Missoula.
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Montana·Missoula County
20 tracts·65K people·$473K median·1,860/mi²
White 85 · Hispanic 6 · Multiracial 6 · Other 2 · Asian 1 · Black 0
Living alone 37 · Married couple 35 · Other 28
Health 29 · Professional 22 · Retail 19 · Leisure 12 · Manufacturing 8 · Public admin 6 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 43 · Service 21 · Sales · office 19 · Production · transport 10 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 67 · Carpool 15 · Work from home 14 · Bike 4 · Walk 4 · Transit 2
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Missoula is $473,100 (Census ACS) — 1.0× the US median of $458,812.
Missoula has 76,514 residents across 16 census tracts and 19 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.7; the population is 84.7% White, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 5.5% Multiracial, 2.4% Other, 1.1% Asian and 0.4% Black; the average household has 2.1 people; 53.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 11.8% (Census ACS).
Jeannette Rankin El (70%), Rattlesnake Elementary School (68%) and DeSmet School (67%) lead the elementary schools; DeSmet 6-8 (66%), Washington Middle School (57%) and Meadow Hill Middle School (46%) lead the middle schools; Big Sky High School (0%), Hellgate High School (0%) and Sentinel High School (0%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,189/month, 25% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Missoula is $70,392 a year, 18% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Missoula, median rent is $1,189/month and the median home value is $473,100 (Census ACS).
Missoula reported 5.5 violent crimes and 37.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 20°F; there are 41 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 17 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Missoula are cold wave (97), ice storm (95) and wildfire (93), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Missoula, 3.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).