Flathead County, Montana Demographics

Flathead County is 3rd in Montana out of 56 other counties in Households

Flathead County is 3rd in Montana out of 56 other counties in Housing units

Flathead County is 3rd in Montana out of 56 other counties in Size in square miles

Flathead County is 4th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Current population (2012)

Flathead County is 4th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Flathead County is 4th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Flathead County is 4th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Flathead County is 4th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Retail sales

Flathead County is 4th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Flathead County is 4th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Size Demographics
	Flathead County	Rank	Montana	US
Current population (2012)	91,633	4th	1,005,141	313,914,040
Size in square miles	5,087.7	3rd	145,545.8	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	17.9	8th	6.8	87.4

Age Demographics
	Flathead County	Rank	Montana	US
Residents younger than 5	6.0%	20th	6.1%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.7%	16th	22.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	15.7%	44th	15.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Flathead County	Rank	Montana	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	92.0%	13th	91.4%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	27.6%	10th	28.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Flathead County	Rank	Montana	US
Race - White	95.6%	27th	89.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.4%	19th	0.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.2%	34th	6.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.7%	6th	0.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	14th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.1%	23rd	2.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	24th	3.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	93.5%	29th	87.2%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Flathead County	Rank	Montana	US
Female residents	50.2%	16th	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.3%	11th	2.0%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Flathead County	Rank	Montana	US
Housing units	48,141	3rd	489,157	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	14.0%	12th	16.3%	25.9%
Households	36,697	3rd	403,495	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	71.6%	29th	68.9%	66.1%
Home median value	$235,200	5th	$179,900	$186,200
People per household	2.4	17th	2.4	2.6
Building permits (last year)	164	5th	2,736	829,658

Income Demographics
	Flathead County	Rank	Montana	US
Income per capita	$25,317	15th	$24,640	$27,915
Income per household	$45,588	12th	$45,324	$52,762
Income below poverty line	12.7%	35th	14.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Flathead County	Rank	Montana	US
Non-farm private establishments	3,847	4th	35,687	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	31,357	4th	336,110	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	13,592	4th	114,398	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,581,348	4th	$14,686,854	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$18,135	4th	$15,343	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$232,886	4th	$2,079,426	$613,795,732