2024 population: 192,531 ( 8,367 from 2020)
Land area: 6478.0 square miles
Population density: 29.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	163,918	85.14%	3.0%
Black:	1,150	0.60%	0.6%
Indian:	7,524	3.91%	9.1%
Asian:	1,575	0.82%	9.5%
2+ races:	5,532	2.87%	14.2%
Hispanic:	12,832	6.66%	20.4%

Total non-White:	28,613	14.86%	14.5%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	8,537	11.6
Deaths:	8,446	11.5
Net Migration:	7,855	10.7
Net Immigration:	368	0.5

Change in White population:	4,749	2.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,618	2.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
184,164
159,169	86.43%
1,157	0.63%
6,894	3.74%
1,439	0.78%
4,844	2.63%
10,661	5.79%
24,995	13.57%

2010
158,934
140,953	88.69%
882	0.55%
5,462	3.44%
1,050	0.66%
3,322	2.09%
7,174	4.51%
17,981	11.31%

2000
139,946
127,906	91.40%
564	0.40%
3,740	2.67%
751	0.54%
1,947	1.39%
4,970	3.55%
12,040	8.60%

1990
122,411
115,148	94.07%
378	0.31%
3,283	2.68%
486	0.40%
n/a
3,116	2.55%
7,263	5.93%

1980
117,160
111,075	94.81%
220	0.19%
2,183	1.86%
472	0.40%
n/a
3,113	2.66%
6,085	5.19%

1970
95,378
91,741	96.19%
230	0.24%
1,070	1.12%
175	0.18%
n/a
2,008	2.11%
3,637	3.81%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
19,614	12.3
15,069	9.5
9,369	5.9
598	0.4

18,216	11.5
7,014	4.4

Number	Rate
2000's
18,158	13.0
12,088	8.6
9,854	7.0
521	0.4

13,047	9.3
5,941	4.2

Number	Rate
1990's
17,734	14.5
11,126	9.1
9,470	7.7
373	0.3

12,758	10.4
4,777	3.9

Number	Rate
1980's
19,744	16.9
8,957	7.6
-5,632	-4.8
n/a

4,073	3.5
1,178	1.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
10,982	11.5
n/a

19,334	20.3
2,448	2.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Billings, MT Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.6
42,019	11.2%
334,676	88.8%
34,077	9.0%

76,348
2.38

47,125	61.7%
36,956	78.4%
3,721	7.9%
29,223	38.3%

2010
Number	Percent
39.0
37,218	23.4%
121,716	76.6%
22,952	14.4%

65,606
2.36

41,490	63.2%
31,766	76.6%
4,093	9.9%
24,116	36.8%

2000
Number	Percent
37.0
35,721	25.5%
104,225	74.5%
19,010	13.6%

56,540
2.42

37,457	66.2%
29,923	79.9%
3,638	9.7%
19,083	33.8%

1990
Number	Percent
33.8
33,343	27.2%
89,068	72.8%
15,837	12.9%

48,505
2.48

33,565	69.2%
27,757	82.7%
3,029	9.0%
14,940	30.8%

1980
Number	Percent
29.4
34,347	29.3%
82,813	70.7%
11,401	9.7%

43,393
2.65

31,355	72.3%
27,277	87.0%
2,236	7.1%
12,038	27.7%

2022 Housing Data for Billings, MT Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,870	3.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,640	3.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,727	3.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,885	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,878	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,311	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,098	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,079	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,615	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,313	7.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,957	10.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	11,416	15.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,171	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,759	7.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,866	7.7%
$200,000 or more	6,763	8.9%

Median Household Income	72,266
Per Capita Income	41,181

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	89

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,951	3.9%
Public Assistance	2,188	2.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,439	9.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	82,351	76.5%
Unemployed	2,958	2.7%
In Armed Forces	84	0.1%

Total Labor Force	85,393	79.3%
Not in Labor Force	22,287	20.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	34,440	25,496	57.5%
Non-Profit	2,861	7,698	27.1%
Self-Employed	7,007	4,323	61.8%

Local Government	2,341	4,176	35.9%
State Government	1,117	1,734	39.2%
Federal Government	1,207	1,057	53.3%

Total Private + Self	41,447	29,819	58.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7,526	14,665	33.9%
Total	48,973	44,484	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	12.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	14,286	15.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	20,005	21.4%
Professional, Technical	22,030	23.5%
Service Occupations	16,146	17.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	598	0.6%
All others	21,139	22.6%

