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STATE · ADMITTED 1889

Montana

1,116,875 residents · 56 counties · 497 cities · 145,546 sq mi · 319 census tracts
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With 1,116,875 people, Montana is a state. There are 8 people per square mile. The foreign-born share is 2%. The population is up 24% since 2000. The average commute runs 19 minutes. Median rent is $1,081 a month.

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Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,116,875
+24%since 2000
from 902,195 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Population density
8 / sq mi
+17%since 2009
from 7 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
40.4
+8%since 2000
from 37.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
145,546 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
767K863K958K1.1M1.1M19902000201020202024Montana
20241.1M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.2%(57,941)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.8%(64,933)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.2%(69,465)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.2%(69,278)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.6%(73,994)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.9%(143,694)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.9%(144,223)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.1%(123,705)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413%(144,969)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7412.4%(138,097)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.9%(65,466)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.9%(21,110)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$72,509
+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $33,024 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$41,711
+143%since 2000
from $17,151 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
48.3%
+24.8 ptssince 2009
from 23.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.5%
−3.1 ptssince 2000
from 14.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.465
+6%since 2010
from 0.437 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade9.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing6.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Other services5.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance5%
US avg: 5.9%
Construction4.8%
US avg: 1.2%
Retail trade4.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Manufacturing1.3%
US avg: 0.4%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$375,800
+115%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $95,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,081
+33%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $447 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
69.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2000
from 69.1% in 2000
30.8% rent
Vacancy rate
13.2%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 14.4% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.37 people
−5%since 2009
from 2.49 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
21.9%
−3.4 ptssince 2009
from 25.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
40.4%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 39.1% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.2
+38%since 2009
from 3.8 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic89.5%(807,823)
Black0.3%(2,534)
Hispanic / Latino2%(18,081)
Asian0.5%(4,569)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic83.6%(933,610)
Black0.4%(4,532)
Hispanic / Latino4.6%(50,932)
Asian0.8%(8,812)
Other10.7%(118,989)
Diversity Score
36
+31%since 2009
from 27 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican2.9%(32,349)
Spaniard0.3%(3,169)
South American0.3%(3,064)
Puerto Rican0.2%(2,537)
Central American0.2%(1,917)
Cuban0.1%(1,045)
Colombian0.1%(835)
Peruvian0%(530)
Argentine0%(524)
Honduran0%(516)
Venezuelan0%(473)
Nicaraguan0%(393)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Salvadoran0%(382)
Dominican0%(380)
Guatemalan0%(261)
Chilean0%(261)
Panamanian0%(228)
Bolivian0%(199)
Ecuadorian0%(120)
Uruguayan0%(12)
Asian origin
Filipino0.2%(2,669)
Chinese0.2%(1,966)
Korean0.1%(962)
Vietnamese0.1%(817)
Japanese0.1%(749)
Thai0%(362)
Hmong0%(289)
Cambodian0%(104)
Taiwanese0%(92)
+ 5 more asian origin groups with data
Nepalese0%(55)
Malaysian0%(21)
Pakistani0%(12)
Burmese0%(10)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.1%(1,044)
Samoan0.1%(668)
Tongan0%(228)
Chamorro0%(64)
Guamanian0%(32)
Fijian0%(18)
Ancestry
German22.9%(256,217)
Irish13.5%(150,953)
English13.1%(146,772)
Norwegian7.5%(83,326)
American5.5%(61,131)
Italian3.4%(38,152)
Scottish2.9%(32,405)
Swedish2.6%(28,625)
French2.5%(28,255)
Dutch1.7%(18,694)
Polish1.7%(18,454)
Scotch-Irish1.2%(13,796)
+ 47 more ancestry groups with data
Danish1%(11,018)
Welsh0.7%(8,000)
Russian0.7%(7,669)
Finnish0.6%(6,958)
French Canadian0.5%(5,948)
Czech0.5%(5,944)
British0.4%(4,735)
Swiss0.4%(4,669)
Austrian0.3%(3,645)
Ukrainian0.3%(3,554)
Hungarian0.3%(3,348)
Greek0.3%(3,054)
Canadian0.2%(2,625)
Croatian0.2%(2,555)
Portuguese0.2%(2,015)
Arab0.2%(1,783)
Belgian0.2%(1,778)
Lithuanian0.2%(1,700)
Slovak0.1%(1,190)
Romanian0.1%(1,065)
Lebanese0.1%(1,027)
Serbian0.1%(889)
Slovene0.1%(800)
West Indian0.1%(699)
Australian0%(533)
Armenian0%(442)
Bulgarian0%(353)
Iranian0%(329)
Turkish0%(309)
Brazilian0%(250)
Egyptian0%(224)
Jamaican0%(205)
Haitian0%(194)
Latvian0%(151)
Syrian0%(150)
Ethiopian0%(146)
Nigerian0%(127)
Guyanese0%(59)
Iraqi0%(53)
Moroccan0%(36)
Ghanaian0%(23)
Israeli0%(22)
Kenyan0%(22)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
35.2%
+10.8 ptssince 2000
from 24.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
94.6%
+7.5 ptssince 2000
from 87.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
12.0%
+4.8 ptssince 2000
from 7.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
19.1 min
+55%since 2000
from 12.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
71.1%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 73.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.7%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 10.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.6%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
12.5%
+6.0 ptssince 2009
from 6.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
3.9%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 5.3% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
1.0%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.7%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 5.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.6%
−2.8 ptssince 2011
from 6.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
62.9%
−2.4 ptssince 2011
from 65.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.0%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 75.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.9%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 13.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
40.8%
+8.1 ptssince 2009
from 32.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.7%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 49.9% in 2009
Female
49.3%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 50.1% in 2009
Foreign born
2.3%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.9% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
9.0%
−4.6 ptssince 2009
from 13.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.5%
+1.4 ptssince 2012
from 13.1% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
8.6%
−8.8 ptssince 2013
from 17.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
89.4%
+13.3 ptssince 2017
from 76.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.5%
+4.0 ptssince 2020
from 90.5% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.5%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 84.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
95.8%
−0.3 ptssince 2016
from 96.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
1.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2016
from 1.3% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married33.9%(158,519)
Married51.7%(241,340)
Widowed2.9%(13,582)
Divorced11.5%(53,602)
Women 15+
Never married26.5%(121,034)
Married52.1%(238,324)
Widowed8.4%(38,403)
Divorced13.1%(59,732)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
8.6%
−8.8 ptssince 2013
from 17.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
48.4%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 48.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
17.6%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 18.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
21.4%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 20.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
20.6%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 20.9% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 4.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
65.8%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 66.8% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
40.4%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 39.7% 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)26.7%(21,160)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.6%(18,694)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.2%(28,705)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.8%(2,982)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(548)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 79,357 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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Section 02

