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Missoula, MT

78,213 Population
35 square miles 2,232.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.5 ±1.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Missoula, MT Metro Area: 38.3 ±1.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Montana: 41.3 ±0.3
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$43,569 ±$3,292 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in the Missoula, MT Metro Area: $45,412 ±$2,742
  • about the same as the amount in Montana: $43,254 ±$1,178
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$69,832 ±$5,507 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Missoula, MT Metro Area: $75,290 ±$6,310
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Montana: $75,340 ±$1,635
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.7% ±2.3% (7,315  ±1,699) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Missoula, MT Metro Area: 8.7% † 10,736 (±1.8% / ±2,163)
  • a little less than the rate in Montana: 10.2% 113,684 (±0.7% / ±7,954)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

15.8 minutes ±0.7 (594,505  ±31,102) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Missoula, MT Metro Area: 18.4 1,080,615 (±0.6 / ±44,151)
  • about 80 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

37,870 ±1,390 Number of households
  • the Missoula, MT Metro Area: 56,562 ±1,442
  • Montana: 468,981 ±3,571
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2 ±0.1 (74,744  ±161) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Missoula, MT Metro Area: 2.2 122,911 (±0.1 / ±955)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Montana: 2.4 1,107,898
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

1.8% ±1.5% (410  ±344) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Missoula, MT Metro Area: 2.1% † 687 (±1.2% / ±409)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Montana: 4.7% † 11,639 (±0.7% / ±1,765)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

40,204 ±1,188 Number of housing units
  • the Missoula, MT Metro Area: 61,285 ±562
  • Montana: 539,622 ±174
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$562,000 ±$35,684 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Missoula, MT Metro Area: $550,200 ±$27,207
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Montana: $425,400 ±$10,246
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

21.5% ±3.6% (16,741  ±2,812.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Missoula, MT Metro Area: 19% † 23,837 (±3% / ±3,765.3)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Montana: 12.8% 143,795 (±0.8% / ±9,275.9)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

97.6% ±6.3% (54,634  ±4,024.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Missoula, MT Metro Area: 96.6% 85,628 (±5.1% / ±4,667.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in Montana: 94.6% 760,097 (±1.6% / ±13,210.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
54% ±4.7% (30,205  ±2,839.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Missoula, MT Metro Area: 49% 43,451 (±3.5% / ±3,204.4)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Montana: 36.3% 292,044 (±1% / ±8,345.1)
  • about 1.5 times 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

2.6% ±1.1% (2,007  ±848) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Missoula, MT Metro Area: 2.3% † 2,945 (±0.7% / ±915)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Montana: 2.1% 24,386
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.9% ±2.1% (4,690  ±1,402) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Missoula, MT Metro Area: 8% † 8,330 (±1.5% / ±1,591)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Montana: 8.4% 76,266 (±0.5% / ±4,696)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
4,690 Total veterans ±1,402 3,279 Male ±953 1,411 Female ±862

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