Flathead County vs. Missoula County

Flathead County (MT)Missoula County (MT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)102,106118,791
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)12.3%8.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)90,927109,296
Population, Census, April 1, 201090,928109,299
Persons under 5 years, percent5.8%5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.0%18.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.5%15.6%
Female persons, percent50.2%49.9%
White alone, percent95.0%91.8%
Black or African American alone, percent0.3%0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.4%2.7%
Asian alone, percent0.8%1.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.4%3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent2.8%3.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent92.7%89.2%
Veterans, 2014-20188,6717,836
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.2%2.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)49,09654,926
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201872.6%58.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$259,400$271,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,382$1,586
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$418$487
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$822$816
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201315.1%26.5%
Building permits, 2018466689
Households, 2014-201838,25248,608
Persons per household, 2014-20182.532.31
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.6%79.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20182.8%4.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201888.8%92.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201881.9%83.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.9%95.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201829.9%42.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.5%9.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.3%8.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.4%69.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.0%67.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)247,877317,394
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)572,470965,911
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)620,769310,561
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,283,4511,220,690
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,515,8952,044,036
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$16,543$18,419
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201819.318.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$52,966$51,270
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,068$30,636
Persons in poverty, percent11.2%12.7%
Total employer establishments, 20174,1564,458
Total employment, 201738,39550,107
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,513,8931,860,978
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.8%1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201711,03710,455
All firms, 201212,36413,218
Men-owned firms, 20126,1386,580
Women-owned firms, 20123,8414,142
Minority-owned firms, 2012472448
Nonminority-owned firms, 201211,52211,991
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,2971,215
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201210,42010,725
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.1%1.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.2%24.5%
Population per square mile, 201017.942.1
Land area in square miles, 20105,087.662,593.42

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Flathead county (MT) and Missoula county (MT) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.