Kalispell is a metro area of 110,695 people. Growth has run 49% since 2000, or 36,224 more people. Few US metro areas rank higher on income. The foreign-born share is 3%. Density works out to 22 people per square mile. The typical home is worth $535,500, having more than tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $73,925, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.2
US median: 38.9
Average education
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 148%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Kalispell
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$154,084 → $535,500(+248%)US over the same years: +67%
White share96.8% → 90.0%(−6.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population59,218 → 110,695(+87%)US over the same years: +35%
Among the 7 metro and micro areas based in Montana
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)21.8%(1,692)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.9%(1,771)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.1%(3,026)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.1%(321)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.2%(17)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 7,748 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
Kalispell, decade by decade
Kalispell 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
59,218
$57,950
$154,084
17.2%
7.9
2000
74,471
$62,785
$216,048
22.4%
11.1
2010
90,928
$64,733
$333,461
26.7%
14.5
2020
104,357
$70,011
$357,067
32.0%
24.5
2024
110,695
$73,925
$535,500
37.2%
23.1
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.
