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Population
78,903
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$473,100
Owner-occupied units
Missoula, MT
Montana · 46.874° N, 114.026° W · 35 sq mi
Missoula is a city in Montana, with a population of 78,903 and about 2,252 residents per square mile. The median household earns $70,392 a year, and the median home is worth $473,100.
Conditions
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Size & density
Land area
35 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
2,252
People per square mile
Rank by population
#500
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#390
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$70,392
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,189
Per month
Homeownership
47%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
15.8 min
One way
People
Median age
34.7
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
53%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
2.9%
Households
34,941
2.1 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 25.3%
Professional & business services 14.6%
Arts, food & hospitality 14%
Retail trade 11.5%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in Montana
Name
Dennis Washington
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$7.4B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Missoula
Source of wealth
Construction, mining
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Montana · private sector
Employer
Billings Clinic
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Montana
Company
Glacier Bancorp
Revenue
$1.1B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Kalispell
Ticker
GBCI
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of Montana
State bird
Western Meadowlark
State flower
Bitterroot
State capital
Helena
Nickname
The Treasure State
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