East Missoula vs Missoula

A side-by-side comparison of East Missoula and Missoula: population, income, housing, and more.

East Missoula and Missoula are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Missoula has the higher population (75,600 vs 2,072 in East Missoula). East Missoula has the higher median household income ($65,541 vs $65,329 in Missoula). Missoula has the higher median home value ($427,400 vs $323,900 in East Missoula).

Population, income & housing

	East Missoula	Missoula
Population	2,072	75,600
Median age	42.0 yrs	34.3 yrs
Median household income	$65,541	$65,329
Median home value	$323,900	$427,400
Median gross rent	$1,039	$1,120
Housing units	1,036	36,310
Homeownership rate	74.8%	47.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.5%	51.7%
Unemployment rate	8.9%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Missoula	Missoula
Population	2,111 → 2,072 (-1.8%)	73,710 → 75,600 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$53,234 → $65,541 (+23.1%)	$47,426 → $65,329 (+37.7%)
Median home value	$218,600 → $323,900 (+48.2%)	$279,700 → $427,400 (+52.8%)
Median gross rent	$902 → $1,039 (+15.2%)	$859 → $1,120 (+30.4%)

East Missoula

Population

2,1112,072

Median household income

$53,234$65,541

Median home value

$218,600$323,900

Median gross rent

$902$1,039

Missoula

Population

73,71075,600

Median household income

$47,426$65,329

Median home value

$279,700$427,400

Median gross rent

$859$1,120

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Missoula	Missoula
Under 5	2.2%	3.8%
5 to 17	12.8%	13.2%
18 to 24	8.2%	16.1%
25 to 34	14.6%	18.4%
35 to 44	21.2%	13.9%
45 to 54	7.3%	10.8%
55 to 64	14.8%	9.3%
65 to 74	9.7%	9.2%
75 and over	9.2%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Missoula	Missoula
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	85.2%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	1.8%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	6.0%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Missoula	Missoula
No high school diploma	6.4%	3.2%
High school graduate	25.6%	17.4%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	25.1%	31.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	19.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Missoula	Missoula
Drove alone	76.8%	67.5%
Carpooled	3.7%	7.8%
Public transit	1.1%	2.0%
Walked	1.7%	4.3%
Bicycle	1.0%	4.1%
Worked from home	15.7%	13.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Missoula	Missoula
1-unit, detached	68.0%	49.4%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	6.2%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	14.3%
20 or more units	1.8%	13.0%
Mobile home & other	19.0%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	East Missoula	Missoula
Poverty rate	8.4%	12.8%
Average household size	2.15	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	22	17
Median year structure built	1977	1981