White Collar		60.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	15,782	16.9%
Retail trade	12,024	12.8%
Construction	7,443	8.0%
Accommodation and food services	7,223	7.7%
Educational services	6,840	7.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	5,809	6.2%
Transportation and warehousing	5,392	5.8%
Other services	5,002	5.3%
Manufacturing	4,445	4.7%
Public administration	3,813	4.1%
Finance and insurance	3,668	3.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,262	3.5%
Wholesale trade	2,816	3.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,292	2.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1,955	2.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,950	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,833	2.0%
Information	1,248	1.3%
Utilities	728	0.8%
Management	81	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	7,974	4.31%
Puerto Rican	343	0.19%
Cuban	128	0.07%
Dominican	72	0.04%

Total Central American	77	0.04%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	17	0.01%
Honduran	9	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	46	0.02%
Salvadoran	5	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	481	0.26%
Argentinean	163	0.09%
Bolivian	7	0.00%
Chilean	71	0.04%
Colombian	95	0.05%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	34	0.02%
Peruvian	111	0.06%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,878	1.01%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	395	0.21%
Chinese	269	0.15%
Japanese	222	0.12%
Filipino	213	0.12%
Korean	115	0.06%
Indian	10	0.01%
Cambodian	3	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	168,508	96.4%
Spanish	2,402	1.4%
Other	1,007	0.6%
German, other Germanic	673	0.4%
Vietnamese	401	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	399	0.2%
Other Asian	356	0.2%
Other Indo-European	349	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	236	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	53,390	28.8%
Irish	24,673	13.3%
English	21,352	11.5%
Norwegian	16,987	9.2%
American	8,420	4.5%
Italian	5,905	3.2%
French	4,887	2.6%
Swedish	4,461	2.4%
Scottish	4,287	2.3%
European	3,774	2.0%
Polish	3,396	1.8%
Danish	2,672	1.4%
Russian	2,672	1.4%
Dutch	2,645	1.4%
Scandinavian	2,615	1.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	183,624	99.2%
Not a citizen	1,523	0.8%

Native	181,802	98.2%
Foreign-born	3,345	1.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,828	1.4%	4,309	3.4%	37,119	28.9%	41,621	32.5%	30,015	23.4%	13,366	10.4%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,828	1.4%
9-12 Years	4,309	3.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	37,119	28.9%
Some College	41,621	32.5%
Bach. Degree	30,015	23.4%
Grad Degree	13,366	10.4%
Average years of education: 13.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	138,054	131,160	6,894	5.0%
1991	137,824	130,192	7,632	5.5%
1992	143,972	136,068	7,904	5.5%
1993	145,594	138,488	7,106	4.9%
1994	150,084	143,402	6,682	4.5%
1995	151,538	144,372	7,166	4.7%
1996	152,074	144,812	7,262	4.8%
1997	153,754	146,416	7,338	4.8%
1998	156,922	149,804	7,118	4.5%
1999	160,518	153,770	6,748	4.2%

2000	162,202	155,422	6,780	4.2%
2001	162,706	156,638	6,068	3.7%
2002	168,126	161,896	6,230	3.7%
2003	169,252	162,946	6,306	3.7%
2004	172,156	165,902	6,254	3.6%
2005	176,606	170,730	5,876	3.3%
2006	179,394	174,482	4,912	2.7%
2007	183,830	179,096	4,734	2.6%
2008	186,230	179,610	6,620	3.6%
2009	183,628	173,962	9,666	5.3%

2010	173,134	163,068	10,066	5.8%
2011	174,576	165,488	9,088	5.2%
2012	177,994	170,074	7,920	4.4%
2013	179,634	171,950	7,684	4.3%
2014	179,732	173,034	6,698	3.7%
2015	182,314	176,022	6,292	3.5%
2016	182,710	175,808	6,902	3.8%
2017	183,388	176,804	6,584	3.6%
2018	184,202	177,968	6,234	3.4%
2019	186,062	179,890	6,172	3.3%

2020	188,204	177,942	10,262	5.5%
2021	190,904	184,844	6,060	3.2%
2022	196,070	191,304	4,766	2.4%
2023	198,970	193,792	5,178	2.6%
2024	198,522	192,950	5,572	2.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	83,308
Median Value	$295,896

Occupied	76,348	91.6%
Vacant	6,960	8.4%

Owned	53,824	70.5%
Rented	22,524	29.5%
Median Rent	$1,032

Single-Family Units	60,950	73.2%
Detached	56,454	67.8%
Attached	4,496	5.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	8,246	9.9%
Mobile Homes	8,454	10.1%

Billings, MT Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Billings, MT Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Billings, MT Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Billings, MT Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Billings, MT Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Billings, MT Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Billings, MT Metro Area