Largest cities

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1.Billings121,239
2.Missoula78,903
3.Great Falls60,208
4.Bozeman58,814
6.Helena35,138
7.Kalispell31,851
8.Belgrade13,107
10.Evergreen9,611
11.Whitefish9,358
12.Livingston9,290
13.Havre9,264
15.Miles City8,450
17.Laurel7,205
18.Lockwood7,181
19.Sidney6,217
20.Lewistown6,179
21.Four Corners5,791
23.Polson5,653
25.Bigfork5,565
26.Hamilton5,451
28.Glendive4,736
30.Lolo4,314
32.Dillon4,271
33.Hardin3,696
34.Shelby3,313
35.Libby3,274
36.Glasgow3,145
38.Montana City3,092
39.Deer Lodge3,025
40.Cut Bank2,976
41.Red Lodge2,723
42.Wolf Point2,531
43.Big Sky2,445
44.Conrad2,393
45.Lakeside2,386
Section 03

Metropolitan & micropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas (5)
1.Billings193,603
2.Bozeman128,740
3.Missoula128,698
4.Helena97,153
5.Great Falls85,029
Micropolitan areas (2)
1.Kalispell115,429

Metropolitan areas are built around an urban core of 50,000 or more people; micropolitan areas around a core of 10,000 to 50,000. A statistical area can cross state lines, so each is listed under its primary state.

Frequently asked

How many people live in Montana?

Montana has about 1,116,875 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Montana?

The typical household in Montana earns about $72,509 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Montana expensive?

In Montana, the median home is worth about $375,800, and the typical rent is about $1,081 a month.

How educated are people in Montana?

About 35.2% of adults age 25 and over in Montana hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Montana?

About 11.5% of people in Montana live below the federal poverty line.

Has Montana grown since 1990?

Yes, Montana has grown since 1990. The population has added about 317,810 residents, a change of about 40 percent over that period.

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