Great Falls

Population: 60,412
Median household income: $63,934
Median home value: $237,400

Great Falls, a community in Cascade County, Montana, has 60,412 residents. At $63,934, its median household income sits in line with Cascade County's $66,203.

Between 2019 and 2023, Great Falls's population grew 2.7% from 58,835 to 60,412, while its median home value rose 34.5% from $176,500 to $237,400.

28.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 68.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 60,412
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $63,934
Median home value: $237,400
Median gross rent: $866
Housing units: 28,333
Homeownership rate: 68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

58,83560,412

Median household income

$46,965$63,934

Median home value

$176,500$237,400

Median gross rent

$729$866

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	58,835	$46,965	$176,500	$729
2020	58,717	$49,809	$181,500	$748
2021	60,381	$53,126	$190,300	$760
2022	60,373	$58,272	$223,700	$828
2023	60,412	$63,934	$237,400	$866

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,084	5.1%
5 to 17	9,827	16.3%
18 to 24	4,880	8.1%
25 to 34	8,897	14.7%
35 to 44	7,534	12.5%
45 to 54	6,364	10.5%
55 to 64	7,734	12.8%
65 to 74	6,604	10.9%
75 and over	5,488	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	50,082	82.9%
Black or African American	724	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2,358	3.9%
Asian	580	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2	0.0%
Some other race	232	0.4%
Two or more races	3,452	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,982	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.8%

High school graduate31.9%

Some college or associate's34.0%

Bachelor's degree17.9%

Graduate or professional degree10.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,459	5.8%
High school graduate	13,611	31.9%
Some college or associate's	14,485	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	7,640	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4,426	10.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone79.5%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit0.8%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	23,184	79.5%
Carpooled	2,869	9.8%
Public transit	233	0.8%
Walked	391	1.3%
Bicycle	223	0.8%
Worked from home	1,925	6.6%
Other means	325	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15,272	56.1%
15 to 29 min	9,943	36.5%
30 to 44 min	1,000	3.7%
45 to 59 min	203	0.7%
60+ min	807	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 14.0% (8,225 of 58,792)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,798	56.9%
Nonfamily households	11,212	43.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	26,010	91.8%
Vacant	2,323	8.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	17,784	68.4%
Renter-occupied	8,226	31.6%

1-unit, detached65.5%

1-unit, attached4.2%

2 to 4 units8.6%

5 to 19 units9.0%

20 or more units8.5%

Mobile home & other4.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	18,572	65.5%
1-unit, attached	1,193	4.2%
2 to 4 units	2,438	8.6%
5 to 19 units	2,543	9.0%
20 or more units	2,403	8.5%
Mobile home & other	1,184	4.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3032800
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 23 sq mi
Water area: 0.48 sq mi
Center point: 47.5025, -111.3000