CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Great Falls

Montana · 55,097 residents · 23.1 sq mi

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With 55,097 people, Great Falls is a city in Montana. Getting to work takes 13 minutes on average. The typical home is worth $60,400. Median rent is $310 a month. Households take in $23,113 at the median, 23% less than the US figure. About 19% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.4

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

55,097

−3%vs 2000

vs 56,690 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.4

−9%vs 2000

vs 37.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

23.1 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202460K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(4,103)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(4,270)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(3,954)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(3,494)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(3,258)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.5%(9,068)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.7%(8,076)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(5,857)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(5,028)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.2%(4,541)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(2,530)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(918)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,113

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,436 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,603

−30%vs 2000

vs $18,059 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.7%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$60,400

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $89,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$310

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $407 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.8%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.0% in 2000

37.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.7%(50,292)

Black0.9%(503)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(1,354)

Asian0.8%(481)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.9%(51,197)

Black0.8%(464)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(1,027)

Asian0.9%(504)

Other5.3%(2,932)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.9%(1,739)

Puerto Rican0.6%(386)

Central American0.4%(232)

Honduran0.3%(193)

Spaniard0.2%(128)

South American0.2%(124)

Argentine0.1%(64)

Chilean0.1%(60)

Dominican0.1%(35)

Panamanian0.1%(34)

Cuban0%(16)

Guatemalan0%(5)

Asian origin

Filipino0.4%(263)

Chinese0.2%(143)

Korean0.2%(107)

Asian Indian0.1%(35)

Vietnamese0%(24)

Japanese0%(17)

Sri Lankan0%(10)

Taiwanese0%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(62)

Ancestry

German21.9%(13,236)

Irish13.1%(7,895)

English12%(7,238)

Norwegian7.8%(4,727)

American7.5%(4,523)

Italian4.1%(2,482)

Scottish2.7%(1,653)

Swedish2.3%(1,410)

French2.3%(1,408)

Dutch1.5%(894)

Polish1.4%(835)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(784)

+ 33 more ancestry groups with data

Greek0.9%(569)

Finnish0.9%(548)

French Canadian0.7%(447)

Danish0.7%(403)

Welsh0.7%(403)

Croatian0.5%(326)

Portuguese0.5%(311)

Hungarian0.5%(302)

Swiss0.5%(284)

Czech0.4%(250)

Russian0.4%(246)

Ukrainian0.3%(201)

Austrian0.3%(180)

West Indian0.3%(166)

British0.2%(135)

Slovene0.2%(122)

Arab0.2%(117)

Jamaican0.2%(116)

Canadian0.2%(107)

Subsaharan African0.2%(92)

Iranian0.1%(71)

Romanian0.1%(53)

Lebanese0.1%(48)

Armenian0.1%(36)

Slovak0.1%(34)

Kenyan0%(22)

Lithuanian0%(19)

Latvian0%(16)

Belgian0%(13)

Nigerian0%(13)

Australian0%(8)

Bulgarian0%(6)

Turkish0%(5)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.3%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.2%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.0%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.0 min

+39%vs 2000

vs 9.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married34.5%(8,498)

Married48.5%(11,945)

Widowed3.6%(877)

Divorced13.5%(3,314)

Women 15+

Never married25.7%(6,421)

Married47.9%(11,988)

Widowed10.4%(2,593)

Divorced16.1%(4,023)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.0%

−7.6 ptssince 2013

from 14.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.4%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 44.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.3%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.7%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 21.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.0%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 25.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.7%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 5.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.4%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 64.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.8%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 44.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)40.4%(2,323)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)32.4%(1,861)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.8%(1,712)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.8%(278)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(40)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 5,747 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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