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Scobey, Montana: commercial real estate data.
Scobey is a Census city of 861 people across 0.74 square miles of land, in Daniels County. Median household income is $52,250, 78.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Scobey
What Scobey is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.74 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,170
- County holding the largest share of its areaDaniels County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Scobey
How many people live in Scobey
- Population861
- Median age57.1
- Population under 18147 plus or minus 49
- Share under 1817.1 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Population 65 and over305 plus or minus 70
- Share 65 and over35.4 percent
- Households453
- Family households231 plus or minus 56
- Share of households that are families51.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Scobey
Income and work in Scobey
- Median household income$52,250 plus or minus $12,456
- Per capita income$38,804
- Civilian labor force477 plus or minus 110
- Employed473 plus or minus 111
- Unemployed4 plus or minus 6
- Unemployment rate0.8 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over683
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.7 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.2 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Scobey
- Housing units625
- Occupied units453
- Vacant units172 plus or minus 52
- Vacancy rate27.5 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Owner occupied355
- Renter occupied98 plus or minus 42
- Ownership rate78.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$188,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$573
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.2 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Single family units521
- Share single family83.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more64 plus or minus 37
- Share in buildings of two or more10.2 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Mobile homes40 plus or minus 33
- Median year structure built1955
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Scobey
How Scobey gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute440 plus or minus 109
- Commuting under 15 minutes304 plus or minus 82
- Share commuting under 15 minutes69.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more40 plus or minus 30
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more9.1 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Drove alone80.1 percent
- Carpooled1.3 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked12.3 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Worked from home4.8 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Scobey
SBA loans in Scobey (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,071,000
- Average approval$535,500
- Median approval$535,500
- Largest approval$535,500
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises50.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Scobey, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Scobey
Flood risk in Scobey
- NFIP communityCity of Scobey
- NFIP community number300124
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/18/75
The City of Scobey does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 300124 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Daniels County, not Scobey
Daniels County context, not Scobey figures
- Establishments in Daniels County76
- Covered employment, Daniels County559
- Average annual pay, Daniels County$49,725
- Housing units permitted, Daniels County1
Every figure in this section is published for Daniels County as a whole and is not a measurement of Scobey.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Scobey questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Scobey, Montana?
861, in 453 households. Scobey city covers 0.74 square miles of land, which is 1,170 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Scobey in?
Daniels County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Scobey?
$52,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $188,200. Median gross rent is $573 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Scobey businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $1.1 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $535,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Scobey, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Scobey borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Scobey. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Scobey in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Scobey appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Scobey, city of, community 300124, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Scobey figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Daniels County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Scobey.
Is zoning published for Scobey?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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