Kalispell, Montana demographics

Kalispell, MT demographics: median age 36.2; 34.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Kalispell city, Montana · Incorporated city · GEOID 3040075. The survey estimates a population of 28,504 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Kalispell is 36.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.4 years. There are 11,795 households (±449). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	36.2 ±1.4	40.4 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 28,504
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Montana	U.S.
Under 18	6,796 ±639	23.8% ±2.2 pp	21.0%	22.0%
18–34	6,928 ±610	24.3% ±2.1 pp	21.9%	22.8%
35–64	9,319 ±717	32.7% ±2.5 pp	37.0%	38.0%
65 and older	5,461 ±532	19.2% ±1.9 pp	20.1%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 28,504
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Montana	U.S.
Male	13,672 ±497	48.0% ±1.7 pp	50.7%	49.5%
Female	14,832 ±494	52.0% ±1.7 pp	49.3%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 28,504
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Montana	U.S.
White alone	25,604 ±439	89.8% ±1.5 pp	85.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	30 ±45 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	268 ±132	0.9% ±0.5 pp	5.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	408 ±157	1.4% ±0.6 pp	0.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	2 ±7 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	276 ±141 · low precision	1.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,916 ±329	6.7% ±1.2 pp	6.8%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 28,504
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Montana	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	26,975 ±344	94.6% ±1.2 pp	95.4%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,529 ±332	5.4% ±1.2 pp	4.6%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,795
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Montana	U.S.
Married-couple family	4,714 ±442	40.0% ±3.4 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	528 ±171	4.5% ±1.4 pp	4.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,072 ±202	9.1% ±1.7 pp	7.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	4,593 ±470	38.9% ±3.7 pp	31.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	888 ±236	7.5% ±2.0 pp	8.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,795
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Montana	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,147 ±291	26.7% ±2.2 pp	25.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	8,648 ±526	73.3% ±3.5 pp	74.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,795
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Montana	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	4,593 ±470	38.9% ±3.7 pp	31.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,565 ±399	30.2% ±3.2 pp	38.2%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,441 ±295	12.2% ±2.5 pp	12.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,279 ±236	10.8% ±2.0 pp	10.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	446 ±134	3.8% ±1.1 pp	4.5%	5.9%
Six-person households	245 ±132 · low precision	2.1% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.6%	2.2%
Seven or more people	226 ±109	1.9% ±0.9 pp	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 28,504
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Montana	U.S.
Native	27,496 ±342	96.5% ±1.2 pp	97.7%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,008 ±337	3.5% ±1.2 pp	2.3%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 26,494
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Montana	U.S.
English only	25,186 ±424	95.1% ±1.3 pp	95.8%	77.7%
Spanish	565 ±208	2.1% ±0.8 pp	1.4%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	7 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	104 ±87 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	64 ±66 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	33 ±38 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	192 ±123 · low precision	0.7% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.1%	1.1%
Vietnamese	8 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	148 ±120 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	28 ±30 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	159 ±130 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 19,634
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Montana	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	726 ±191	3.7% ±1.0 pp	5.4%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	5,420 ±635	27.6% ±3.1 pp	27.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	4,716 ±571	24.0% ±2.8 pp	22.4%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,934 ±331	9.9% ±1.7 pp	9.6%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	4,452 ±549	22.7% ±2.7 pp	23.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,386 ±363	12.2% ±1.8 pp	12.0%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 28,105
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Montana	U.S.
Same house	23,251 ±808	82.7% ±2.8 pp	86.5%	87.7%
Moved within same county	3,408 ±635	12.1% ±2.3 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	504 ±215	1.8% ±0.8 pp	3.0%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	915 ±302	3.3% ±1.1 pp	3.7%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	27 ±29 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

10.0% of Kalispell residents (±1.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 8.6% in Montana and 8.4% nationally. 88.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Kalispell	Montana	U.S.	Compared with Montana
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	10.0% ±1.9 pp	8.6%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	88.9% ±2.8 pp	89.4%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.1% ±1.5 pp	9.0%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Kalispell . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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