Demographics

KALISPELL
Kalispell is the largest town within a 100 mile radius, and is Montana's seventh-largest city. Visitors enjoy Kalispell's urban and rural mixture.

  • Population: 14,223
  • Male: 6,644
  • Female: 7,579
  • Median Age (years): 37.7
  • Race:
    White: 13,632
    Black or African American: 40
    American Indian and Alaska Native: 174
    Asian: 79
    Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 6
    Hispanic: 220
  • Household by Types:
    Total households: 6,142
    Family households: 3,494
    Married-couple families: 2,579
    NonFamily households: 2,648
    Householder living alone: 2,263
    Householder 65 years and older: 953
  • Housing Occupancy:
    Total housing units: 6,532
    Occupied housing units: 6,142
    Vacant housing units: 390
    Homeowner vacancy rate (percent): 1.5
    Rental vacancy rate (percent): 6.7

WHITEFISH
Whitefish is a small resort community with a charming and low-key personality.

  • Population: 5,032
  • Male: 2,417
  • Female: 2,615
  • Median Age: 37.3
  • Race:
    White: 4,829
    |Black or african American: 7
    American Indian or Alaska Native: 56
    Asian: 29
    Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 3
    Hispanic: 97
  • Households by Types:
    Total households: 2,229
    Family households: 1,203
    Married-couple families: 919
    NonFamily households: 1,026
    Householders living alone: 767
    Householders 65 years and over: 244
    Average household size: 2.2
    Average family size: 2.86
  • Housing Occupancy:
    Total housing units: 2,652
    Occupied units: 2,229
    Vacant housing units: 423
    Homeowner vacancy rate (percent): 2.1
    Rental vacancy rate: 7.6

COLUMBIA FALLS
Columbia Falls sits at the northeast corner of the Flathead Valley and is considered the "Gateway to Glacier."

  • Population: 3,645
  • Males: 1.815
  • Females: 1,830
  • Race:
    White: 96%
    American Indian: 1.9%
    Hispanic: 1.8%
  • Median Age: 35.7
  • Households:
    Average household size: 2.52 people
    Median household income: $31,128
    Median value of home: $99,700
  • City Marital Status:
    Never married: 20.1%
    Married: 57.7%
    Separated (married): 2.6%
    Widowed: 6.8%
    Divorced: 12.8%
  • Schooling:
    High school graduates: 84%
    Bachelors: 13.5%
    Graduates: 1.6%

BIGFORK
Bigfork is located on the northeast corner of Flathead Lake. This tiny mountain town is a lakeside village and artist colony.

  • Population: 1,421
  • Male: 680
  • Female: 721
  • Average resident age: 50.5
  • Percent foreign born: 3.9%
  • City marital status:
    Never married: 16.3%
    Married: 65.2%
    Separated (married): 2.1%
    Widowed: 7.4%
    Divorced: 9.0%
  • Races:
    White: 96.1%
    Hispanic: 1.5%
    American Indian: 1.3%
  • Schooling:
    High school graduates: 90.9%
    Bachelors: 35.6%
    Graduates: 9.1%

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