Bozeman is a city of 56,114 people in Montana. 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 28,605 people. The median age is 28.9, younger than the US median of 38.9. 45% of homes are owner-occupied. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $687,900.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $85,747, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 28.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
65% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 181%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bozeman
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$162,485 → $687,900(+323%)US over the same years: +67%
Population22,660 → 56,114(+148%)US over the same years: +35%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$46,005 → $85,747(+86%)US over the same years: +14%
Bozeman's population equals 45% of Gallatin County's. Its number of veterans equals 28% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 76% 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)33.1%(466)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.6%(318)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.1%(467)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.4%(62)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.5%(35)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,409 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
Bozeman, decade by decade
Bozeman 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
1990
22,660
$46,005
$162,485
41.6%
13.6
2000
27,509
$58,577
$244,466
49.5%
14.8
2010
37,280
$60,734
$385,681
51.1%
19.5
2020
53,293
$72,353
$499,966
63.1%
31.1
2024
56,114
$85,747
$687,900
65.1%
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.
