Cascade County

Cascade County, Montana

At a Glance

Population	84,414
County Seat	Cascade County Courthouse
State FIPS	30
County FIPS	013
Num Towns	23
Census-Designated Places	20
Total Town Population	71,702
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	84,423
Median Age	37.9
Veterans	8,524
Housing Units	39,022
Uninsured	728
Net Migration (recent)	-429
Growing	No

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	2,484
Total Employees	30,571
Avg Annual Pay	$55,412
Median Household Income	$61,351
Poverty Rate	13.6%
Unemployment Rate	3.0%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$67,719
Federal Spending FY2024	$823,479,762
Federal Spending Per Capita	$9,755

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$227,600
Median Rent	$866
FMR Studio	$903
FMR 1BR	$948
FMR 2BR	$1,244
FMR 3BR	$1,743
FMR 4BR	$1,977

Health & Safety

Hospitals	46
EMS Stations	69
Fire Stations	69
Police Stations	69
Adult Smoking	18.1%
Adult Obesity	35.6%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	24.5
Air Quality Good Days	52

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	12.66
Electric Customers	557432
Towns with Broadband Data	23
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	23

Community

Churches	63
Libraries	24
Historic Places (NRHP)	48
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	303
SNAP Stores	55
Bank Branches	21

Agriculture

Total Farms	976
Land in Farms (acres)	543,341
Avg Farm Size (acres)	556.7
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (7)

Type	Title	Date
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-03-31
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
DR	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING	2011-06-17
EM	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION	2005-09-13
DR	WILDFIRES	2000-08-30
DR	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING	1981-05-27
DR	RAINS, SHOWMELT, STORMS & FLOODING	1975-06-28

Detailed Topics

Communities in Cascade County

Great Falls — pop 60,442
Malmstrom AFB — pop 4,131
Sun Prairie — pop 1,615
Black Eagle — pop 949
Vaughn — pop 737
Ulm — pop 723
Cascade — pop 600
Belt — pop 510
Simms — pop 361
Fort Shaw — pop 256
Gibson Flats — pop 203
Tracy — pop 196
Sand Coulee — pop 179
Stockett — pop 157
Pleasant Valley Colony — pop 130
Cascade Colony — pop 115
Sun River — pop 95
Hardy — pop 88
Big Stone Colony — pop 78
Neihart — pop 43
Riceville — pop 36
Centerville — pop 32
Monarch — pop 26

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.