Census Reporter Logo Census Reporter

Billings, MT

121,478 Population
46.1 square miles 2,637.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

Find data for this place

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.

Demographics

38.9 ±2.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Billings, MT Metro Area: 41.2 ±0.6
  • a little less than the figure in Montana: 41.3 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$42,155 ±$3,765 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in the Billings, MT Metro Area: $43,731 ±$2,936
  • a little less than the amount in Montana: $43,254 ±$1,178
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$69,112 ±$4,530 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Billings, MT Metro Area: $77,770 ±$4,052
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Montana: $75,340 ±$1,635
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

8.4% ±2% (9,976  ±2,409) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in the Billings, MT Metro Area: 7.9% † 14,923 (±1.4% / ±2,716)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Montana: 10.2% 113,684 (±0.7% / ±7,954)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

16.5 minutes ±0.6 (913,990  ±39,915) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Billings, MT Metro Area: 19.8 1,700,480 (±0.6 / ±57,089)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Montana: 19.1 9,058,565 (±0.2 / ±128,212)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

52,424 ±1,821 Number of households
  • the Billings, MT Metro Area: 78,816 ±1,783
  • Montana: 468,981 ±3,571
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (118,014  ±150) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Billings, MT Metro Area: 2.4 188,520 (±0.1 / ±145)
  • a little less than the figure in Montana: 2.4 1,107,898
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.6% ±2.7% (1,573  ±780) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Billings, MT Metro Area: 5.1% † 2,194 (±2% / ±861)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Montana: 4.7% † 11,639 (±0.7% / ±1,765)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

55,694 ±1,585 Number of housing units
  • the Billings, MT Metro Area: 87,005 ±92
  • Montana: 539,622 ±174
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$360,900 ±$15,367 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in the Billings, MT Metro Area: $383,900 ±$15,277
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Montana: $425,400 ±$10,246
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.1% ±2.7% (14,591  ±3,206.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Billings, MT Metro Area: 10.2% † 19,307 (±1.8% / ±3,472.4)
  • a little less than the rate in Montana: 12.8% 143,795 (±0.8% / ±9,275.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.3% ±5.9% (78,607  ±5,314.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Billings, MT Metro Area: 93.7% 126,930 (±4.4% / ±6,093.2)
  • about the same as the rate in Montana: 94.6% 760,097 (±1.6% / ±13,210.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
32.5% ±3.6% (27,375  ±3,054.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Billings, MT Metro Area: 32.8% 44,484 (±2.6% / ±3,479)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Montana: 36.3% 292,044 (±1% / ±8,345.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

1.9% ±0.8% (2,261  ±1,004) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Billings, MT Metro Area: 1.5% 2,966
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Montana: 2.1% 24,386
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

8.1% ±1.8% (7,735  ±1,731) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Billings, MT Metro Area: 8.7% † 13,064 (±1.5% / ±2,194)
  • a little less than the rate in Montana: 8.4% 76,266 (±0.5% / ±4,696)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
7,735 Total veterans ±1,731 6,979 Male ±1,671 756 Female ±482

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.