Population

Missoula's current population is 35,796 people with 16,469 households within this smaller 2 mile radius. This area experienced positive population growth of 10.2% from 2010-2020. This area is projected to grow another 5.3% over the next five years. This is higher than the national average.

The median age of the population in this area is 30.4 which is well below the state average of 41.6 years old. This area has an average household size of 1.99 persons. This area is not very family centric with 36.8% of the households being family households and with 18.6% having children in the home and 11.5% of the population being under 15 and an additional 24.9% being under 24. Another 33.0% of this area’s population is between 25 and 44 years of age and 19.0% between 45-64 years old leaving 11.6% of the population over 65 years old. These last two age groups are target age groups for dentures, partials, crowns, and other restorative work. This area does have a higher percentage of the population between 15-24 years old which could indicate a college population in this area. Many college students are included in the count, but do not typically make the best patient base for the area. Missoula has a daytime employee population of 24,836 versus a permanent population of 35,796 meaning the daytime employee population is 69.4% of the permanent population living in the area and 62.0% of the total daytime population. This is a significant daytime employee population that has a positive impact on the overall numbers.

In this area, 51.4% of the population either holds a bachelor's degree or higher educational degree. Missoula is higher than the state and US average.

The dominant racial and ethnic groups of the population in the Missoula area are White 89.3%, Native American 3.4%, Asian 2.1% and 4.4% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics

		Missoula, Montana		Montana	United States
Demographic Characteristic		Missoula
		Montana
Latitude / Longitude:		46.878718, -113.996586
Radius		2 miles	3 miles
POPULATION
Population 2021		35,796	60,130	1,099,333	333,934,112
2010 Total Population		32,341	53,306	991,166	309,121,785
2020 Total Population		35,653	59,881	1,089,098	332,502,844
Projected Total Population 2026		37,681	63,707	1,154,183	345,887,495
Population Change, 2010 - 2020		10.2%	12.3%	9.9%	7.6%
Annual Population Change Rate, 2021 - 2026		1.0%	1.2%	1.0%	0.7%
POPULATION AGE BREAKDOWN
Median Age		30.4	32.6	41.6	38.8
Under 4 years old		4.5%	4.9%	5.6%	5.9%
5 - 9 years old		3.7%	4.2%	5.7%	6.1%
10 - 14 years old		3.3%	3.9%	5.9%	6.2%
15 - 24 years old		24.9%	20.5%	12.1%	12.8%
25 - 44 years old		33.0%	32.4%	24.6%	26.8%
Number of Adults 25-44		11,806	19,455	270,530	89,400,051
45 - 64 years old		19.0%	20.1%	26.0%	25.0%
Number of Adults 45-64		6,796	12,082	285,984	83,512,738
65 years and over		11.6%	13.9%	20.1%	17.3%
Number of Adults 65 years and older		4,154	8,376	221,485	57,652,490
0 - 14 years old		11.5%	13.1%	17.2%	18.2%
Number of Children 0-14 years old		4,133	7,866	188,619	60,698,912

NOTE: All percentages are rounded. ESRI data pulled as of September 25, 2021. Data showing future dates are projections.

Highlighted fields signify favorable characteristics on a comparison basis with the other locations listed and/or national averages