Missoula County, MT

Welcome to Missoula County.

Missoula County is the third most populous in the state of Montana, representing 11% of the state's population.

Total GDP for the county increased 39%, in the five years ending in 2022, to reach $7.7 billion.

Between 2000 and 2024 presidential elections, Missoula County voted five out of six times for Democrats and only once for a Republican candidate.

Missoula County comprises Missoula, MT metropolitan area.

The largest city in the county is Missoula.

🔵 Democrat 🔴 Republican

Election Year Candidates (Party)*	Votes (% Total)		Landslide Scale**
	🔵	🔴
2000 🔴George W. Bush 🔵Al Gore	37.02%	46.11%	+
2004 🔴George W. Bush 🔵John Kerry	51.44%	45.74%	+
2008 🔵Barack Obama 🔴John McCain	61.81%	35.1%	++
2012 🔵Barack Obama 🔴Mitt Romney	57.39%	39.61%	+
2016 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Hillary Clinton	53.28%	37.58%	+
2020 🔵Joe Biden 🔴Donald Trump	60.64%	36.85%	++
2024 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Kamala Harris
Notes: Presidential Tickets 2000 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D) Al Gore & Joe Lieberman 2004 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D)John Kerry & John Edwards 2008 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) John McCain & Sarah Palin 2012 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan 2016 (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence; (D) Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine 2020 (D) Joe Biden & Kamala Harris; (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence 2024 (R) Donald Trump & JD Vance; (D) Kamala Harris & Tim Waltz *Landslide Scale (county) + Victory margin was less than 20 percent ++ Victory margin was between 20 to 49 percentage points of more votes +++ Victory margin was more than half but below three quarters ++++ Victory margin was three quarters or more

Key Industry	As % County GDP	GDP Growth*
County GDP¹	100%	39%

Government Enterprises	14%	20%
Private Industries	86%	43%
Agriculture	1%	6%
Mining	<1%	242%
Utilities	<1%	6%
Construction	6%	62%
Manufacturing	4%	61%
– Durable	2%	53%
– Nondurable	2%	75%
Trade	14%	42%
– Wholesale	5%	36%
– Retail	9%	46%
Transportation	4%	43%
Information	3%	35%
Finance & Insurance	5%	40%
Real Estate	14%	39%
Professional & Business Services	12%	65%
Educational Services	1%	41%
Healthcare & Social Services	13%	26%
Arts, Recreation & Entertainment	1%	29%
Accommodation & Food Services	5%	58%
Other Services²	3%	34%
Notes: *Growth rates are based on most recent five-year value available and are updated dynamically ^1. All industry total. ^2. Includes various repairs, maintenance, personal care, religious organizations, social and professional organizations etc.

	Total*	Vibrancy Indicator (1-100)**
🚙 Automobile Dealers	26	35
🪑 Furniture & Home Furnishings	32	40
📺 Electronics & Appliance	9	10
🛒 Grocery Stores	32	39
🍾 Beer, Wine & Liquor Stores	6	6
⚕️ Health & Personal Care	38	45
⛽ Gasoline Stations	53	41
👕 Clothing Stores	36	44
👠 Shoe Stores	7	6
🧳 Luggage, Leather Goods & Jewelry	9	10
🏸 Sporting Goods	31	49
📚 Book Stores & News Dealers	5	9
🏬 Department Stores	5	4
💐 Florists	6	8
🎁 Gift, Novelty & Souvenir Shops	11	17
🐕 Pet & Pet Supplies	4	4
🍺 Bars & Taverns	38	53
🍽️ Full-service restaurants	97	55
🍔 Limited-service restaurants	95	51
🏠 Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers	119	66
🛏️ Traveler Accommodation	45	54
Notes: * Total counts of establishments are places of business. ** Vibrancy score is based on comparisons of relevant establishments per square mile of land area among all counties and county equivalents in the United States; A score of 100 means the county is in the top one percentile.

Household Income by Distribution
	As % County’s Total Household Income	Average Household Income	Maximum Household Income
Top 5%¹	15%	$222,100	N/A
Top 20%	45%	$163,200	$177,100
Next highest 20%	24%	$87,400	$112,400
Middle 20%	16%	$57,400	$68,900
Second lowest 20%	11%	$39,900	$48,100
Bottom 20%	5%	$16,800	$30,600
Notes: ^1. Households with aggregate income above 95% of all households in the county

		% Total Households	Average Household Income*
Wages & Salaries		59%	$62,100
Self-Employment		18%	$53,400
Investment Income¹		23%	$14,700
Social Security		49%	$22,700
Supplemental Security		6%	$10,500
Public Assistance		2%	Below $10,000
Retirement		36%	$27,100
Notes: * Calculation based on households claim to have specific source of income; Households may have more than one source of income ¹Includes interest, dividends, and net rental income

	Under 25*	Age 25 to 49*	Age 50 to 64*	Age 65 & Older*
Below $25K	3%	4%	4%	5%
$25K – $49K	3%	7%	5%	6%
$50K – $99K	3%	13%	8%	8%
$100K – $199K	<1%	9%	9%	4%
$200K & more	<1%	2%	4%	1%
Notes: * Age of heads of households

Median Earnings by Worker Characteristics

Race/Ethnicity	Male	Female
Non-Hispanic White	$36,200	$25,100
African-American
Hispanic
Asian

Level of Education	Male	Female
Below Highschool	$29,200	$11,000
Highschool & GED	$39,500	$24,900
Some College to Associate’s	$37,100	$24,000
College/Bachelor’s Degree	$48,300
Graduate Degree		$49,000

Occupation	Male	Female
White-Collar¹	$68,400	$46,700
STEM²	$77,300	$73,100
Gray-Collar³	$34,000
Pink-Collar⁴		$21,600
Sales⁵	$46,100	$157,800
Blue-Collar⁶	$48,000	$25,000
Notes: ^1. Management, business, science, and arts occupations ^2. Computer, engineering, and science occupations ^3. Protective service occupations including firefighters and law enforcement ^4. Personal care and service occupations ^5. Sales and sales related ^6.Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

Disaster Category	Natural Hazard Risk Rating	Annual Loss Per Capita
Avalanche	++	$
Coastal Flooding
Cold Waves	+++	$
Drought	+
Earthquake	+	$
Hail	+
Heat Waves
Hurricane
Ice Storm	+	$
Landslide	+	$
Lightning	++	$
Riverine Flooding	+	$
Strong Wind	+	$
Tornado	+	$
Tsunami
Volcanic Activity
Wildfires	++	$
Winter Weather	+
Notes: Locations with insufficient data or not rated are left blank. +: Very low to Relatively low risk ratings ++: Relatively moderate +++: Relatively high ++++: Very high $: Expected per capita annual loss from the natural disaster is below $100 $$: $100-499 $$$: $500-999 $$$$: $1,000 and more

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