2022 population: 111,814 ( 20,886 from 2010 , 7,465 from 2020)
Land area: 5087.2 square miles
Population density: 22.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	102,491	91.66%	20.0%
Black:	330	0.30%	83.3%
Indian:	1,243	1.11%	33.1%
Asian:	1,240	1.11%	116.8%
2+ races:	2,447	2.19%	45.5%
Hispanic:	4,063	3.63%	96.3%

Total non-White:	9,323	8.34%	69.8%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,469	11.8
Deaths:	2,655	12.7
Net Migration:	7,412	35.5
Net Immigration:	333	1.6

Change in White population:	17,052	18.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,834	4.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
90,928
85,439	93.96%
180	0.20%
934	1.03%
572	0.63%
1,682	1.85%
2,070	2.28%
5,489	6.04%

2000
74,471
71,046	95.40%
108	0.15%
815	1.09%
377	0.51%
1,004	1.35%
1,061	1.42%
3,425	4.60%

1990
59,218
57,307	96.77%
56	0.09%
883	1.49%
289	0.49%
n/a
683	1.15%
1,911	3.23%

1980
51,966
50,814	97.78%
43	0.08%
527	1.01%
178	0.34%
n/a
381	0.73%
1,152	2.22%

1970
39,460
38,580	97.77%
30	0.08%
324	0.82%
68	0.17%
n/a
416	1.05%
880	2.23%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
9,985	13.4
6,615	8.9
11,755	15.8
336	0.5

14,393	19.3
2,064	2.8

Number	Rate
1990's
8,678	14.7
5,707	9.6
11,371	19.2
353	0.6

13,739	23.2
1,514	2.6

Number	Rate
1980's
8,878	17.1
4,434	8.5
2,726	5.2
n/a

6,493	12.5
759	1.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
8,877	22.5
n/a

12,234	31.0
272	0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Flathead County, MT

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.3
22,956	20.5%
88,858	79.5%
21,614	19.3%

42,154
2.48

27,507	65.3%
22,704	82.5%
1,555	5.7%
14,647	34.7%

2010
Number	Percent
41.2
21,254	23.4%
69,674	76.6%
13,103	14.4%

37,504
2.40

24,817	66.2%
19,788	79.7%
1,930	7.8%
12,687	33.8%

2000
Number	Percent
38.6
19,238	25.8%
55,233	74.2%
9,618	12.9%

29,694
2.47

20,601	69.4%
16,951	82.3%
1,741	8.5%
9,093	30.6%

1990
Number	Percent
35.3
16,766	28.3%
42,452	71.7%
7,667	12.9%

22,856
2.55

16,398	71.7%
14,010	85.4%
1,243	7.6%
6,458	28.3%

1980
Number	Percent
29.9
15,693	30.2%
36,273	69.8%
5,376	10.3%

18,867
2.72

14,217	75.4%
12,687	89.2%
820	5.8%
4,650	24.6%

2022 Housing Data for Flathead County, MT

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,460	3.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,691	4.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,603	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,708	4.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,050	4.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,869	4.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,996	4.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,735	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,508	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,412	8.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,513	10.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	5,889	14.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	3,776	9.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,456	5.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,226	7.7%
$200,000 or more	3,262	7.7%

Median Household Income	68,025
Per Capita Income	37,984

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	100
Compared to U.S.	89

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,248	3.0%
Public Assistance	964	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3,473	8.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	46,174	74.3%
Unemployed	1,584	2.5%
In Armed Forces	71	0.1%

Total Labor Force	47,829	76.9%
Not in Labor Force	14,346	23.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	17,905	15,499	53.6%
Non-Profit	1,512	2,778	35.2%
Self-Employed	5,394	2,931	64.8%

Local Government	1,153	2,019	36.3%
State Government	714	628	53.2%
Federal Government	693	574	54.7%

Total Private + Self	23,299	18,430	55.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4,072	5,999	40.4%
Total	27,371	24,429	52.8%

Pct. Govt.	11.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	9,204	17.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	11,120	21.4%
Professional, Technical	10,189	19.6%
Service Occupations	9,389	18.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	711	1.4%
All others	12,120	23.3%

White Collar		58.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	7,501	14.4%
Retail trade	7,185	13.8%
Construction	5,631	10.8%
Accommodation and food services	4,945	9.5%
Manufacturing	3,470	6.7%
Educational services	3,461	6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,051	5.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,318	4.5%
Finance and insurance	2,166	4.2%
Public administration	2,005	3.9%
Other services	1,980	3.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,776	3.4%
Transportation and warehousing	1,501	2.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,441	2.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,309	2.5%
Information	920	1.8%
Wholesale trade	666	1.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	398	0.8%
Utilities	283	0.5%
Management	15	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,125	2.01%
Puerto Rican	37	0.03%
Cuban	59	0.06%
Dominican	10	0.01%

