Moving to Busby, Montana

Population: 695
Males: 346 (49.8%), Females: 349 (50.2%)

Big Horn County

Zip code: 59016

Demographics

Median resident age: 20.9 years
Median household income: $28,750
Median house value: $53,200

Population by Race

Races in Busby:

  • American Indian (93.4%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (6.0%)
  • Two or more races (4.0%)
  • Hispanic (3.3%)

Ancestries: English (4.5%), German (4.0%), United States (1.0%).

Elevation: 3434 feet

Land area: 14.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Busby

  • High school or higher: 78.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
  • Unemployed: 21.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Busby CDP

  • Never married: 30.3%
  • Now married: 48.2%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 8.6%
  • Divorced: 12.9%

0.0% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Busby:

  • PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; BIGHORN, MT)
  • ROSEBUD HEATLH CARE CENTER – CAH (about 43 miles; FORSYTH, MT)
  • BIG HORN COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 50 miles; HARDIN, MT)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Busby:

  • SHERIDAN COUNTY (about 53 miles; SHERIDAN, WY; Abbreviation: SHR)
  • BILLINGS LOGAN INTL (about 110 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Abbreviation: BIL)
  • WORLAND MUNI (about 128 miles; WORLAND, WY; Abbreviation: WRL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Busby:

  • COLSTRIP (about 30 miles; COLSTRIP, MT; Abbreviation: M46)
  • FAIRGROUNDS AIRPARK (about 46 miles; HARDIN, MT; Abbreviation: F02)
  • ST LABRE MISSION (about 50 miles; ASHLAND, MT; Abbreviation: 3U4)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Busby:

  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 106 miles; BILLINGS, MT; Full-time enrollment: 3,105)
  • CASPER COLLEGE (about 187 miles; CASPER, WY; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
  • BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 227 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; Full-time enrollment: 3,190)
  • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 272 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; Full-time enrollment: 10,380)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 275 miles; LARAMIE, WY; Full-time enrollment: 9,665)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 279 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,002)
  • CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 333 miles; CHADRON, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)

Public primary/middle school in Busby:

  • NORTHERN CHEYENNE (BUSBY) TRIBAL SCHOOLS (Students: 175; Location: ONE CAMPUS DRIVE P.O. BOX 150; Grades: KG – 12)