Missoula is home to 76,514 people in Montana. This is an unusually credentialed place: 53% of adults have a four-year degree. Owners hold 47% of the housing stock. The population is up 34% since 2000. This skews young, with a median age of 34.7. 3% of residents were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $70,392, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
53% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 103%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Missoula
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$153,124 → $473,100(+209%)US over the same years: +67%
Population42,918 → 76,514(+78%)US over the same years: +35%
White share94.9% → 84.7%(−10.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)39.1%(1,895)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.4%(1,421)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.1%(1,262)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.7%(133)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(27)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4,841 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
Missoula, decade by decade
Missoula 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
42,918
$50,481
$153,124
33.4%
12.3
2000
57,053
$55,316
$232,990
38.0%
17.5
2010
66,788
$52,575
$334,755
41.7%
22.6
2020
73,489
$61,750
$365,672
51.0%
38.0
2024
76,514
$70,392
$473,100
53.0%
34.0
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.
