Flathead County, Montana

24 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 108,445
Median household income: $71,327
Median home value: $467,700

Flathead County is a county in Montana with a population of 108,445. 24 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $71,327 runs in line with the Montana figure of $69,922.

Between 2019 and 2023, Flathead County's population grew 8.6% from 99,899 to 108,445, while its median household income rose 27.0% from $56,182 to $71,327.

The median gross rent is $1,094. 36.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 108,445
Median age: 42.1 yrs
Median household income: $71,327
Median home value: $467,700
Median gross rent: $1,094
Housing units: 50,948
Homeownership rate: 74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

99,899108,445

Median household income

$56,182$71,327

Median home value

$273,600$467,700

Median gross rent

$855$1,094

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	99,899	$56,182	$273,600	$855
2020	102,001	$57,763	$294,600	$884
2021	103,400	$63,582	$333,700	$910
2022	105,950	$68,025	$414,200	$1,029
2023	108,445	$71,327	$467,700	$1,094

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,806	5.4%
5 to 17	17,791	16.4%
18 to 24	7,180	6.6%
25 to 34	13,055	12.0%
35 to 44	14,230	13.1%
45 to 54	12,793	11.8%
55 to 64	15,071	13.9%
65 to 74	14,420	13.3%
75 and over	8,099	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	98,324	90.7%
Black or African American	251	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	971	0.9%
Asian	924	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	376	0.3%
Two or more races	3,799	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,800	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate27.4%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree24.2%

Graduate or professional degree11.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,400	4.4%
High school graduate	21,259	27.4%
Some college or associate's	25,022	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	18,815	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9,172	11.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone73.8%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home14.7%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	38,777	73.8%
Carpooled	3,400	6.5%
Public transit	63	0.1%
Walked	1,539	2.9%
Bicycle	300	0.6%
Worked from home	7,727	14.7%
Other means	772	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17,218	38.4%
15 to 29 min	16,806	37.5%
30 to 44 min	8,429	18.8%
45 to 59 min	1,284	2.9%
60+ min	1,114	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 9.6% (10,268 of 107,267)

	Count	Share
Family households	28,201	64.7%
Nonfamily households	15,367	35.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	43,568	85.5%
Vacant	7,380	14.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	32,259	74.0%
Renter-occupied	11,309	26.0%

1-unit, detached72.6%

1-unit, attached5.0%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units4.7%

20 or more units3.1%

Mobile home & other8.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	37,000	72.6%
1-unit, attached	2,545	5.0%
2 to 4 units	2,893	5.7%
5 to 19 units	2,420	4.7%
20 or more units	1,569	3.1%
Mobile home & other	4,521	8.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 30029
State: Montana
Land area: 5,087 sq mi
Water area: 169 sq mi
Center point: 48.2954, -114.0521