Bozeman, MT

Census Place

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2023 Population
55,042
2.88% 1-year growth
US Senator
Steve Daines
Republican Party
US Senator
Tim Sheehy
Republican Party
2023 Median Age
28.6
1.42% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
14.8%
0.739% 1-year increase
2023 Median Household Income
$79,903
7.81% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$614,900
12.6% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
33,894
3.63% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Bozeman, MT had a population of 55k people with a median age of 28.6 and a median household income of $79,903. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Bozeman, MT grew from 53,500 to 55,042, a 2.88% increase and its median household income grew from $74,113 to $79,903, a 7.81% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Bozeman, MT are White (Non-Hispanic) (85.7%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (3.13%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.08%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (2.03%), and White (Hispanic) (1.91%).

None of the households in Bozeman, MT reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.2% of the residents in Bozeman, MT are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Bozeman, MT are Montana State University (3,548 degrees awarded in 2023) and Academy of Cosmetology Inc (21 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Bozeman, MT was $614,900, and the homeownership rate was 44.6%.

Most people in Bozeman, MT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Bozeman, MT was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Bozeman, MT is home to a population of 55k people, from which 97.2% are citizens. As of 2023, 5.07% of Bozeman, MT residents were born outside of the country (2.79k people).

In 2023, there were 27.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (47.2k people) in Bozeman, MT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.72k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 1.15k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.2%
2023 Citizenship
97.5%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 97.2% of Bozeman, MT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Bozeman, MT was 97.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bozeman, MT
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    47.2k ± 635
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    1.72k ± 312
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    1.15k ± 346
5.61%
Hispanic Population
3.09k people

In 2023, there were 27.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (47.2k people) in Bozeman, MT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.72k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 1.15k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

5.61% of the people in Bozeman, MT are hispanic (3.09k people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Canada
    3,832 ± 1,517 people
  2. Mexico
    2,638 ± 1,259 people
  3. Germany
    1,932 ± 1,078 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Montana was Canada, the natal country of 3,832 Montana residents, followed by Mexico with 2,638 and Germany with 1,932.

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Foreign-Born Population

5.07%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
2.79k people
4.37%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
2.34k people

As of 2023, 5.07% of Bozeman, MT residents (2.79k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bozeman, MT was 4.37%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    747 ± 239
  2. Vietnam
    450 ± 139
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    165 ± 90

Bozeman, MT has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.66 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Bozeman, MT employs 33.9k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Bozeman, MT were Educational Services (4,695 people), Retail Trade (4,369 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (4,276 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($128,986), Information ($85,625), and Public Administration ($75,087).

Employment

Occupations

33.9k
2023 Value
± 1,590
3.63%
1 Year growth
± 6.61%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Bozeman, MT grew at a rate of 3.63%, from 32.7k employees to 33.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bozeman, MT, are Management Occupations (4,301 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (2,933 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (2,861 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bozeman, MT.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

33.9k
2023 Value
± 1,590
3.63%
1 Year growth
± 6.61%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Bozeman, MT grew at a rate of 3.63%, from 32.7k employees to 33.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bozeman, MT, are Educational Services (4,695 people), Retail Trade (4,369 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (4,276 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bozeman, MT, though some of these residents may live in Bozeman, MT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$45,651
Median earning men ± $3,086
$32,808
Median earning women ± $3,601

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($114,622), Public Administration ($82,629), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($74,382).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($71,429), Information ($61,554), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($55,250).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.24%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 508k people employed in Montana. This represents a 2.24% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Montana.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Montana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.96%).

Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy are the senators currently representing the state of Montana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Montana is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (58.4%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (38.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.96%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Montana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.96%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Montana for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Montana

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Steve Daines
Senator from Montana2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015
Tim Sheehy
Senator from Montana1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy are the senators currently representing Montana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Montana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Montana

Montana is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Montana have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Bozeman, MT awarded 3,569 degrees. The student population of Bozeman, MT in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 8,850 male students and 8,145 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Bozeman, MT are White (2,999 and 87%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (167 and 4.85%), Two or More Races (157 and 4.56%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (46 and 1.33%).

The largest universities in Bozeman, MT by number of degrees awarded are Montana State University (3,548 and 99.4%) and Academy of Cosmetology Inc (21 and 0.588%).

The most popular majors in Bozeman, MT are Registered Nursing (295 and 8.27%), General Business (291 and 8.15%), and Mechanical Engineering (188 and 5.27%).

The median tuition cost in Bozeman, MT for a public four year colleges is $6,056 for in-state students and $29,047 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Bozeman, MT, the percentage of applicants admitted was 86.8%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 19%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 16,995 (52.1% men and 47.9% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 16,995 students enrolled in Bozeman, MT, 52.1% men and 47.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 14,136 records, of which 47.2% were women and 52.8% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Registered Nursing
    284 degrees awarded
  2. Mechanical Engineering
    171 degrees awarded
  3. General Business
    291 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Bozeman, MT was Registered Nursing with 284 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Bozeman, MT according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Montana State University
    3,548 degrees awarded
  2. Academy of Cosmetology Inc
    21 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Montana State University with 3,548 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 1,707 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Bozeman, MT, which is 0.917 times less than the 1,862 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 2,999 degrees mean that there were 18 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 167 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($6,056) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($2,027) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,450) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 0.399% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.388% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (254k), Some college (207k), and Bachelors Degree (187k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Bozeman, MT was $614,900 in 2023, which is 2.03 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $546,100 to $614,900, a 12.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Bozeman, MT is 44.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65%.

People in Bozeman, MT have an average commute time of 15.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bozeman, MT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$614,900
Median Property Value 2023
±$18,203
$10,325
Median Property Taxes
±$792

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Bozeman, MT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Bozeman, MT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

44.6%
Homeownership
2023
66%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 44.6% of the housing units in Bozeman, MT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 43.7%.

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Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Bozeman, MT colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$79,903
Median Household Income
± $3,414
23.1k
Number of Households
± 1,236

In 2023, the median household income of the 23.1k households in Bozeman, MT grew to $79,903 from the previous year's value of $74,113.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bozeman, MT is from Montana.
0.46
2023 Wage GINI in Montana
0.463
2022 Wage GINI in Montana

In 2023, the income inequality in Montana was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.635% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Montana was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Montana in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (62.6%)
  2. Worked At Home (15%)
  3. Walked (8.85%)

In 2023, 62.6% of workers in Bozeman, MT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15%) and those who walked to work (8.85%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

15.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bozeman, MT have a shorter commute time (15.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.07% of the workforce in Bozeman, MT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bozeman, MT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bozeman, MT have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bozeman, MT (7.55k out of 50.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bozeman, MT is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

93.3% of the population of Bozeman, MT has health coverage, with 53.5% on employee plans, 9.16% on Medicaid, 8.01% on Medicare, 21.2% on non-group plans, and 1.37% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Montana see 1,200 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.826% decrease from the previous year (1,210 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1350 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 266 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.8% were men and 47.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.7% under 18 years, 45.7% between 18 and 34 years, 27.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.8% were men and 47.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

6.74%
Uninsured
53.5%
Employer Coverage
9.16%
Medicaid
8.01%
Medicare
21.2%
Non-Group
1.37%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bozeman, MT declined by 13% from 7.74% to 6.74%.

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