Polson, Montana demographics

Polson, MT demographics: median age 43.0; 29.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Polson city, Montana · Incorporated city · GEOID 3058750. The survey estimates a population of 5,428 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Polson is 43.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 8.0 years. There are 2,380 households (±216). 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	43.0 ±8.0	40.4 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,428
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Montana	U.S.
Under 18	1,089 ±232	20.1% ±4.3 pp	21.0%	22.0%
18–34	1,086 ±207	20.0% ±3.8 pp	21.9%	22.8%
35–64	1,905 ±298	35.1% ±5.5 pp	37.0%	38.0%
65 and older	1,348 ±210	24.8% ±3.9 pp	20.1%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,428
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Montana	U.S.
Male	2,407 ±152	44.3% ±2.8 pp	50.7%	49.5%
Female	3,021 ±151	55.7% ±2.8 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: 5,428
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Montana	U.S.
White alone	3,804 ±313	70.1% ±5.8 pp	85.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	17 ±25 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.5%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	655 ±179	12.1% ±3.3 pp	5.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	17 ±22 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	154 ±104 · low precision	2.8% ±1.9 pp · low precision	1.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	781 ±309	14.4% ±5.7 pp	6.8%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,428
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Montana	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,013 ±188	92.4% ±3.4 pp	95.4%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	415 ±185	7.6% ±3.4 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: 2,380
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Montana	U.S.
Married-couple family	897 ±135	37.7% ±4.5 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	109 ±46	4.6% ±1.9 pp	4.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	265 ±98	11.1% ±4.0 pp	7.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	918 ±193	38.6% ±7.3 pp	31.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	191 ±88	8.0% ±3.6 pp	8.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,380
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Montana	U.S.
Households with people under 18	439 ±113	18.4% ±4.4 pp	25.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,941 ±257	81.6% ±7.9 pp	74.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,380
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Montana	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	918 ±193	38.6% ±7.3 pp	31.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	978 ±163	41.1% ±5.7 pp	38.2%	33.8%
Three-person households	180 ±82	7.6% ±3.4 pp	12.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	176 ±85	7.4% ±3.5 pp	10.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	81 ±73 · low precision	3.4% ±3.0 pp · low precision	4.5%	5.9%
Six-person households	42 ±40 · low precision	1.8% ±1.7 pp · low precision	1.6%	2.2%
Seven or more people	5 ±19 · low precision	0.2% ±0.8 pp · low precision	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: 5,428
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Montana	U.S.
Native	5,298 ±98	97.6% ±1.8 pp	97.7%	85.9%
Foreign born	130 ±92 · low precision	2.4% ±1.7 pp · low precision	2.3%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 5,010
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Montana	U.S.
English only	4,847 ±172	96.7% ±2.2 pp	95.8%	77.7%
Spanish	103 ±88 · low precision	2.1% ±1.8 pp · low precision	1.4%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	7 ±11 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	53 ±72 · low precision	1.1% ±1.4 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: 3,906
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Montana	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	331 ±168 · low precision	8.5% ±4.3 pp · low precision	5.4%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,076 ±237	27.5% ±5.8 pp	27.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	945 ±201	24.2% ±4.9 pp	22.4%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	399 ±95	10.2% ±2.3 pp	9.6%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	680 ±168	17.4% ±4.1 pp	23.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	475 ±123	12.2% ±3.1 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: 5,284
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Montana	U.S.
Same house	4,763 ±239	90.1% ±4.1 pp	86.5%	87.7%
Moved within same county	251 ±126 · low precision	4.8% ±2.4 pp · low precision	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	70 ±49 · low precision	1.3% ±0.9 pp · low precision	3.0%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	189 ±142 · low precision	3.6% ±2.7 pp · low precision	3.7%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	11 ±17 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 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

10.5% of Polson residents (±3.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 8.6% in Montana and 8.4% nationally. 85.0% 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	Polson	Montana	U.S.	Compared with Montana
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	10.5% ±3.4 pp	8.6%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	85.0% ±2.8 pp	89.4%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	10.8% ±3.0 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 Polson . 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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