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Polson, MT

5,428 Population
4.5 square miles 1,208.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43 ±8 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Lake County: 44.3 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in Montana: 40.4 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$31,661 ±$3,181 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Lake County: $36,177 ±$2,090
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Montana: $41,711 ±$477
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$53,418 ±$4,920 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Lake County: $63,360 ±$3,063
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Montana: $72,509 ±$761
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

17.5% ±5.4% (932  ±289) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Lake County: 17.2% † 5,551 (±2.3% / ±746)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Montana: 11.5% 125,642 (±0.3% / ±3,688)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

19.7 minutes ±4 (41,035  ±10,055) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Lake County: 22.9 263,940 (±1.4 / ±19,625)
  • a little higher than the figure in Montana: 19.1 9,058,565 (±0.2 / ±128,212)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,380 ±216 Number of households
  • Lake County: 12,576 ±252
  • Montana: 458,859 ±3,762
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.2 (5,322  ±23) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Lake County: 2.6 32,151 (±0.1 / ±21)
  • a little less than the figure in Montana: 2.4 1,087,595
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.7% ±6% (72  ±66) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Lake County: 4.3% † 280 (±1.6% / ±103)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Montana: 5.5% 13,407 (±0.3% / ±815)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,885 ±241 Number of housing units
  • Lake County: 16,468 ±35
  • Montana: 528,419 ±3,257
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$356,300 ±$53,899 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Lake County: $421,800 ±$19,570
  • a little less than the amount in Montana: $375,800 ±$3,433
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.9% ±3.7% (521  ±196.8) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Lake County: 10.3% † 3,309 (±1.3% / ±432.1)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Montana: 13.5% 148,934 (±0.4% / ±4,359.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

91.5% ±7.5% (3,575  ±372.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Lake County: 92.9% 21,439 (±3.2% / ±749.6)
  • a little less than the rate in Montana: 94.6% 739,351 (±0.7% / ±5,772.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
29.6% ±4.7% (1,155  ±199.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Lake County: 31.5% 7,276 (±1.9% / ±443.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Montana: 35.2% 274,703 (±0.5% / ±3,522.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.4% ±1.7% (130  ±92) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in Lake County: 2.3% 758
  • a little higher than the rate in Montana: 2.3% 25,679
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

10.8% ±3% (470  ±132) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Lake County: 9.5% 2,418 (±0.9% / ±221)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Montana: 9% 79,357 (±0.2% / ±1,969)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
470 Total veterans ±132 435 Male ±128 35 Female ±27

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