Missoula County, Montana

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Missoula County, Montana is among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (134th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median home value (160th of 3,217 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Missoula County, Montana	Montana	United States	Rank
Total Population	120,672	1,116,875	334,922,499	534th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$75,598	$72,509	$80,734	806th of 3,221
Median Age	37.1	40.4	38.9	2736th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	47.4%	35.2%	35.7%	134th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$472,100	$375,800	$332,700	160th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,190	$1,081	$1,413	552nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.1%	11.5%	12.5%	2412th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.7%	3.6%	5.2%	2115th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	46.5	7.7	n/a	1615th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.9%	2.3%	14.1%	1590th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.9	n/a	n/a	511th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	58.8%	69.2%	65.2%	3040th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	18.1	19.1	26.4	2827th of 3,221
Worked from Home	14.6%	12.5%	15.1%	464th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.0%	n/a	n/a	1901st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	42.1%	48.4%	46.9%	2699th of 3,222
Broadband Access	91.5%	n/a	n/a	205th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Missoula County, Montana

Statistic	Missoula County, Montana	Montana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	85.5%	83.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.1%	4.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.0%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.9%	5.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	26.4	29.4	61.4

Age in Missoula County, Montana

Statistic	Missoula County, Montana	Montana	United States
Median Age	37.1	40.4	38.9
Under 18 %	18.2%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	12.9%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.7%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.1%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.0%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.1%	20.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Missoula County, Montana

Statistic	Missoula County, Montana	Montana	United States
Households	52,679	458,859	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	54.1%	60.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.2%	25.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.9%	11.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.3%	31.4%	28.7%
Never Married	38.2%	30.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Missoula County, Montana

Statistic	Missoula County, Montana	Montana	United States
Per Capita Income	$45,868	$41,711	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.6%	15.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.3%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.8%	17.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	10.2%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.1%	11.5%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	26.5%	29.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.5%	7.8%	n/a

Housing in Missoula County, Montana

Statistic	Missoula County, Montana	Montana	United States
Housing Units	56,930	528,419	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	57.7%	68.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	18.8%	9.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.5%	13.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,985.0	1,981.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	41.2%	30.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.3%	27.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,150	$2,693	n/a

Education in Missoula County, Montana

Statistic	Missoula County, Montana	Montana	United States
Less than High School	3.4%	5.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	19.5%	27.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.7%	32.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	28.8%	23.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	18.6%	12.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Missoula County, Montana

Statistic	Missoula County, Montana	Montana	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.6%	62.9%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	69.1%	71.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.1%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.2%	3.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	43.5%	45.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.4%	4.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.2%	4.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Missoula County, Montana

Statistic	Missoula County, Montana	Montana	United States
Born in State of Residence	46.3%	52.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.5%	1.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.3%	1.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.2%	95.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.6%	1.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.5%	3.8%	16.7%

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