Lewis and Clark County vs Missoula County

A side-by-side comparison of Lewis and Clark County and Missoula County: population, income, housing, and more.

Lewis and Clark County and Missoula County are counties in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Missoula County has the higher population (119,639 vs 72,580 in Lewis and Clark County). Lewis and Clark County has the higher median household income ($74,543 vs $71,246 in Missoula County). Missoula County has the higher median home value ($423,100 vs $358,200 in Lewis and Clark County).

Population, income & housing

	Lewis and Clark County	Missoula County
Population	72,580	119,639
Median age	41.3 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$74,543	$71,246
Median home value	$358,200	$423,100
Median gross rent	$1,062	$1,125
Housing units	33,837	56,008
Homeownership rate	69.7%	59.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.8%	45.9%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lewis and Clark County	Missoula County
Population	67,805 → 72,580 (+7.0%)	117,309 → 119,639 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$65,791 → $74,543 (+13.3%)	$54,062 → $71,246 (+31.8%)
Median home value	$243,000 → $358,200 (+47.4%)	$284,000 → $423,100 (+49.0%)
Median gross rent	$833 → $1,062 (+27.5%)	$863 → $1,125 (+30.4%)

Lewis and Clark County

Population

67,80572,580

Median household income

$65,791$74,543

Median home value

$243,000$358,200

Median gross rent

$833$1,062

Missoula County

Population

117,309119,639

Median household income

$54,062$71,246

Median home value

$284,000$423,100

Median gross rent

$863$1,125

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lewis and Clark County	Missoula County
Under 5	5.4%	4.6%
5 to 17	16.0%	13.8%
18 to 24	7.6%	12.8%
25 to 34	12.1%	15.9%
35 to 44	13.2%	14.1%
45 to 54	11.7%	10.8%
55 to 64	14.1%	11.4%
65 to 74	12.6%	10.4%
75 and over	7.3%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lewis and Clark County	Missoula County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.2%	85.8%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	1.9%
Asian	0.6%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.5%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lewis and Clark County	Missoula County
No high school diploma	5.1%	3.4%
High school graduate	23.5%	20.5%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	27.9%	28.5%
Graduate or professional degree	15.0%	17.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lewis and Clark County	Missoula County
Drove alone	69.2%	70.2%
Carpooled	10.7%	8.0%
Public transit	0.2%	1.5%
Walked	4.8%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.9%	3.2%
Worked from home	12.9%	13.0%
Other means	1.4%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lewis and Clark County	Missoula County
1-unit, detached	66.3%	58.3%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	11.6%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	9.7%
20 or more units	4.2%	8.7%
Mobile home & other	9.9%	8.9%

Poverty & households

	Lewis and Clark County	Missoula County
Poverty rate	8.7%	10.9%
Average household size	2.31	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	18	19
Median year structure built	1982	1984