Population: 1,116,875
Households: 458,859
Average household size: 2.37
Median age: 40.4 years
Median household income: $72,509
Housing units: 528,419

Population comparison

2020 Census1,084,225

2024 estimate1,116,875

Change+3.0%

Population: 1,116,875
Median age: 40.4 years
Male: 565,916
Female: 550,959

Median age by sex

Male median age: 39.6 years
Female median age: 41.3 years

Age by sexPopulation distribution

29,667Under 528,274

91,1835–1785,583

53,07018–2447,834

74,28025–3469,414

74,11635–4470,107

63,68245–5460,023

71,84355–6473,126

108,07565+116,598

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5–17

Male

5–9: 33,115
10–14: 36,091
15–17: 21,977

Female

5–9: 31,818
10–14: 33,374
15–17: 20,391

18–24

Male

18–19: 14,279
20: 7,445
21: 7,972
22–24: 23,374

Female

18–19: 12,631
20: 7,961
21: 7,349
22–24: 19,893

25–34

Male

25–29: 36,908
30–34: 37,372

Female

25–29: 33,886
30–34: 35,528

35–44

Male

35–39: 37,646
40–44: 36,470

Female

35–39: 35,049
40–44: 35,058

45–54

Male

45–49: 31,801
50–54: 31,881

Female

45–49: 30,079
50–54: 29,944

55–64

Male

55–59: 32,651
60–61: 15,613
62–64: 23,579

Female

55–59: 33,528
60–61: 15,569
62–64: 24,029

65+

Male

65–66: 14,294
67–69: 21,685
70–74: 31,926
75–79: 19,994
80–84: 11,798
85+: 8,378

Female

65–66: 15,973
67–69: 22,982
70–74: 31,237
75–79: 20,789
80–84: 12,885
85+: 12,732

RaceMutually exclusive counts

White alone: 949,10985.0%
Two or more races: 76,0126.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native: 62,3585.6%
Some other race: 14,6841.3%
Asian alone: 9,1190.8%
Black alone: 5,0580.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 5350.0%

Derived from published counts

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino: 50,932
White, not Hispanic: 933,610

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and White, not Hispanic are reported separately from race.

Family households: 276,731
Married-couple share: 80.3%
With children: 42%

Household sizeShare of households

144,04231.4%

1 person

175,35238.2%

2 people

57,84612.6%

3 people

48,48610.6%

4 people

33,1337.2%

5+ people

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5+ people

5 People: 20,541
6 People: 7,502
7 Plus People: 5,090

Family householdsEach subgroup is compared with its parent

All family households276,731

Married-couple families222,20780.3% of family households

With children: 76,48834.4%
Without children: 145,71965.6%

Other families54,52419.7% of family households

Male householder: 19,99536.7%
Female householder: 34,52963.3%

Family households values
Group	Value	Share of parent
All family households	276,731	Not applicable
Married-couple families	222,207	80.3%
With children	76,488	34.4%
Without children	145,719	65.6%
Other families	54,524	19.7%
Male householder	19,995	36.7%
Female householder	34,529	63.3%

Median household: $72,509
Median family: $92,794
Per capita: $41,711

Household incomeShare of households

68,65915.0%

Under $25k

89,06619.4%

$25–49k

79,54017.3%

$50–74k

62,56213.6%

$75–99k

79,92617.4%

$100–149k

37,7088.2%

$150–199k

41,3989.0%

$200k+

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Under $25k

Under $10,000: 19,185
$10,000–$14,999: 17,157
$15,000–$19,999: 14,677
$20,000–$24,999: 17,640

$25–49k

$25,000–$29,999: 16,385
$30,000–$34,999: 18,358
$35,000–$39,999: 18,667
$40,000–$44,999: 18,491
$45,000–$49,999: 17,165

$50–74k

$50,000–$59,999: 32,951
$60,000–$74,999: 46,589

$100–149k

$100,000–$124,999: 47,471
$125,000–$149,999: 32,455

Education universe: 781,264
High school or higher: 94.6%
Bachelor’s or higher: 35.2%

