Demographics of Kalispell city, Montana

Kalispell city, Montana had 31,851 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +6,588 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Kalispell city, in four figures

31,851
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 28,504 ±40.; +26.1%
Change since July 2020: +6,588 people.; 36.2 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $63,415 ±$4,333
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.

Kalispell city, Montana's population grew 26.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Kalispell 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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Kalispell city, Montana's population grew 26.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Kalispell 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	25,263	100.0	100.0
2021	26,816	106.1	100.2
2022	28,885	114.3	100.7
2023	30,121	119.2	101.6
2024	31,225	123.6	102.5
2025	31,851	126.1	103.1

Population of Kalispell city, Montana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	25,263	—
2021	26,816	+1,553
2022	28,885	+2,069
2023	30,121	+1,236
2024	31,225	+1,104
2025	31,851	+626

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.2 ±1.4: for men 35.0 ±2.4 and for women 37.6 ±2.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Kalispell city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Montana	United States
Under 5	2,010 ±278	7.1% ±1.0	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,786 ±575	16.8% ±2.0	15.8% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,074 ±362	7.3% ±1.3	9.0% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,745 ±700	30.7% ±2.5	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,428 ±514	19.0% ±1.8	24.1% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,461 ±532	19.2% ±1.9	20.1% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $63,415 ±$4,333, and income per person $36,679 ±$2,983, 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 Kalispell city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Montana	United States
Under $25,000	2,183 ±366	18.5% ±3.0	15.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,584 ±457	21.9% ±3.8	19.4% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,132 ±389	18.1% ±3.2	17.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,639 ±329	13.9% ±2.7	13.6% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,809 ±348	15.3% ±2.9	17.4% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	854 ±236	7.2% ±2.0	8.2% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	594 ±178	5.0% ±1.5	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 Kalispell city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Montana	United States
All ages	2,785 ±501	10.0% ±1.8	11.5% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	167 to 517	2.5% to 7.6%	12.7% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,550 ±347	10.7% ±2.3	11.7% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	893 ±249	13.3% ±3.5	10.3% ±0.4	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Kalispell city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Kalispell city	Montana	United States
Housing units	12,267 ±469	528,419 ±3,257	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.2% ±5.2	86.8% ±0.5	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.8% ±1.5	13.2% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	55.1% ±2.9	69.2% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	44.9% ±3.6	30.8% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$428,000 ±$15,808	$375,800 ±$3,433	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,078 ±$91	$1,081 ±$14	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±4	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 Kalispell city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Montana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,529 ±332	5.4% ±1.2	4.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	24,900 ±486	87.4% ±1.7	83.6% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 75	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	408 ±157	1.4% ±0.6	0.8% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	268 ±132	0.9% ±0.5	5.3% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 9	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 101	0% to 0.4%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,319 ±265	4.6% ±0.9	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 Kalispell city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Montana	United States
Born in the state	13,301 ±928	46.7% ±3.3	52.1% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	13,906 ±925	48.8% ±3.2	44.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	289 ±138	1.0% ±0.5	0.8% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,008 ±337	3.5% ±1.2	2.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	673 ±290	2.4% ±1.0	1.2% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	335 ±124	1.2% ±0.4	1.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Kalispell city among the places of Montana

7th 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 Kalispell city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
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
Havre city	9,258 ±27
Helena Valley Southeast CDP	9,108 ±1,009
Livingston city	8,780 ±19

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Kalispell city, Montana

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