Ayers Ranch Colony, Montana Demographics & Population 2026

A note before these figures: with a population of 8, Ayers Ranch Colony's ACS estimates come from a small number of survey responses and carry wide margins of error. Individual percentages below — particularly rates that round to 0% or 100% — are approximations, not precise measurements. See data.census.gov for the published margins of error.

Population Overview

Ayers Ranch Colony is a small community located in Montana, within Fergus County. The total population is 8. It ranks as the 465th most populous out of 475 Census-designated places in Montana.

Age Demographics

The median age in Ayers Ranch Colony is 22.5 years. This is 44% lower than the state median of 40.4 years.

Economy, Income & Housing

The ACS records no residents below the poverty line in Ayers Ranch Colony. In a community this small the estimate rests on very few survey responses, so it should be read as an absence of measurement rather than a measured absence of poverty. The survey records no unemployed residents in Ayers Ranch Colony, which reflects the size of the sample rather than a labor market without joblessness. Every occupied housing unit the survey reached in Ayers Ranch Colony was renter-occupied. At this sample size that indicates no owner-occupied homes were captured rather than that none exist.

Race & Ethnicity

Every resident counted in Ayers Ranch Colony was recorded as White (non-Hispanic). A figure of exactly 100.0% reflects a survey sample too small to capture the community's full composition rather than a precise measurement.

Education

0.0% of residents aged 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. This is among the lowest rates in the state, which may correlate with employment and income patterns. Nationally, 35.7% of adults hold at least a bachelor's degree. The high school graduation rate (or equivalent) is 33.3%.

Data Sources & Methodology

All demographic data for Ayers Ranch Colony, Montana is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 2020–2024 5-Year Estimates. The ACS collects data from approximately 3.5 million households annually and pools five years of responses so that even small communities can be measured, though the margin of error widens as the population falls. Comparisons are made against Montana state averages and national averages calculated from the same dataset. Rankings reflect the city's position among all 475 Census-designated places in Montana. Read more about how these figures are produced on our methodology page, or visit data.census.gov for official data.