Demographics of Polson city, Montana

Polson city, Montana had 5,653 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +476 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Polson city, in four figures

5,653
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,428 ±23.; +9.2%
Change since July 2020: +476 people.; 43.0 ±8.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $53,418 ±$4,920
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.

Polson city, Montana's population grew 9.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Polson 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

Polson city, Montana's population grew 9.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Polson 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	5,177	100.0	100.0
2021	5,320	102.8	100.2
2022	5,481	105.9	100.7
2023	5,602	108.2	101.6
2024	5,642	109.0	102.5
2025	5,653	109.2	103.1

Population of Polson city, Montana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,177	—
2021	5,320	+143
2022	5,481	+161
2023	5,602	+121
2024	5,642	+40
2025	5,653	+11

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.0 ±8.0: for men 40.2 ±10.2 and for women 44.6 ±7.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Polson city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Montana	United States
Under 5	418 ±123	7.7% ±2.3	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	671 ±196	12.4% ±3.6	15.8% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	433 ±132	8.0% ±2.4	9.0% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,240 ±229	22.8% ±4.2	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,318 ±250	24.3% ±4.6	24.1% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,348 ±210	24.8% ±3.9	20.1% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $53,418 ±$4,920, and income per person $31,661 ±$3,181, 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 Polson city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Montana	United States
Under $25,000	634 ±166	26.6% ±6.6	15.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	461 ±132	19.4% ±5.3	19.4% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	435 ±131	18.3% ±5.2	17.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	304 ±104	12.8% ±4.2	13.6% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	332 ±157	13.9% ±6.5	17.4% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	159 ±77	6.7% ±3.2	8.2% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	14 to 96	0.6% to 4.0%	9.0% ±0.3	13.4% ±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%.

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 Polson city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Montana	United States
All ages	932 ±289	17.5% ±5.4	11.5% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	83 to 271	16.3% ±7.7	12.7% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	491 ±193	18.9% ±7.0	11.7% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	264 ±106	16.0% ±5.8	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 Polson city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Polson city	Montana	United States
Housing units	2,885 ±241	528,419 ±3,257	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.5% ±2.9	86.8% ±0.5	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.5% ±3.6	13.2% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	54.6% ±4.9	69.2% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	45.4% ±7.8	30.8% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$356,300 ±$53,899	$375,800 ±$3,433	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$912 ±$57	$1,081 ±$14	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±5	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 Polson city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Montana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	415 ±185	7.6% ±3.4	4.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,661 ±314	67.4% ±5.8	83.6% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 42	0% to 0.8%	0.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 39	0% to 0.7%	0.8% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	649 ±178	12.0% ±3.3	5.3% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.3%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	669 ±307	12.3% ±5.7	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 Polson city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Montana	United States
Born in the state	2,542 ±329	46.8% ±6.1	52.1% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,736 ±323	50.4% ±5.9	44.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 51	0% to 0.9%	0.8% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	38 to 222	0.7% to 4.1%	2.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1 to 55	< 0.1% to 1.0%	1.2% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	12 to 192	0.2% to 3.5%	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%.

Polson city among the places of Montana

24th 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 Polson city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Lewistown city	6,087 ±41
Four Corners CDP	5,791 ±905
Columbia Falls city	5,615 ±15
Orchard Homes CDP	5,588 ±636
Bigfork CDP	5,565 ±459
Polson city	5,428 ±23
Helena Valley Northwest CDP	5,183 ±716
Hamilton city	5,101 ±18

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026