Demographics of Ravalli County, Montana

Ravalli County, Montana had 48,582 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +4,170 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Ravalli County, in four figures

48,582
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +9.4%
Change since July 2020: +4,170 people.; 48.7 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $71,283 ±$3,919
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Ravalli County, Montana's population grew 9.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Ravalli County, Montana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Ravalli County, Montana's population grew 9.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Ravalli County, Montana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	44,412	100.0	100.0
2021	46,072	103.7	100.2
2022	47,123	106.1	100.7
2023	47,634	107.3	101.6
2024	48,037	108.2	102.5
2025	48,582	109.4	103.1

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Population of Ravalli County, Montana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	44,412	+237	−15	+2	+279
2021	46,072	+1,660	−240	+32	+1,982
2022	47,123	+1,051	−256	+15	+1,229
2023	47,634	+511	−189	+3	+692
2024	48,037	+403	−166	+71	+498
2025	48,582	+545	−156	+46	+663

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 48.7 ±0.3: for men 47.8 ±0.5 and for women 50.0 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Ravalli County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Montana	United States
Under 5	2,013 ±70	4.3% ±0.2	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,690 ±403	14.3% ±0.9	15.8% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,723 ±243	5.8% ±0.5	9.0% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	10,068 ±460	21.5% ±1.0	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	12,611 ±573	27.0% ±1.2	24.1% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	12,622 ±722	27.0% ±1.5	20.1% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $71,283 ±$3,919, and income per person $39,624 ±$2,249, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,509 ±$761 in Montana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Ravalli County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Montana	United States
Under $25,000	2,444 ±366	13.1% ±1.9	15.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,912 ±498	21.0% ±2.6	19.4% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,586 ±481	19.2% ±2.5	17.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,632 ±393	14.1% ±2.1	13.6% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,341 ±448	17.9% ±2.4	17.4% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,505 ±281	8.1% ±1.5	8.2% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,241 ±253	6.7% ±1.3	9.0% ±0.3	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Ravalli County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Montana	United States
All ages	4,077 ±801	8.8% ±1.7	11.5% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	889 ±345	10.3% ±3.9	12.7% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,681 ±393	7.7% ±1.8	11.7% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,507 ±345	9.5% ±2.1	10.3% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Ravalli County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ravalli County	Montana	United States
Housing units	21,179 ±32	528,419 ±3,257	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.1% ±2.1	86.8% ±0.5	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.9% ±2.1	13.2% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.4% ±2.0	69.2% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.6% ±2.2	30.8% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$476,600 ±$18,040	$375,800 ±$3,433	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,054 ±$66	$1,081 ±$14	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1991 ±2	1981 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Ravalli County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Montana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,928 ±0	4.1% ±<0.1	4.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	41,403 ±494	88.6% ±1.1	83.6% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	134 ±51	0.3% ±0.1	0.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	317 ±112	0.7% ±0.2	0.8% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	316 ±155	0.7% ±0.3	5.3% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	44 to 728	0.1% to 1.6%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,239 ±449	4.8% ±1.0	4.7% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Ravalli County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Montana	United States
Born in the state	16,068 ±1,096	34.4% ±2.3	52.1% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	28,974 ±1,138	62.0% ±2.4	44.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	633 ±219	1.4% ±0.5	0.8% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,052 ±252	2.3% ±0.5	2.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	625 ±185	1.3% ±0.4	1.2% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	427 ±199	0.9% ±0.4	1.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Ravalli County among the counties of Montana

7th of 56 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Montana page.

Counties of Montana near Ravalli County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Gallatin County	128,740	+7.6%
Missoula County	123,513	+4.4%
Flathead County	115,429	+10.1%
Cascade County	85,029	+0.7%
Lewis and Clark County	75,331	+5.8%
Ravalli County	48,582	+9.4%
Silver Bow County	36,118	+2.6%
Lake County	33,392	+6.9%
Lincoln County	22,328	+13.1%
Park County	18,214	+5.7%
Hill County	16,167	−0.5%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026