Cities / Montana / Billings

Billings, MT

119,434 people

Right Now

Weather

73.4°F

Mostly Clear

Today: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 96°F

Air Quality (OZONE, Billings)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 0.5 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

SLC

387 mi — Salt Lake City International Airport

Population & People

Population

119,434

Median age

38.8

Median household income

$73,712

Poverty rate

9.8%

Unemployment rate

3.5%

Bachelor's degree+

36.9%

Avg. commute

15 min

Hispanic or Latino

7.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$343,400

Median gross rent

$1,138/mo

Homeownership rate

64.83%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,417

HUD Fair Market Rent (Yellowstone County, 15 mi from Billings), 2026. Efficiency $1016, 1BR $1109, 2BR $1417, 3BR $1951, 4BR $2216. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Montana commercial electricity

11.88¢/kWh

Montana industrial electricity

7.02¢/kWh

Montana residential electricity

12.98¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

82357.8

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

61939.7

All-Transactions House Price Index for Montana

817.53

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

Source: FRED, Montana-specific series.

Nearby Airports

SLC

Salt Lake City International Airport

387 mi away

BOI

Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field

409 mi away

GEG

Spokane International Airport

446 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Montana energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Montana economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).