East Missoula

Population: 2,072
Median household income: $65,541
Median home value: $323,900

Located in Missoula County, Montana, East Missoula is a community with a population of 2,072. At $65,541, its median household income sits below Missoula County's $71,246.

Between 2019 and 2023, East Missoula's population declined 1.8% from 2,111 to 2,072, while its median home value rose 48.2% from $218,600 to $323,900.

Owners occupy 74.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,072
Median age: 42.0 yrs
Median household income: $65,541
Median home value: $323,900
Median gross rent: $1,039
Housing units: 1,036
Homeownership rate: 74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.5%
Unemployment rate: 8.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1112,072

Median household income

$53,234$65,541

Median home value

$218,600$323,900

Median gross rent

$902$1,039

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,111	$53,234	$218,600	$902
2020	2,214	$53,155	$227,700	$963
2021	2,162	$54,614	$243,300	$1,023
2022	2,105	$58,991	$278,200	$1,108
2023	2,072	$65,541	$323,900	$1,039

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

Age distribution

Under 52.2%

5 to 1712.8%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4421.2%

45 to 547.3%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over9.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	45	2.2%
5 to 17	266	12.8%
18 to 24	169	8.2%
25 to 34	303	14.6%
35 to 44	440	21.2%
45 to 54	152	7.3%
55 to 64	306	14.8%
65 to 74	200	9.7%
75 and over	191	9.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,856	89.6%
Black or African American	12	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.9%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	124	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	62	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate25.6%

Some college or associate's33.4%

Bachelor's degree25.1%

Graduate or professional degree9.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	102	6.4%
High school graduate	408	25.6%
Some college or associate's	532	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	400	25.1%
Graduate or professional degree	150	9.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone76.8%

Carpooled3.7%

Public transit1.1%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home15.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	830	76.8%
Carpooled	40	3.7%
Public transit	12	1.1%
Walked	18	1.7%
Bicycle	11	1.0%
Worked from home	170	15.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	387	42.5%
15 to 29 min	331	36.3%
30 to 44 min	140	15.4%
45 to 59 min	12	1.3%
60+ min	41	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 8.4% (173 of 2,065)

	Count	Share
Family households	551	57.3%
Nonfamily households	411	42.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	962	92.9%
Vacant	74	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	720	74.8%
Renter-occupied	242	25.2%

1-unit, detached68.0%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other19.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	704	68.0%
1-unit, attached	17	1.6%
2 to 4 units	40	3.9%
5 to 19 units	59	5.7%
20 or more units	19	1.8%
Mobile home & other	197	19.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3023200
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.21 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 46.8797, -113.9472