 57 49 62 57 54 54 59 69 50 57 53 51 50 54 49 56 61 57 57 68 49 49 50 70 54 61 55 57 57 49 49 55 52 54 49 52 49 59 54 58 50 54 52 55 49 49 55 62
Two-Bedroom 77 75 81 71 87 76 64 64 64 77 81 64 71 68 75 64 70 64 71 71 78 90 64 64 70 64 64 71 64 69 78 64 64 77 64 64 64 87 71 80 72 64 64 64 64 72 68 71 64 64 64 67 70 76 64 64 64 72 64 64 72 81
Three-Bedroom 106 102 112 100 121 107 86 84 84 93 112 91 100 83 106 87 85 91 86 86 111 128 87 84 98 91 87 101 78 86 100 91 91 94 87 79 78 121 97 110 97 91 88 91 85 97 95 87 78 85 89 89 85 107 91 88 91 97 87 79 97 112
Four-Bedroom 125 121 127 112 148 129 109 97 92 120 127 100 112 95 106 100 94 102 111 121 133 153 100 99 110 100 88 113 100 92 116 100 102 121 100 100 95 148 110 117 112 100 109 100 109 112 116 121 110 109 104 90 113 129 100 107 100 112 93 100 112 127
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Payment
SSI Monthly Payment $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914
Rent affordable to SSI recipient $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274
Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $27,345 $26,659 $28,500 $25,950 $30,270 $30,210 $25,260 $19,200 $21,060 $23,790 $28,500 $18,810 $25,950 $21,360 $25,830 $26,460 $24,660 $18,780 $34,950 $24,930 $25,230 $37,920 $23,100 $17,520 $18,930 $21,960 $23,460 $30,150 $22,590 $22,050 $31,230 $19,470 $17,790 $22,710 $26,430 $21,120 $18,150 $30,270 $19,950 $26,760 $24,360 $22,710 $23,250 $22,500 $20,910 $21,750 $24,120 $26,040 $17,550 $22,470 $18,960 $28,830 $22,590 $30,210 $26,490 $23,910 $24,780 $20,850 $24,780 $16,800 $27,360 $28,500
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $45,574 $44,432 $47,500 $43,250 $50,450 $50,350 $42,100 $32,000 $35,100 $39,650 $47,500 $31,350 $43,250 $35,600 $43,050 $44,100 $41,100 $31,300 $58,250 $41,550 $42,050 $63,200 $38,500 $29,200 $31,550 $36,600 $39,100 $50,250 $37,650 $36,750 $52,050 $32,450 $29,650 $37,850 $44,050 $35,200 $30,250 $50,450 $33,250 $44,600 $40,600 $37,850 $38,750 $37,500 $34,850 $36,250 $40,200 $43,400 $29,250 $37,450 $31,600 $48,050 $37,650 $50,350 $44,150 $39,850 $41,300 $34,750 $41,300 $28,000 $45,600 $47,500
Median Renter Household Income $44,135 $44,831 $43,635 $40,450 $43,744 $50,183 $31,132 $45,021 $36,310 $48,686 $42,404 $29,401 $40,450 $41,790 $43,348 $37,898 $39,249 $32,653 $62,878 $43,998 $44,058 $59,004 $40,826 $33,000 $56,871 $29,890 $39,707 $58,874 $40,141 $37,437 $45,319 $44,155 $30,278 $55,869 $52,216 $60,135 $48,042 $43,744 $38,626 $48,256 $46,658 $47,033 $42,053 $30,621 $46,959 $35,413 $46,447 $35,906 $57,344 $24,094 $49,342 $30,072 $50,183 $51,709 $39,839 $48,856 $39,048 $40,418 $47,660 $60,786 $43,707
Rent Affordable at Different Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $684 $666 $713 $649 $757 $755 $632 $480 $527 $595 $713 $470 $649 $534 $646 $662 $617 $470 $874 $623 $631 $948 $578 $438 $473 $549 $587 $754 $565 $551 $781 $487 $445 $568 $661 $528 $454 $757 $499 $669 $609 $568 $581 $563 $523 $544 $603 $651 $439 $562 $474 $721 $565 $755 $662 $598 $620 $521 $620 $420 $684 $713
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $1,139 $1,111 $1,188 $1,081 $1,261 $1,259 $1,053 $800 $878 $991 $1,188 $784 $1,081 $890 $1,076 $1,103 $1,028 $783 $1,456 $1,039 $1,051 $1,580 $963 $730 $789 $915 $978 $1,256 $941 $919 $1,301 $811 $741 $946 $1,101 $880 $756 $1,261 $831 $1,115 $1,015 $946 $969 $938 $871 $906 $1,005 $1,085 $731 $936 $790 $1,201 $941 $1,259 $1,104 $996 $1,033 $869 $1,033 $700 $1,140 $1,188
Median Renter Household Income $1,103 $1,121 $1,091 $1,011 $1,094 $1,255 $778 $1,126 $908 $1,217 $1,060 $735 $1,011 $1,045 $1,084 $947 $981 $816 $1,572 $1,100 $1,101 $1,475 $1,021 $825 $1,422 $747 $993 $1,472 $1,004 $936 $1,133 $1,104 $757 $1,397 $1,305 $1,503 $1,201 $1,094 $966 $1,206 $1,166 $1,176 $1,051 $766 $1,174 $885 $1,161 $898 $1,434 $602 $1,234 $752 $1,255 $1,293 $996 $1,221 $976 $1,010 $1,191 $1,520 $1,093

Median Wages for State’s Most Common Occupations

OccupationTotal EmploymentMedian Hourly Wage
Waiters and Waitresses7,450$10.27
Bartenders5,930$11.12
Fast Food and Counter Workers15,110$13.63
Cashiers11,760$13.98
Home Health and Personal Care Aides8,300$14.62
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners5,570$14.70
Cooks, Restaurant6,200$15.08
One-Bedroom Housing Wage$15.10
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary4,500$15.19
Retail Salespersons14,660$15.28
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners8,580$17.25
Stockers and Order Fillers8,320$17.39
Nursing Assistants4,990$17.83
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants4,540$18.12
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers4,850$18.65
Customer Service Representatives4,970$18.66
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive4,730$18.78
Office Clerks, General11,440$18.99
Two-bedrooom Housing Wage$19.28
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks8,250$19.58
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General5,180$19.89
All Occupations489,590$21.17
Construction Laborers4,290$23.48
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers5,130$23.55
Carpenters4,800$23.99
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education4,070$24.91
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers7,100$25.21
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers4,170$27.54
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education4,730$30.18
Business Operations Specialists, All Other4,300$31.55
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers5,050$36.23
Registered Nurses10,020$38.40
General and Operations Managers9,320$41.25