Total Central American	150	0.14%
Costa Rican	6	0.01%
Guatemalan	52	0.05%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	24	0.02%
Panamanian	65	0.06%
Salvadoran	3	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	216	0.20%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	29	0.03%
Colombian	82	0.08%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	32	0.03%
Peruvian	73	0.07%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	874	0.82%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	232	0.22%
Chinese	165	0.16%
Indian	147	0.14%
Korean	133	0.13%
Japanese	84	0.08%
Taiwanese	51	0.05%
Vietnamese	41	0.04%
Cambodian	5	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	97,048	96.8%
Spanish	1,333	1.3%
German, other Germanic	476	0.5%
Other Indo-European	314	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	280	0.3%
Chinese	246	0.2%
Other	178	0.2%
Tagalog	174	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	103	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	24,212	22.9%
English	16,214	15.3%
Irish	14,178	13.4%
Norwegian	8,813	8.3%
American	4,704	4.4%
Italian	4,269	4.0%
Swedish	3,918	3.7%
Scottish	3,554	3.4%
French	3,373	3.2%
European	2,254	2.1%
Dutch	2,009	1.9%
Scandinavian	1,562	1.5%
Polish	1,556	1.5%
Danish	1,058	1.0%
Finnish	979	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	104,720	98.8%
Not a citizen	1,230	1.2%

Native	102,917	97.1%
Foreign-born	3,033	2.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
664	0.9%	2,676	3.5%	21,188	28.0%	24,791	32.7%	17,554	23.2%	8,877	11.7%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	664	0.9%
9-12 Years	2,676	3.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	21,188	28.0%
Some College	24,791	32.7%
Bach. Degree	17,554	23.2%
Grad Degree	8,877	11.7%
Average years of education: 14.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	30,468	28,129	2,339	7.7%	6.1%
1991	30,737	27,976	2,761	9.0%	6.9%
1992	32,388	29,758	2,630	8.1%	6.7%
1993	34,418	31,943	2,475	7.2%	6.1%
1994	35,532	32,946	2,586	7.3%	5.5%
1995	36,260	33,405	2,855	7.9%	5.7%
1996	36,887	34,032	2,855	7.7%	5.6%
1997	37,392	34,564	2,828	7.6%	5.5%
1998	37,985	34,975	3,010	7.9%	5.6%
1999	37,533	34,846	2,687	7.2%	5.3%

2000	39,434	37,337	2,097	5.3%	4.8%
2001	39,855	37,714	2,141	5.4%	4.6%
2002	39,908	37,812	2,096	5.3%	4.6%
2003	40,485	38,081	2,404	5.9%	4.7%
2004	41,555	39,247	2,308	5.6%	4.5%
2005	42,778	40,801	1,977	4.6%	4.1%
2006	44,355	42,714	1,641	3.7%	3.3%
2007	46,000	44,283	1,717	3.7%	3.4%
2008	46,559	43,652	2,907	6.2%	4.7%
2009	44,878	39,371	5,507	12.3%	7.1%

2010	43,844	38,579	5,265	12.0%	7.2%
2011	43,506	38,933	4,573	10.5%	6.6%
2012	43,283	39,490	3,793	8.8%	5.8%
2013	43,860	40,529	3,331	7.6%	5.4%
2014	43,773	40,954	2,819	6.4%	4.7%
2015	44,861	42,228	2,633	5.9%	4.3%
2016	45,960	43,298	2,662	5.8%	4.3%
2017	46,823	44,318	2,505	5.3%	4.1%
2018	47,875	45,538	2,337	4.9%	3.8%
2019	48,408	46,059	2,349	4.9%	3.6%

2020	49,357	45,499	3,858	7.8%	5.9%
2021	51,074	49,012	2,062	4.0%	3.4%
2022	52,636	51,020	1,616	3.1%	2.6%
2023	53,813	51,943	1,870	3.5%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	50,252
Median Value	$414,200

Occupied	42,154	83.9%
Vacant	8,098	16.1%

Owned	31,328	74.3%
Rented	10,826	25.7%
Median Rent	$1,029

Single-Family Units	38,289	76.2%
Detached	35,868	71.4%
Attached	2,421	4.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4,231	8.4%
Mobile Homes	4,626	9.2%

Flathead County, MT

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Flathead County, MT

2022 Housing Data for Flathead County, MT

2022 Income & Employment Data for Flathead County, MT

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Flathead County, MT

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Flathead County, MT

Historical Labor Force Data for Flathead County, MT