Cities / Montana / Missoula

Missoula, MT

74,627 people

Right Now

Air Quality (OZONE, Missoula)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 2.4 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

GEG

174 mi — Spokane International Airport

Population & People

Population

74,627

Median age

34.7

Median household income

$70,392

Poverty rate

11.8%

Unemployment rate

3.8%

Bachelor's degree+

53.0%

Avg. commute

13 min

Hispanic or Latino

5.7%

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

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$473,100

Median gross rent

$1,189/mo

Homeownership rate

46.99%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,336

HUD Fair Market Rent (Montana statewide average across 56 areas — not specific to Missoula), 2026. Efficiency $988, 1BR $1076, 2BR $1336, 3BR $1789, 4BR $2113. 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

821.72

Unemployment Rate

3.2%

Source: FRED, Montana-specific series.

Nearby Airports

GEG

Spokane International Airport

174 mi away

BOI

Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field

253 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).