2022 population: 84,864 ( 3,537 from 2010 , 451 from 2020)
Land area: 2698.2 square miles
Population density: 31.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	71,280	83.99%	0.3%
Black:	1,214	1.43%	26.7%
Indian:	3,612	4.26%	10.3%
Asian:	1,018	1.20%	37.0%
2+ races:	3,111	3.67%	24.6%
Hispanic:	4,629	5.45%	70.7%

Total non-White:	13,584	16.01%	32.8%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,068	12.2
Deaths:	2,437	14.4
Net Migration:	727	4.3
Net Immigration:	33	0.2

Change in White population:	180	0.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,357	4.1

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
81,327
71,100	87.42%
958	1.18%
3,274	4.03%
743	0.91%
2,496	3.07%
2,711	3.33%
10,227	12.58%

2000
80,357
71,880	89.45%
846	1.05%
3,237	4.03%
705	0.88%
1,700	2.12%
1,949	2.43%
8,477	10.55%

1990
77,691
71,491	92.02%
949	1.22%
2,976	3.83%
811	1.04%
n/a
1,464	1.88%
6,200	7.98%

1980
80,696
75,201	93.19%
933	1.16%
2,591	3.21%
471	0.58%
n/a
1,470	1.82%
5,495	6.81%

1970
81,804
77,613	94.88%
1,052	1.29%
1,487	1.82%
287	0.35%
n/a
1,208	1.48%
4,191	5.12%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
10,392	12.9
7,008	8.7
-3,474	-4.3
-296	-0.4

-780	-1.0
1,750	2.2

Number	Rate
1990's
12,073	15.5
7,108	9.1
-6,575	-8.5
227	0.3

389	0.5
2,277	2.9

Number	Rate
1980's
14,260	17.7
6,307	7.8
-10,999	-13.6
n/a

-3,710	-4.6
705	0.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-11,033	-13.5
n/a

-2,412	-2.9
1,304	1.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Great Falls, MT Metro 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
37.9
18,833	22.2%
66,031	77.8%
16,052	18.9%

34,577
2.37

21,155	61.2%
16,194	76.5%
2,059	9.7%
13,422	38.8%

2010
Number	Percent
38.9
18,630	22.9%
62,697	77.1%
12,690	15.6%

33,809
2.33

21,403	63.3%
16,363	76.5%
2,150	10.0%
12,406	36.7%

2000
Number	Percent
36.7
20,857	26.0%
59,500	74.0%
11,313	14.1%

32,633
2.40

21,675	66.4%
17,274	79.7%
2,278	10.5%
10,958	33.6%

1990
Number	Percent
32.7
21,441	27.6%
56,250	72.4%
9,849	12.7%

30,206
2.50

21,289	70.5%
17,791	83.6%
2,000	9.4%
8,917	29.5%

1980
Number	Percent
29.0
23,561	29.2%
57,135	70.8%
8,007	9.9%

29,436
2.66

21,467	72.9%
18,608	86.7%
1,612	7.5%
7,969	27.1%

2022 Housing Data for Great Falls, MT Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,660	4.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,728	5.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,212	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,694	4.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,684	4.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,413	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,674	4.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,520	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,430	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,000	8.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	3,729	10.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	4,696	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	3,102	9.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,075	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,205	6.4%
$200,000 or more	1,755	5.1%

Median Household Income	61,351
Per Capita Income	34,481

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	83

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,406	4.1%
Public Assistance	727	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3,986	11.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	33,605	68.7%
Unemployed	1,166	2.4%
In Armed Forces	2,554	5.2%

Total Labor Force	37,325	76.3%
Not in Labor Force	11,606	23.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	12,540	10,079	55.4%
Non-Profit	1,669	3,364	33.2%
Self-Employed	2,653	1,735	60.5%

Local Government	1,259	2,016	38.4%
State Government	325	664	32.9%
Federal Government	1,179	728	61.8%

Total Private + Self	15,193	11,814	56.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4,432	6,772	39.6%
Total	19,625	18,586	51.4%

Pct. Govt.	16.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	5,910	15.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	8,441	22.0%
Professional, Technical	8,256	21.6%
Service Occupations	7,137	18.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	369	1.0%
All others	8,566	22.4%

