2024 population: 303,034 ( 11,788 from 2020)
Land area: 50075.1 square miles
Population density: 6.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	252,429	83.30%	2.8%
Black:	1,847	0.61%	8.3%
Indian:	19,733	6.51%	1.9%
Asian:	2,502	0.83%	9.8%
2+ races:	7,729	2.55%	13.5%
Hispanic:	18,794	6.20%	20.5%

Total non-White:	50,605	16.70%	10.6%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	13,357	11.5
Deaths:	14,277	12.3
Net Migration:	12,054	10.3
Net Immigration:	623	0.5

Change in White population:	6,947	2.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	4,841	1.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
291,246
245,482	84.29%
1,706	0.59%
19,370	6.65%
2,278	0.78%
6,810	2.34%
15,600	5.36%
45,764	15.71%

2010
271,875
235,349	86.57%
1,094	0.40%
17,299	6.36%
1,563	0.57%
4,990	1.84%
11,406	4.20%
36,526	13.43%

2000
249,688
221,619	88.76%
706	0.28%
14,782	5.92%
1,094	0.44%
3,214	1.29%
8,136	3.26%
28,069	11.24%

1990
225,329
205,550	91.22%
539	0.24%
13,013	5.78%
718	0.32%
n/a
5,509	2.44%
19,779	8.78%

1980
218,872
202,515	92.53%
231	0.11%
10,258	4.69%
679	0.31%
n/a
5,082	2.32%
16,357	7.47%

1970
183,069
171,435	93.65%
288	0.16%
6,943	3.79%
364	0.20%
n/a
3,769	2.06%
11,634	6.35%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
31,736	11.7
25,172	9.3
8,960	3.3
959	0.4

10,133	3.7
9,238	3.4

Number	Rate
2000's
31,201	12.5
21,966	8.8
8,786	3.5
1,171	0.5

13,730	5.5
8,457	3.4

Number	Rate
1990's
32,209	14.3
21,642	9.6
13,143	5.8
790	0.4

16,069	7.1
8,290	3.7

Number	Rate
1980's
38,213	17.5
18,526	8.5
-14,102	-6.4
n/a

3,035	1.4
3,422	1.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
16,236	8.9
n/a

31,080	17.0
4,723	2.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Billings, MT-WY Market Area

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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
40.9
66,272	11.2%
528,008	88.8%
58,187	9.8%

120,703
2.39

75,030	62.2%
59,923	79.9%
5,246	7.0%
45,673	37.8%

2010
Number	Percent
40.3
64,155	23.6%
207,720	76.4%
41,452	15.2%

111,958
2.37

71,655	64.0%
56,182	78.4%
6,283	8.8%
40,303	36.0%

2000
Number	Percent
37.5
65,413	26.2%
184,275	73.8%
34,715	13.9%

99,196
2.46

66,808	67.3%
54,238	81.2%
5,919	8.9%
32,388	32.7%

1990
Number	Percent
34.0
63,752	28.3%
161,577	71.7%
30,541	13.6%

86,657
2.54

60,966	70.4%
51,196	84.0%
5,029	8.2%
25,691	29.6%

1980
Number	Percent
29.7
65,939	30.1%
152,933	69.9%
23,552	10.8%

79,660
2.70

58,437	73.4%
51,607	88.3%
3,473	5.9%
21,223	26.6%

2022 Housing Data for Billings, MT-WY Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5,066	4.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,452	3.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,703	3.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,763	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,967	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	5,190	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	5,128	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,983	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,300	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	9,459	7.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	12,513	10.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	17,393	14.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	11,475	9.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	8,337	6.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	8,999	7.5%
$200,000 or more	8,975	7.4%

Median Household Income	68,672
Per Capita Income	38,972

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	87

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,539	3.8%
Public Assistance	3,084	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	10,746	8.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	126,072	74.9%
Unemployed	5,168	3.1%
In Armed Forces	134	0.1%

Total Labor Force	131,374	78.0%
Not in Labor Force	36,986	22.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	50,506	37,182	57.6%
Non-Profit	4,068	10,598	27.7%
Self-Employed	12,538	7,915	61.3%

Local Government	4,530	7,502	37.6%
State Government	2,135	3,088	40.9%
Federal Government	2,200	1,945	53.1%

Total Private + Self	63,044	45,097	58.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	12,933	23,133	35.9%
Total	75,977	68,230	52.7%

Pct. Govt.	14.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	23,000	15.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	29,437	20.4%
Professional, Technical	31,752	22.0%
Service Occupations	25,536	17.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2,458	1.7%
All others	34,872	24.1%

