Flathead County, Montana

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Flathead County, Montana is among the highest in the country for median home value (111th of 3,217 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Flathead County, Montana	Montana	United States	Rank
Total Population	110,695	1,116,875	334,922,499	570th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$73,925	$72,509	$80,734	922nd of 3,221
Median Age	42.2	40.4	38.9	1442nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	37.2%	35.2%	35.7%	371st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$535,500	$375,800	$332,700	111th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,142	$1,081	$1,413	639th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.3%	11.5%	12.5%	2580th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.9%	3.6%	5.2%	2604th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	21.8	7.7	n/a	2258th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.8%	2.3%	14.1%	1623rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.7	n/a	n/a	866th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.4%	69.2%	65.2%	1950th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.6	19.1	26.4	2617th of 3,221
Worked from Home	15.8%	12.5%	15.1%	355th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.8%	n/a	n/a	1489th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.1%	48.4%	46.9%	1016th of 3,222
Broadband Access	88.5%	n/a	n/a	612th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Flathead County, Montana

Statistic	Flathead County, Montana	Montana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	83.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.7%	4.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.0%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	5.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	18.6	29.4	61.4

Age in Flathead County, Montana

Statistic	Flathead County, Montana	Montana	United States
Median Age	42.2	40.4	38.9
Under 18 %	21.6%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.6%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.2%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.2%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.2%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.1%	20.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Flathead County, Montana

Statistic	Flathead County, Montana	Montana	United States
Households	44,233	458,859	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	63.9%	60.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.2%	25.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.8%	11.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.2%	31.4%	28.7%
Never Married	26.9%	30.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Flathead County, Montana

Statistic	Flathead County, Montana	Montana	United States
Per Capita Income	$41,557	$41,711	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.2%	15.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.3%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.7%	17.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.6%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.3%	11.5%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	26.0%	29.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.5%	7.8%	n/a

Housing in Flathead County, Montana

Statistic	Flathead County, Montana	Montana	United States
Housing Units	51,680	528,419	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	72.1%	68.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.6%	9.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.4%	13.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,991.0	1,981.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.6%	30.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.2%	27.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,120	$2,693	n/a

Education in Flathead County, Montana

Statistic	Flathead County, Montana	Montana	United States
Less than High School	4.5%	5.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.2%	27.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.1%	32.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	24.2%	23.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	13.0%	12.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Flathead County, Montana

Statistic	Flathead County, Montana	Montana	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.4%	62.9%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.5%	71.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.8%	3.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	38.1%	45.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.1%	4.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.2%	4.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Flathead County, Montana

Statistic	Flathead County, Montana	Montana	United States
Born in State of Residence	45.2%	52.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.7%	1.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.1%	1.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.0%	95.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.1%	1.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.8%	3.8%	16.7%

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