White Collar		59.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	6,237	16.3%
Retail trade	5,307	13.9%
Educational services	3,341	8.7%
Construction	3,177	8.3%
Accommodation and food services	3,151	8.2%
Public administration	2,381	6.2%
Other services	2,030	5.3%
Manufacturing	1,671	4.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,617	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	1,606	4.2%
Finance and insurance	1,505	3.9%
Wholesale trade	1,256	3.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,219	3.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,184	3.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	829	2.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	768	2.0%
Information	423	1.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	343	0.9%
Utilities	239	0.6%
Management	26	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,851	3.38%
Puerto Rican	485	0.57%
Cuban	225	0.27%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	318	0.38%
Costa Rican	31	0.04%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	172	0.20%
Nicaraguan	65	0.08%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	50	0.06%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	51	0.06%
Argentinean	7	0.01%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	39	0.05%
Ecuadorian	5	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	331	0.39%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	295	0.35%
Filipino	272	0.32%
Indian	134	0.16%
Korean	40	0.05%
Japanese	29	0.03%
Vietnamese	19	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	76,647	96.7%
Spanish	872	1.1%
German, other Germanic	816	1.0%
Other Indo-European	263	0.3%
Chinese	184	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	106	0.1%
Other Asian	103	0.1%
Other	76	0.1%
Tagalog	56	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	17,125	20.3%
Irish	9,901	11.7%
English	9,423	11.2%
American	7,182	8.5%
Norwegian	6,450	7.6%
Italian	3,492	4.1%
European	2,737	3.2%
Scottish	2,157	2.6%
French	1,998	2.4%
Swedish	1,742	2.1%
Polish	1,437	1.7%
Scandinavian	1,209	1.4%
Welsh	1,109	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	1,071	1.3%
Dutch	956	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	84,092	99.6%
Not a citizen	331	0.4%

Native	83,158	98.5%
Foreign-born	1,265	1.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,343	2.3%	2,490	4.3%	18,455	31.9%	19,554	33.8%	10,151	17.6%	5,801	10.0%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,343	2.3%
9-12 Years	2,490	4.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	18,455	31.9%
Some College	19,554	33.8%
Bach. Degree	10,151	17.6%
Grad Degree	5,801	10.0%
Average years of education: 13.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	71,978	68,016	3,962	5.5%
1991	71,984	67,686	4,298	6.0%
1992	73,268	68,734	4,534	6.2%
1993	71,730	67,236	4,494	6.3%
1994	73,382	69,456	3,926	5.4%
1995	74,656	70,724	3,932	5.3%
1996	74,334	70,612	3,722	5.0%
1997	75,244	71,162	4,082	5.4%
1998	76,210	71,986	4,224	5.5%
1999	73,950	69,888	4,062	5.5%

2000	76,852	73,012	3,840	5.0%
2001	76,372	72,902	3,470	4.5%
2002	75,976	72,668	3,308	4.4%
2003	76,564	73,144	3,420	4.5%
2004	77,002	73,748	3,254	4.2%
2005	77,818	74,688	3,130	4.0%
2006	79,124	76,580	2,544	3.2%
2007	79,634	77,022	2,612	3.3%
2008	81,322	77,822	3,500	4.3%
2009	81,426	76,830	4,596	5.6%

2010	76,942	72,118	4,824	6.3%
2011	76,658	71,980	4,678	6.1%
2012	76,760	72,628	4,132	5.4%
2013	76,842	72,956	3,886	5.1%
2014	76,602	73,308	3,294	4.3%
2015	76,640	73,460	3,180	4.1%
2016	75,562	72,448	3,114	4.1%
2017	75,568	72,678	2,890	3.8%
2018	75,704	72,950	2,754	3.6%
2019	76,180	73,514	2,666	3.5%

2020	75,594	71,122	4,472	5.9%
2021	75,796	73,278	2,518	3.3%
2022	78,448	76,384	2,064	2.6%
2023	78,978	76,710	2,268	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	39,022
Median Value	$227,600

Occupied	34,577	88.6%
Vacant	4,445	11.4%

Owned	23,517	68.0%
Rented	11,060	32.0%
Median Rent	$866

Single-Family Units	27,966	71.7%
Detached	25,904	66.4%
Attached	2,062	5.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5,066	13.0%
Mobile Homes	3,054	7.8%

Great Falls, MT Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Great Falls, MT Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Great Falls, MT Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Great Falls, MT Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Great Falls, MT Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Great Falls, MT Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Great Falls, MT Metro Area