White Collar		58.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	22,485	15.6%
Retail trade	17,616	12.2%
Construction	12,108	8.4%
Educational services	11,893	8.2%
Accommodation and food services	10,947	7.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	8,073	5.6%
Transportation and warehousing	7,524	5.2%
Other services	7,148	4.9%
Public administration	6,845	4.7%
Manufacturing	6,650	4.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	6,327	4.4%
Finance and insurance	5,062	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5,045	3.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3,762	2.6%
Wholesale trade	3,687	2.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,552	2.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,514	1.7%
Information	1,814	1.3%
Utilities	1,459	1.0%
Management	86	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	12,521	4.25%
Puerto Rican	425	0.14%
Cuban	204	0.07%
Dominican	80	0.03%

Total Central American	171	0.06%
Costa Rican	7	0.00%
Guatemalan	60	0.02%
Honduran	9	0.00%
Nicaraguan	9	0.00%
Panamanian	81	0.03%
Salvadoran	5	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	816	0.28%
Argentinean	178	0.06%
Bolivian	18	0.01%
Chilean	96	0.03%
Colombian	223	0.08%
Ecuadorian	1	0.00%
Paraguayan	34	0.01%
Peruvian	113	0.04%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	106	0.04%
Other South American	47	0.02%

Other Hispanic	2,415	0.82%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	422	0.14%
Filipino	364	0.12%
Chinese	331	0.11%
Japanese	302	0.10%
Korean	141	0.05%
Thai	25	0.01%
Indian	20	0.01%
Cambodian	3	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	265,268	95.3%
Spanish	4,778	1.7%
Other	4,260	1.5%
German, other Germanic	1,206	0.4%
Other Indo-European	546	0.2%
Other Asian	521	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	496	0.2%
Vietnamese	446	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	365	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	80,268	27.2%
Irish	37,401	12.7%
English	35,393	12.0%
Norwegian	23,603	8.0%
American	13,949	4.7%
Italian	9,148	3.1%
Scottish	8,523	2.9%
Swedish	7,352	2.5%
French	7,226	2.5%
European	6,477	2.2%
Polish	4,935	1.7%
Dutch	4,920	1.7%
Danish	4,375	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	3,854	1.3%
Russian	3,630	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	292,205	99.2%
Not a citizen	2,502	0.8%

Native	289,157	98.1%
Foreign-born	5,550	1.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,083	1.5%	8,052	3.9%	59,586	29.0%	69,688	34.0%	44,529	21.7%	20,280	9.9%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,083	1.5%
9-12 Years	8,052	3.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	59,586	29.0%
Some College	69,688	34.0%
Bach. Degree	44,529	21.7%
Grad Degree	20,280	9.9%
Average years of education: 13.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	118,942	112,584	6,358	5.3%
1991	119,079	112,286	6,793	5.7%
1992	123,559	116,367	7,192	5.8%
1993	125,547	119,075	6,472	5.2%
1994	129,915	123,515	6,400	4.9%
1995	131,050	124,319	6,731	5.1%
1996	132,046	125,077	6,969	5.3%
1997	132,940	126,108	6,832	5.1%
1998	135,529	128,645	6,884	5.1%
1999	137,454	130,769	6,685	4.9%

2000	134,740	128,559	6,181	4.6%
2001	133,626	127,840	5,786	4.3%
2002	135,354	129,541	5,813	4.3%
2003	136,642	130,725	5,917	4.3%
2004	139,096	133,415	5,681	4.1%
2005	141,542	136,190	5,352	3.8%
2006	142,723	138,289	4,434	3.1%
2007	144,802	140,499	4,303	3.0%
2008	146,938	141,227	5,711	3.9%
2009	145,081	136,530	8,551	5.9%

2010	140,982	132,110	8,872	6.3%
2011	141,827	133,627	8,200	5.8%
2012	144,029	136,717	7,312	5.1%
2013	144,352	137,244	7,108	4.9%
2014	144,064	137,938	6,126	4.3%
2015	145,499	139,878	5,621	3.9%
2016	145,752	139,661	6,091	4.2%
2017	145,880	139,822	6,058	4.2%
2018	145,628	140,017	5,611	3.9%
2019	146,061	140,750	5,311	3.6%

2020	147,238	139,075	8,163	5.5%
2021	148,762	143,528	5,234	3.5%
2022	152,366	148,223	4,143	2.7%
2023	153,952	149,701	4,251	2.8%
2024	153,264	148,722	4,542	3.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	137,087
Median Value	$283,283

Occupied	120,703	88.0%
Vacant	16,384	12.0%

Owned	85,856	71.1%
Rented	34,847	28.9%
Median Rent	$954

Single-Family Units	102,476	74.8%
Detached	96,632	70.5%
Attached	5,844	4.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	11,133	8.1%
Mobile Homes	15,274	11.1%

Billings, MT-WY Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Billings, MT-WY Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Billings, MT-WY Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Billings, MT-WY Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Billings, MT-WY Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Billings, MT-WY Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Billings, MT-WY Market Area