Educational attainmentAttainment distribution

12,3651.6%

Less than 9th grade

29,5483.8%

Grades 9–12, no diploma

214,88427.5%

High school or equivalent

175,13822.4%

Some college, no degree

74,6269.6%

Associate degree

181,04623.2%

Bachelor’s degree

93,65712.0%

Graduate or professional

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Less than 9th grade

No Schooling: 4,144
Nursery School: 48
Kindergarten: 69
First Grade: 60
Second Grade: 40
Third Grade: 165
Fourth Grade: 178
Fifth Grade: 445
Sixth Grade: 617
Seventh Grade: 580
Eighth Grade: 6,019

Grades 9–12, no diploma

Ninth Grade: 4,424
Tenth Grade: 7,188
Eleventh Grade: 8,660
Twelfth No Diploma: 9,276

High school or equivalent

Regular High School Diploma: 178,264
Ged Or Alternative Credential: 36,620

Some college, no degree

Some College Under 1 Year: 53,775
Some College 1 Or More Years No Degree: 121,363

Graduate or professional

Masters Degree: 64,063
Professional School Degree: 16,942
Doctorate Degree: 12,652

Educational attainment values
Category	Value
Less than 9th grade	12,365
Grades 9–12, no diploma	29,548
High school or equivalent	214,884
Some college, no degree	175,138
Associate degree	74,626
Bachelor’s degree	181,046
Graduate or professional	93,657

Marital status by sexMale and Female

13,58238,403

Widowed

53,60259,732

Divorced

4,7604,747

Separated

241,340238,324

Now Married

158,519121,034

Never Married

15,03313,800

Married Spouse Absent

226,307224,524

Married Spouse Present

Marital status by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Widowed	13,582	38,403
Divorced	53,602	59,732
Separated	4,760	4,747
Now Married	241,340	238,324
Never Married	158,519	121,034
Married Spouse Absent	15,033	13,800
Married Spouse Present	226,307	224,524

Median home value: $375,800
Median gross rent: $1,081

Housing tenure

Owner: 317,40069.2%
Renter: 141,45930.8%

Housing occupancy

Occupied: 458,85986.8%
Vacant: 69,56013.2%

Derived from published counts

Owner financing

Owners with mortgage: 173,126
Owners without mortgage: 144,274

Vacancy reason

For rent7,968

11.5%

For sale2,962

4.3%

Rented, not occupied1,482

2.1%

Sold, not occupied2,075

3.0%

Seasonal35,831

51.5%

Migrant workers112

0.2%

Other19,130

27.5%

Structure type

Detached363,783

68.8%

Attached23,540

4.5%

2–4 units39,268

7.4%

5–19 units28,985

5.5%

20+ units22,113

4.2%

Mobile or other50,730

9.6%

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2–4 units

Structure 2 Units: 14,862
Structure 3–4 Units: 24,406

5–19 units

Structure 5–9 Units: 15,376
Structure 10–19 Units: 13,609

20+ units

Structure 20–49 Units: 12,057
Structure 50 Plus Units: 10,056

Mobile or other

Structure Mobile Home: 49,654
Structure Boat Rv Van Other: 1,076

Year builtHousing units by period

134,79525.5%

Before 1960

123,75723.4%

1960–79

121,52823.0%

1980–99

136,27425.8%

2000–19

12,0652.3%

2020+

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Before 1960

1939 Earlier: 67,412
1940–1949: 23,570
1950–1959: 43,813

1960–79

1960–1969: 39,203
1970–1979: 84,554

1980–99

1980–1989: 56,379
1990–1999: 65,149

2000–19

2000–2009: 74,216
2010–2019: 62,058

Move-in periodOwner and Renter

Before 1990

40,395

2,191

1990s

41,144

3,121

2000s

63,027

9,969

2010s

122,415

59,733

2020–22

44,053

52,212

2023+

6,366

14,233

Home valueOwner-occupied homes

32,27610.2%

Under $100k

61,25219.3%

$100–249k

122,70238.7%

$250–499k

54,13717.1%

$500–749k

24,8947.8%

$750–999k

12,9374.1%

$1–1.49m

9,2022.9%

$1.5m+

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Under $100k

Under 10000: 5,014
10000–14999: 2,115
15000–19999: 1,957
20000–24999: 2,112
25000–29999: 1,514
30000–34999: 1,695
35000–39999: 1,045
40000–49999: 3,010
50000–59999: 3,074
60000–69999: 2,495
70000–79999: 2,506
80000–89999: 2,916
90000–99999: 2,823

