Missoula

Population: 75,600
Median household income: $65,329
Median home value: $427,400

Missoula is a community in Missoula County, Montana, home to 75,600 residents. At $65,329, its median household income sits below Missoula County's $71,246.

Between 2019 and 2023, Missoula's population grew 2.6% from 73,710 to 75,600, while its median home value rose 52.8% from $279,700 to $427,400.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 18.4% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 85.2% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 75,600
Median age: 34.3 yrs
Median household income: $65,329
Median home value: $427,400
Median gross rent: $1,120
Housing units: 36,310
Homeownership rate: 47.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

73,71075,600

Median household income

$47,426$65,329

Median home value

$279,700$427,400

Median gross rent

$859$1,120

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	73,710	$47,426	$279,700	$859
2020	74,994	$50,947	$301,700	$900
2021	73,300	$54,423	$324,700	$971
2022	74,627	$59,783	$380,500	$1,064
2023	75,600	$65,329	$427,400	$1,120

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1713.2%

18 to 2416.1%

25 to 3418.4%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 649.3%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,863	3.8%
5 to 17	9,997	13.2%
18 to 24	12,196	16.1%
25 to 34	13,876	18.4%
35 to 44	10,486	13.9%
45 to 54	8,134	10.8%
55 to 64	7,023	9.3%
65 to 74	6,956	9.2%
75 and over	4,069	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	64,392	85.2%
Black or African American	542	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,351	1.8%
Asian	911	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	56	0.1%
Some other race	282	0.4%
Two or more races	3,981	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,085	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.2%

High school graduate17.4%

Some college or associate's27.7%

Bachelor's degree31.7%

Graduate or professional degree19.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,625	3.2%
High school graduate	8,794	17.4%
Some college or associate's	14,017	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	16,039	31.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10,069	19.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone67.5%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit2.0%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle4.1%

Worked from home13.7%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	29,390	67.5%
Carpooled	3,376	7.8%
Public transit	870	2.0%
Walked	1,853	4.3%
Bicycle	1,799	4.1%
Worked from home	5,984	13.7%
Other means	270	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	19,711	52.5%
15 to 29 min	13,731	36.6%
30 to 44 min	2,219	5.9%
45 to 59 min	681	1.8%
60+ min	1,216	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 12.8% (9,350 of 73,177)

	Count	Share
Family households	15,911	46.9%
Nonfamily households	18,047	53.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	33,958	93.5%
Vacant	2,352	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	16,222	47.8%
Renter-occupied	17,736	52.2%

1-unit, detached49.4%

1-unit, attached6.2%

2 to 4 units12.4%

5 to 19 units14.3%

20 or more units13.0%

Mobile home & other4.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	17,929	49.4%
1-unit, attached	2,266	6.2%
2 to 4 units	4,486	12.4%
5 to 19 units	5,181	14.3%
20 or more units	4,719	13.0%
Mobile home & other	1,729	4.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3050200
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 35 sq mi
Water area: 0.19 sq mi
Center point: 46.8744, -114.0261