Frenchtown

Population: 1,629
Median household income: $90,767
Median home value: $391,600

Frenchtown is a community in Missoula County, Montana, home to 1,629 residents. Its median household income of $90,767 runs above the Missoula County figure of $71,246.

Between 2019 and 2023, Frenchtown's population declined 16.4% from 1,949 to 1,629, while its median home value rose 31.7% from $297,300 to $391,600.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 87.1% of the population. 90.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,629
Median age: 33.5 yrs
Median household income: $90,767
Median home value: $391,600
Median gross rent: $1,458
Housing units: 591
Homeownership rate: 88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9491,629

Median household income

$68,036$90,767

Median home value

$297,300$391,600

Median gross rent

$852$1,458

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,949	$68,036	$297,300	$852
2020	1,741	$69,800	$300,500	$930
2021	1,734	$91,419	$335,300	$1,488
2022	1,570	$86,184	$319,200	$1,542
2023	1,629	$90,767	$391,600	$1,458

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

Age distribution

Under 515.7%

5 to 1722.0%

18 to 241.8%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 546.4%

55 to 646.4%

65 to 7412.8%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	255	15.7%
5 to 17	359	22.0%
18 to 24	30	1.8%
25 to 34	246	15.1%
35 to 44	165	10.1%
45 to 54	105	6.4%
55 to 64	104	6.4%
65 to 74	208	12.8%
75 and over	157	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,419	87.1%
Black or African American	93	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	27	1.7%
Some other race	37	2.3%
Two or more races	8	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	45	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.7%

High school graduate28.2%

Some college or associate's41.9%

Bachelor's degree15.4%

Graduate or professional degree12.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	17	1.7%
High school graduate	278	28.2%
Some college or associate's	413	41.9%
Bachelor's degree	152	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	125	12.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone90.0%

Carpooled4.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means4.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	513	90.0%
Carpooled	26	4.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	24	4.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	85	14.9%
15 to 29 min	292	51.2%
30 to 44 min	175	30.7%
45 to 59 min	5	0.9%
60+ min	13	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.00
Poverty rate: 13.4% (219 of 1,629)

	Count	Share
Family households	467	86.3%
Nonfamily households	74	13.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	541	91.5%
Vacant	50	8.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	476	88.0%
Renter-occupied	65	12.0%

1-unit, detached87.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other12.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	517	87.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	74	12.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3029350
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.74 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 47.0280, -114.2462