$100–249k

100000–124999: 9,024
125000–149999: 5,894
150000–174999: 11,595
175000–199999: 9,044
200000–249999: 25,695

$250–499k

250000–299999: 24,812
300000–399999: 53,239
400000–499999: 44,651

$1.5m+

1500000–1999999: 3,858
2000000+: 5,344

Gross rentRenter-occupied homes

Under $50012,707

9.8%

$500–99944,284

34.2%

$1,000–1,49939,124

30.2%

$1,500–1,99918,706

14.4%

$2,000–2,4999,134

7.1%

$2,500–2,9992,596

2.0%

$3,000+2,988

2.3%

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Under $500

Under 100: 663
100–149: 269
150–199: 351
200–249: 1,028
250–299: 1,933
300–349: 2,274
350–399: 1,800
400–449: 2,158
450–499: 2,231

$500–999

500–549: 2,672
550–599: 2,523
600–649: 3,493
650–699: 4,381
700–749: 4,045
750–799: 5,153
800–899: 10,523
900–999: 11,494

$1,000–1,499

1000–1249: 23,889
1250–1499: 15,235

$3,000+

3000–3499: 1,202
3500+: 1,786

Vehicle availabilityOwner and Renter

No vehicle

6,501

14,979

1 vehicle

62,326

60,972

2 vehicles

125,562

43,797

3 vehicles

74,249

14,195

4 vehicles

30,521

4,745

5+ vehicles

18,241

2,771

Workers age 16+: 540,910
Average commute: 19.1 min

Travel mode

Drive alone: 384,75771.1%Derived from published counts
Carpool: 52,3389.7%Derived from published counts
Public transit: 3,4610.6%Derived from published counts
Walk or bicycle: 26,3694.9%Derived from published counts
Work from home: 67,71612.5%Derived from published counts
Other: 6,2691.2%Derived from published counts

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Walk or bicycle

Walked: 21,106
Bicycle: 5,263

Other

Other Transportation: 5,406
Motorcycle: 591
Taxi Or Ride Hailing: 272

Commute timeWorkers by travel time

213,34645.1%

Under 15 min

168,30435.6%

15–29 min

52,78711.2%

30–44 min

16,2583.4%

45–59 min

22,4994.8%

60+ min

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Under 15 min

Under 5: 32,836
5–9: 86,031
10–14: 94,479

15–29 min

15–19: 89,520
20–24: 57,443
25–29: 21,341

30–44 min

30–34: 39,151
35–39: 6,518
40–44: 7,118

60+ min

60–89: 13,208
90+: 9,291

Population age 16+: 910,623
Civilian labor force: 568,568
Employed: 547,966
Unemployed: 20,602
Unemployment rate: 3.6%
Poverty universe: 1,091,770
Persons below poverty: 125,642
Gini index: 0.46
White-collar workers: 327,980
Blue-collar workers: 123,257

Occupation by sexMale and Female

Service Occupations

40,777

55,952

Sales Office Occupations

38,951

65,348

Management Business Science Arts

104,239

119,442

Production Transportation Material Moving

45,948

12,575

Natural Resources Construction Maintenance

60,380

4,354

Occupation by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Service Occupations	40,777	55,952
Sales Office Occupations	38,951	65,348
Management Business Science Arts	104,239	119,442
Production Transportation Material Moving	45,948	12,575
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance	60,380	4,354

Employment and commuting

Resident workers: 465,575
Workplace jobs: 465,768
Internal commuters: 451,403
Inbound commuters: 14,365
Outbound commuters: 14,172
Net worker inflow: 193

Coverage status

Insured: 1,005,73891.4%Derived from published counts
Uninsured: 94,2668.6%

Uninsured by ageResidents without coverage

17,59418.7%

Under 19

31,22733.1%

Age 19–34

44,43647.1%

Age 35–64

1,0091.1%

Age 65+

Nativity

Native born: 1,091,19697.7%
Foreign born: 25,6792.3%

Citizenship

Naturalized citizen: 13,778
Not a citizen: 11,901

Residential mobility

Same house: 956,249
Within same county: 70,767
From another county: 33,631
From another state: 41,240
From abroad: 3,296

Source vintages

Demographics: 2024 ACS 5-year
Historical baseline: 2020 Census
Employment: 2023 LODES

Report quality

Status: complete
kind: published geography
estimated: false

Historical housing baseline

2020 housing units: 514,803

The 2020 Census is used only as a historical population and housing baseline. It is not an annual population series and no intermediate years are inferred.

