Flathead County, Montana

At a Glance

Population	104,357
County Seat	Flathead County Justice Center
State FIPS	30
County FIPS	029
Num Towns	24
Census-Designated Places	21
Total Town Population	60,734
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	105,950
Median Age	42.3
Veterans	7,988
Housing Units	50,252
Uninsured	1,362
Net Migration (recent)	4,517
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	4,987
Total Employees	43,969
Avg Annual Pay	$58,339
Median Household Income	$68,025
Poverty Rate	9.3%
Unemployment Rate	3.2%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$92,813
Federal Spending FY2024	$878,243,735
Federal Spending Per Capita	$8,416

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$414,200
Median Rent	$1,029
FMR Studio	$1,202
FMR 1BR	$1,249
FMR 2BR	$1,639
FMR 3BR	$2,184
FMR 4BR	$2,752

Health & Safety

Hospitals	48
EMS Stations	72
Fire Stations	72
Police Stations	72
Adult Smoking	15.1%
Adult Obesity	31.6%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	25.7
Air Quality Good Days	253

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	12.66
Electric Customers	557432
Towns with Broadband Data	24
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	24

Community

Churches	108
Libraries	24
Historic Places (NRHP)	159
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	346
SNAP Stores	67
Bank Branches	37

Agriculture

Total Farms	857
Land in Farms (acres)	127,964
Avg Farm Size (acres)	149.3
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (14)

Type	Title	Date
DR	SEVERE STORM AND FLOODING	2022-06-16
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
FM	MT-FLATHEAD FIRE ZONE-8/20/03	2003-08-21
FM	MT-ROBERT FIRE-07-23-03	2003-07-25
FM	MT-WEDGE CANYON FIRE-07/18/2003	2003-07-25
DR	WILDFIRES	2000-08-30
FM	MT - NORTHWESTERN ZONE 1 FIRE COMPLEX	2000-08-14

Detailed Topics

Communities in Flathead County

Kalispell — pop 24,558
Evergreen — pop 8,149
Whitefish — pop 7,751
Columbia Falls — pop 5,308
Bigfork — pop 5,118
Lakeside — pop 2,705
Helena Flats — pop 1,206
Marion — pop 1,119
Somers — pop 1,049
Hungry Horse — pop 828
Coram — pop 572
Martin City — pop 461
Kila — pop 424
Batavia — pop 368
Forest Hill Village — pop 241
West Glacier — pop 221
Olney — pop 186
Little Bitterroot Lake — pop 154
Rhodes — pop 146
Pinnacle — pop 45
Essex — pop 44
Snowslip — pop 39
Niarada — pop 28
Polebridge — pop 14

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.