Median Household Income
$72,509
Median Home Value
$375,800
Median Gross Rent
$1,081/mo
Poverty Rate
11.5%
Unemployment Rate
3.6%
Homeownership Rate
69.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
35.2%
Median Age
40.4
Population Over Time
Montana grew 11.0% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
1,006,370
2016
1,023,391
2018
1,041,732
2020
1,061,705
2022
1,091,840
2024
1,116,875
Business & Industry
Montana has 42,566 business establishments employing 409,312 people.
Construction
6,766
Health care and social assistance
4,488
Professional, scientific, and technical services
4,386
Accommodation and food services
3,850
Other services (except public administration)
3,607
Real estate and rental and leasing
2,529
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
2,231
Finance and insurance
2,057
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Largest Cities in Montana
See all →Billings117,093 people$73,712Missoula74,627 people$70,392Great Falls60,373 people$63,373Bozeman53,500 people$85,747Butte-Silver Bow (balance)34,638 people$61,857Helena32,529 people$71,036Kalispell25,473 people$63,415Belgrade10,941 people$97,328Anaconda-Deer Lodge County9,435 people$57,527Helena Valley Southeast9,374 people$74,075Havre9,332 people$50,329Evergreen8,514 people$76,446Livingston8,489 people$65,861Miles City8,432 people$67,727Helena Valley West Central8,206 people$90,082Whitefish8,098 people$73,811Lockwood7,393 people$75,700Laurel7,181 people$68,474Sidney6,257 people$62,538Lewistown5,988 people$48,750Four Corners5,631 people$100,917Columbia Falls5,435 people$75,766Orchard Homes5,265 people$64,904Polson5,218 people$53,418Helena Valley Northwest5,143 people$100,605Bigfork4,953 people$85,307Glendive4,861 people$72,670Hamilton4,806 people$49,204Lolo4,573 people$86,065Malmstrom AFB4,281 people$64,833Helena Valley Northeast4,245 people$140,517Dillon3,958 people$61,134Hardin3,803 people$60,423Glasgow3,208 people$90,310Cut Bank3,061 people$49,432Shelby3,058 people$58,413Deer Lodge3,030 people$60,302North Browning3,001 people$37,155Libby2,857 people$34,143Big Sky2,825 people$138,805Montana City2,716 people$129,755Conrad2,640 people$47,857Wolf Point2,634 people$52,868Lakeside2,564 people$77,435Colstrip2,327 people$82,500Red Lodge2,321 people$55,750Townsend2,176 people$70,752Malta2,121 people$54,483East Missoula2,105 people$57,500Lame Deer2,064 people$23,700
Counties in Montana
Beaverhead CountyBig Horn CountyBlaine CountyBroadwater CountyCarbon CountyCarter CountyCascade CountyChouteau CountyCuster CountyDaniels CountyDawson CountyDeer Lodge CountyFallon CountyFergus CountyFlathead CountyGallatin CountyGarfield CountyGlacier CountyGolden Valley CountyGranite CountyHill CountyJefferson CountyJudith Basin CountyLake CountyLewis and Clark CountyLiberty CountyLincoln CountyMadison CountyMcCone CountyMeagher CountyMineral CountyMissoula CountyMusselshell CountyPark CountyPetroleum CountyPhillips CountyPondera CountyPowder River CountyPowell CountyPrairie CountyRavalli CountyRichland CountyRoosevelt CountyRosebud CountySanders CountySheridan CountySilver Bow CountyStillwater CountySweet Grass CountyTeton CountyToole CountyTreasure CountyValley CountyWheatland CountyWibaux CountyYellowstone County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.