US Census Data

Montana

Population, income, and housing across 56 counties and 497 cities & places.

Population
1,105,072
+5.2%’19–’23
Median household income
$69,922
+27.2%’19–’23
Median home value
$338,100
+46.6%’19–’23

Montana has a population of 1,105,072, spread across 56 counties and 497 cities and places.

From 2019 to 2023, Montana's population grew 5.2% from 1,050,649 to 1,105,072, while its median home value rose 46.6% from $230,600 to $338,100.

Owners occupy 69.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023
Population
1,105,072
Median age
40.2 yrs
Median household income
$69,922
Median home value
$338,100
Median gross rent
$1,031
Housing units
522,939
Homeownership rate
69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher
34.5%
Unemployment rate
3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023
Population
1,050,6491,105,072
Median household income
$54,970$69,922
Median home value
$230,600$338,100
Median gross rent
$810$1,031
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueMedian gross rent
20191,050,649$54,970$230,600$810
20201,061,705$56,539$244,900$836
20211,077,978$60,560$263,700$886
20221,091,840$66,341$305,700$974
20231,105,072$69,922$338,100$1,031

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

CountShare
Under 558,8325.3%
5 to 17176,11015.9%
18 to 2499,7959.0%
25 to 34142,25412.9%
35 to 44141,24012.8%
45 to 54121,63211.0%
55 to 64147,54413.4%
65 to 74134,49012.2%
75 and over83,1757.5%

Race & ethnicity

CountShare
White (non-Hispanic)929,20684.1%
Black or African American5,2430.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native60,7455.5%
Asian8,9440.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander4810.0%
Some other race4,7140.4%
Two or more races47,2204.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)48,5194.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

CountShare
No high school diploma41,8225.4%
High school graduate214,75927.9%
Some college or associate's247,68832.2%
Bachelor's degree175,93222.8%
Graduate or professional degree90,13411.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work
19 min

How workers get to work

CountShare
Drove alone383,32772.0%
Carpooled51,2419.6%
Public transit3,4430.6%
Walked21,1554.0%
Bicycle5,5891.0%
Worked from home61,56511.6%
Other means6,1991.2%

Travel time

CountShare
Under 15 min212,82445.2%
15 to 29 min166,14735.3%
30 to 44 min53,45011.3%
45 to 59 min15,8623.4%
60+ min22,6714.8%

Households

Average household size
2.38
Poverty rate
12.0% (129,998 of 1,079,200)
CountShare
Family households274,87860.7%
Nonfamily households177,80539.3%

Housing

Median year structure built
1980

Occupancy

CountShare
Occupied452,68386.6%
Vacant70,25613.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

CountShare
Owner-occupied314,26669.4%
Renter-occupied138,41730.6%

Units in structure

CountShare
1-unit, detached362,54869.3%
1-unit, attached22,3114.3%
2 to 4 units38,2347.3%
5 to 19 units27,7435.3%
20 or more units21,5144.1%
Mobile home & other50,5899.7%

Geography

State FIPS
30
USPS
MT
Land area
145,550 sq mi
Water area
1,493 sq mi
Center point
47.0512, -109.6348

Montana rankings

21

National rankings

21

Counties

56

Largest cities by land area

10

Other states

51