Bigfork is home to 5,565 people in Montana. At a median age of 53.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Since 2000 the city has more than tripled, up 4,144 people. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $674,600. 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $85,307, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 53.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
50% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 155%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bigfork
What changed most since 2000
Population1,421 → 5,565(+292%)US over the same years: +19%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$264,140 → $674,600(+155%)US over the same years: +71%
Homes owned by their occupants65.8% → 79.7%(+13.9 pts)US over the same years: −1.1 pts
Bigfork's population equals 5.0% of Flathead County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 3.1% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 7.8% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)19.1%(88)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.3%(66)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.1%(157)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War11.7%(54)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(5)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 460 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Bigfork, decade by decade
Bigfork population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
1,421
$65,791
$264,140
35.6%
9.6
2010
4,270
$75,017
$481,202
30.1%
13.4
2020
5,118
$89,287
$538,509
44.8%
22.9
2024
5,565
$85,307
$674,600
50.4%
34.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
