Demographics of Great Falls city, Montana

Great Falls city, Montana had 60,208 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −245 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Great Falls city, in four figures

60,208
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 60,329 ±45.; −0.4%
Change since July 2020: −245 people.; 39.0 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $63,373 ±$4,204
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.

Great Falls city, Montana's population shrank 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Great Falls 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

Great Falls city, Montana's population shrank 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Great Falls 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	60,453	100.0	100.0
2021	60,417	99.9	100.2
2022	60,457	100.0	100.7
2023	60,237	99.6	101.6
2024	60,090	99.4	102.5
2025	60,208	99.6	103.1

Population of Great Falls city, Montana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	60,453	—
2021	60,417	−36
2022	60,457	+40
2023	60,237	−220
2024	60,090	−147
2025	60,208	+118

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.0 ±1.1: for men 37.4 ±0.7 and for women 41.2 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Great Falls city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Montana	United States
Under 5	3,022 ±284	5.0% ±0.5	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	9,875 ±625	16.4% ±1.0	15.8% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,969 ±471	8.2% ±0.8	9.0% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	16,811 ±639	27.9% ±1.1	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	13,585 ±598	22.5% ±1.0	24.1% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	12,067 ±637	20.0% ±1.1	20.1% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $63,373 ±$4,204, and income per person $38,231 ±$2,111, 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 Great Falls city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Montana	United States
Under $25,000	4,640 ±513	17.6% ±1.9	15.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,801 ±607	22.0% ±2.3	19.4% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,596 ±447	17.4% ±1.7	17.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,973 ±456	15.1% ±1.7	13.6% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,043 ±443	15.3% ±1.7	17.4% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,724 ±305	6.5% ±1.2	8.2% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,602 ±284	6.1% ±1.1	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 Great Falls city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Montana	United States
All ages	8,546 ±1,159	14.5% ±2.0	11.5% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,437 ±489	19.3% ±3.6	12.7% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,160 ±503	13.6% ±1.6	11.7% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,949 ±346	12.5% ±2.1	10.3% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Great Falls city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Great Falls city	Montana	United States
Housing units	28,418 ±297	528,419 ±3,257	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.8% ±1.2	86.8% ±0.5	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.2% ±1.1	13.2% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.1% ±1.7	69.2% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.9% ±2.1	30.8% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$257,000 ±$8,062	$375,800 ±$3,433	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$900 ±$33	$1,081 ±$14	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1965 ±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 Great Falls city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Montana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,084 ±318	5.1% ±0.5	4.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	49,670 ±613	82.3% ±1.0	83.6% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	590 ±113	1.0% ±0.2	0.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	607 ±155	1.0% ±0.3	0.8% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2,258 ±322	3.7% ±0.5	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	133 to 817	0.2% to 1.4%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,645 ±490	6.0% ±0.8	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 Great Falls city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Montana	United States
Born in the state	36,222 ±1,031	60.0% ±1.7	52.1% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	22,012 ±1,012	36.5% ±1.7	44.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	790 ±186	1.3% ±0.3	0.8% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,305 ±330	2.2% ±0.5	2.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	783 ±209	1.3% ±0.3	1.2% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	258 to 786	0.4% to 1.3%	1.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Great Falls city among the places of Montana

3rd 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 Great Falls 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

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Great Falls city, Montana

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Montana by poverty rate
No. 2 Places in Montana by foreign-born share
No. 3 Places in Montana by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 7 Places in Montana by median age
No. 8 Places in Montana by homeownership rate
No. 9 Places in Montana by per capita income

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