Whitefish

Population: 8,422
Median household income: $71,110
Median home value: $648,200

Whitefish is a community in Flathead County, Montana, home to 8,422 residents. At $71,110, its median household income sits in line with Flathead County's $71,327.

Between 2019 and 2023, Whitefish's population grew 9.2% from 7,714 to 8,422, while its median home value rose 77.8% from $364,500 to $648,200.

Owners occupy 60.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 43.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,422
Median age: 43.4 yrs
Median household income: $71,110
Median home value: $648,200
Median gross rent: $1,313
Housing units: 5,079
Homeownership rate: 60.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 56.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,7148,422

Median household income

$52,037$71,110

Median home value

$364,500$648,200

Median gross rent

$1,014$1,313

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,714	$52,037	$364,500	$1,014
2020	8,032	$51,821	$425,000	$1,034
2021	7,783	$64,595	$477,600	$991
2022	8,098	$69,919	$610,000	$1,254
2023	8,422	$71,110	$648,200	$1,313

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 244.0%

25 to 3416.3%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 7413.8%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	342	4.1%
5 to 17	1,104	13.1%
18 to 24	341	4.0%
25 to 34	1,370	16.3%
35 to 44	1,222	14.5%
45 to 54	1,056	12.5%
55 to 64	1,014	12.0%
65 to 74	1,165	13.8%
75 and over	808	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,033	95.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	85	1.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	21	0.2%
Two or more races	197	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	86	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.2%

High school graduate18.7%

Some college or associate's22.6%

Bachelor's degree41.5%

Graduate or professional degree15.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	145	2.2%
High school graduate	1,241	18.7%
Some college or associate's	1,502	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,751	41.5%
Graduate or professional degree	996	15.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone66.0%

Carpooled2.0%

Public transit0.2%

Walked7.0%

Bicycle2.7%

Worked from home22.0%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,036	66.0%
Carpooled	91	2.0%
Public transit	11	0.2%
Walked	320	7.0%
Bicycle	126	2.7%
Worked from home	1,012	22.0%
Other means	4	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,823	50.8%
15 to 29 min	1,172	32.7%
30 to 44 min	480	13.4%
45 to 59 min	31	0.9%
60+ min	82	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.02
Poverty rate: 8.9% (735 of 8,249)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,972	48.1%
Nonfamily households	2,129	51.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,101	80.7%
Vacant	978	19.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,459	60.0%
Renter-occupied	1,642	40.0%

1-unit, detached59.6%

1-unit, attached9.6%

2 to 4 units10.5%

5 to 19 units14.9%

20 or more units4.0%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,028	59.6%
1-unit, attached	490	9.6%
2 to 4 units	535	10.5%
5 to 19 units	757	14.9%
20 or more units	203	4.0%
Mobile home & other	66	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3079825
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.33 sq mi
Water area: 5.29 sq mi
Center point: 48.4380, -114.3480