Named-geography values are published ACS estimates; margins of error are retained alongside direct values where supplied.

Geography	Population	Median income	Median age	Owner occupied
Montana	1,116,875	$72,509	40.4 years	69.2%
United States	334,922,500	$80,734	38.9 years	65.2%

Category	Male	Female
Under 5	29,667	28,274
5–17	91,183	85,583
18–24	53,070	47,834
25–34	74,280	69,414
35–44	74,116	70,107
45–54	63,682	60,023
55–64	71,843	73,126
65+	108,075	116,598

Category	Value
White alone	949,109
Two or more races	76,012
American Indian / Alaska Native	62,358
Some other race	14,684
Asian alone	9,119
Black alone	5,058
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	535

Category	Value
1 person	144,042
2 people	175,352
3 people	57,846
4 people	48,486
5+ people	33,133

Category	Value
Under $25k	68,659
$25–49k	89,066
$50–74k	79,540
$75–99k	62,562
$100–149k	79,926
$150–199k	37,708
$200k+	41,398

Category	Value
For rent	7,968
For sale	2,962
Rented, not occupied	1,482
Sold, not occupied	2,075
Seasonal	35,831
Migrant workers	112
Other	19,130

Category	Value
Detached	363,783
Attached	23,540
2–4 units	39,268
5–19 units	28,985
20+ units	22,113
Mobile or other	50,730

Category	Value
Before 1960	134,795
1960–79	123,757
1980–99	121,528
2000–19	136,274
2020+	12,065

Category	Owner	Renter
Before 1990	40,395	2,191
1990s	41,144	3,121
2000s	63,027	9,969
2010s	122,415	59,733
2020–22	44,053	52,212
2023+	6,366	14,233

Category	Value
Under $100k	32,276
$100–249k	61,252
$250–499k	122,702
$500–749k	54,137
$750–999k	24,894
$1–1.49m	12,937
$1.5m+	9,202

Category	Value
Under $500	12,707
$500–999	44,284
$1,000–1,499	39,124
$1,500–1,999	18,706
$2,000–2,499	9,134
$2,500–2,999	2,596
$3,000+	2,988

Housing occupancy values
Category	Value
Occupied	458,859
Vacant	69,560

Vehicle availability values
Category	Owner	Renter
No vehicle	6,501	14,979
1 vehicle	62,326	60,972
2 vehicles	125,562	43,797
3 vehicles	74,249	14,195
4 vehicles	30,521	4,745
5+ vehicles	18,241	2,771

Travel mode values
Category	Value
Drive alone	384,757
Carpool	52,338
Public transit	3,461
Walk or bicycle	26,369
Work from home	67,716
Other	6,269

Coverage status values
Category	Value
Insured	1,005,738
Uninsured	94,266

Category	Value
Under 15 min	213,346
15–29 min	168,304
30–44 min	52,787
45–59 min	16,258
60+ min	22,499

Category	Value
Under 19	17,594
Age 19–34	31,227
Age 35–64	44,436
Age 65+	1,009

5–17

18–24

25–34

35–44

45–54

55–64

65+

Ethnicity

5+ people

Under $25k

$25–49k

$50–74k

$100–149k

Less than 9th grade

Grades 9–12, no diploma

High school or equivalent

Some college, no degree

Graduate or professional

Owner financing

2–4 units

5–19 units

20+ units

Mobile or other

Before 1960

1960–79

1980–99

2000–19

Under $100k

$100–249k

$250–499k

$1.5m+

Under $500

$500–999

$1,000–1,499

$3,000+

Walk or bicycle

Other

Under 15 min

15–29 min

30–44 min

60+ min

Employment and commuting

Citizenship

Residential mobility

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