Demographics of Whitefish city, Montana

Whitefish city, Montana had 9,358 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,472 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Whitefish city, in four figures

9,358
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,749 ±26.; +18.7%
Change since July 2020: +1,472 people.; 44.4 ±3.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $73,811 ±$10,514
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.

Whitefish city, Montana's population grew 18.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Whitefish 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

Whitefish city, Montana's population grew 18.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Whitefish 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	7,886	100.0	100.0
2021	8,542	108.3	100.2
2022	8,938	113.3	100.7
2023	9,168	116.3	101.6
2024	9,254	117.3	102.5
2025	9,358	118.7	103.1

Population of Whitefish city, Montana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,886	—
2021	8,542	+656
2022	8,938	+396
2023	9,168	+230
2024	9,254	+86
2025	9,358	+104

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.4 ±3.2: for men 41.7 ±4.3 and for women 47.5 ±5.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Whitefish city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Montana	United States
Under 5	292 ±119	3.3% ±1.4	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,136 ±230	13.0% ±2.6	15.8% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	356 ±132	4.1% ±1.5	9.0% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,675 ±387	30.6% ±4.4	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,247 ±359	25.7% ±4.1	24.1% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,043 ±376	23.4% ±4.3	20.1% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $73,811 ±$10,514, and income per person $56,782 ±$6,033, 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 Whitefish city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Montana	United States
Under $25,000	631 ±196	14.7% ±4.4	15.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	771 ±282	17.9% ±6.5	19.4% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	827 ±268	19.2% ±6.1	17.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	489 ±141	11.4% ±3.2	13.6% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	525 ±147	12.2% ±3.3	17.4% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	466 ±204	10.8% ±4.7	8.2% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	593 ±129	13.8% ±2.9	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 Whitefish city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Montana	United States
All ages	804 ±284	9.4% ±3.3	11.5% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	64 to 368	5.1% to 25.6%	12.7% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	316 ±148	6.9% ±3.2	11.7% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	272 ±102	10.5% ±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 Whitefish city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Whitefish city	Montana	United States
Housing units	5,536 ±304	528,419 ±3,257	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	77.7% ±2.9	86.8% ±0.5	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	22.3% ±4.5	13.2% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	61.7% ±4.3	69.2% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	38.3% ±6.3	30.8% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$684,300 ±$36,683	$375,800 ±$3,433	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,354 ±$211	$1,081 ±$14	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1991 ±6	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 Whitefish city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Montana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	77 to 307	0.9% to 3.5%	4.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,192 ±176	93.6% ±2.0	83.6% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.2%	0.8% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2 to 108	< 0.1% to 1.2%	5.3% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	2 to 68	< 0.1% to 0.8%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	275 ±119	3.1% ±1.4	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 Whitefish city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Montana	United States
Born in the state	3,141 ±381	35.9% ±4.4	52.1% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,088 ±402	58.2% ±4.6	44.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	72 to 360	0.8% to 4.1%	0.8% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	304 ±124	3.5% ±1.4	2.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	16 to 112	0.2% to 1.3%	1.2% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	115 to 365	1.3% to 4.2%	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%.

Whitefish city among the places of Montana

13th 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 Whitefish city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
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
Whitefish city	8,749 ±26
Miles City city	8,407 ±22
Helena Valley West Central CDP	8,056 ±922
Laurel city	7,215 ±18
Lockwood CDP	7,181 ±807
Sidney city	6,171 ±15

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