Cascade County, Montana

24 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 84,601
Median household income: $66,203
Median home value: $243,300

Cascade County is a county in Montana with a population of 84,601. 24 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $66,203 is below the Montana median ($69,922).

From 2019 to 2023, Cascade County's population grew 3.6% from 81,625 to 84,601, while its median household income rose 32.6% from $49,913 to $66,203.

77.9% of workers drive to work alone. 67.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 84,601
Median age: 38.3 yrs
Median household income: $66,203
Median home value: $243,300
Median gross rent: $902
Housing units: 39,248
Homeownership rate: 70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

81,62584,601

Median household income

$49,913$66,203

Median home value

$179,900$243,300

Median gross rent

$770$902

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	81,625	$49,913	$179,900	$770
2020	81,576	$52,049	$184,400	$778
2021	84,178	$56,377	$194,000	$790
2022	84,423	$61,351	$227,600	$866
2023	84,601	$66,203	$243,300	$902

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,022	5.9%
5 to 17	13,978	16.5%
18 to 24	7,491	8.9%
25 to 34	11,939	14.1%
35 to 44	10,296	12.2%
45 to 54	8,681	10.3%
55 to 64	10,840	12.8%
65 to 74	9,483	11.2%
75 and over	6,871	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	70,402	83.2%
Black or African American	1,223	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2,867	3.4%
Asian	958	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.0%
Some other race	341	0.4%
Two or more races	4,517	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,283	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.1%

High school graduate31.5%

Some college or associate's33.6%

Bachelor's degree18.3%

Graduate or professional degree10.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,546	6.1%
High school graduate	18,320	31.5%
Some college or associate's	19,545	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	10,618	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6,081	10.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone77.9%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit0.7%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home7.0%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	31,671	77.9%
Carpooled	4,201	10.3%
Public transit	299	0.7%
Walked	926	2.3%
Bicycle	287	0.7%
Worked from home	2,832	7.0%
Other means	442	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	19,027	50.3%
15 to 29 min	13,901	36.7%
30 to 44 min	2,872	7.6%
45 to 59 min	628	1.7%
60+ min	1,398	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 13.2% (10,839 of 82,185)

	Count	Share
Family households	21,326	61.1%
Nonfamily households	13,583	38.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	34,909	88.9%
Vacant	4,339	11.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	24,490	70.2%
Renter-occupied	10,419	29.8%

1-unit, detached67.4%

1-unit, attached5.4%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units6.7%

20 or more units6.3%

Mobile home & other7.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	26,463	67.4%
1-unit, attached	2,134	5.4%
2 to 4 units	2,734	7.0%
5 to 19 units	2,649	6.7%
20 or more units	2,454	6.3%
Mobile home & other	2,814	7.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 30013
State: Montana
Land area: 2,698 sq mi
Water area: 13 sq mi
Center point: 47.3166, -111.3503