Demographics of Bozeman city, Montana

Bozeman city, Montana had 58,814 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +4,924 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bozeman city, in four figures

58,814
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 56,114 ±33.; +9.1%
Change since July 2020: +4,924 people.; 28.9 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $85,747 ±$4,604
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Bozeman city, Montana's population grew 9.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bozeman city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Bozeman city, Montana's population grew 9.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bozeman city, 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	53,890	100.0	100.0
2021	55,425	102.8	100.2
2022	56,306	104.5	100.7
2023	57,131	106.0	101.6
2024	58,125	107.9	102.5
2025	58,814	109.1	103.1

Population of Bozeman city, Montana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	53,890	—
2021	55,425	+1,535
2022	56,306	+881
2023	57,131	+825
2024	58,125	+994
2025	58,814	+689

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 28.9 ±0.7: for men 28.5 ±0.8 and for women 29.4 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bozeman city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Montana	United States
Under 5	1,889 ±335	3.4% ±0.6	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,540 ±520	9.9% ±0.9	15.8% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	15,230 ±1,027	27.1% ±1.8	9.0% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	18,205 ±797	32.4% ±1.4	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,826 ±640	15.7% ±1.1	24.1% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,424 ±596	11.4% ±1.1	20.1% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $85,747 ±$4,604, and income per person $52,507 ±$3,429, 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 Bozeman city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Montana	United States
Under $25,000	2,999 ±470	12.5% ±1.9	15.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,723 ±550	15.5% ±2.3	19.4% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,712 ±512	15.5% ±2.1	17.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,099 ±430	12.9% ±1.8	13.6% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,768 ±632	19.9% ±2.6	17.4% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,141 ±375	8.9% ±1.6	8.2% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,528 ±434	14.7% ±1.8	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 Bozeman city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Montana	United States
All ages	7,104 ±713	13.7% ±1.4	11.5% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	518 ±151	7.1% ±2.0	12.7% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	6,222 ±732	17.0% ±1.9	11.7% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	364 ±127	4.5% ±1.5	10.3% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bozeman city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bozeman city	Montana	United States
Housing units	25,908 ±526	528,419 ±3,257	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.5% ±0.2	86.8% ±0.5	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.5% ±1.2	13.2% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	44.7% ±2.7	69.2% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	55.3% ±2.8	30.8% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$687,900 ±$23,758	$375,800 ±$3,433	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,717 ±$70	$1,081 ±$14	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2000 ±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 Bozeman city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Montana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,480 ±507	6.2% ±0.9	4.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	47,557 ±592	84.8% ±1.1	83.6% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	453 ±152	0.8% ±0.3	0.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,170 ±277	2.1% ±0.5	0.8% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	471 ±123	0.8% ±0.2	5.3% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	264 to 806	0.5% to 1.4%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,448 ±393	4.4% ±0.7	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 Bozeman city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Montana	United States
Born in the state	16,705 ±984	29.8% ±1.8	52.1% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	36,221 ±1,092	64.5% ±1.9	44.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	517 ±159	0.9% ±0.3	0.8% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,671 ±461	4.8% ±0.8	2.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,195 ±288	2.1% ±0.5	1.2% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,476 ±386	2.6% ±0.7	1.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Bozeman city among the places of Montana

4th of 26 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Montana page.

Places of Montana near Bozeman city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Billings city	119,434 ±59
Missoula city	76,514 ±45
Great Falls city	60,329 ±45
Bozeman city	56,114 ±33
Butte-Silver Bow (balance)	35,052 ±191
Helena city	33,639 ±59
Kalispell city	28,504 ±40
Belgrade city	11,872 ±33
Evergreen CDP	9,611 ±1,014

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Reported crime in Bozeman city, Montana

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026