Kalispell

Population & Demographics

Kalispell, MT

Kalispell is home to 28,504 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 13,151 resident workers commute each day.

MontanaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
28,504
people
Population

28,504 residents

Median age 36.2 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Kalispell population & demographics

Who lives in Kalispell — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
28,504
Median age
36.2yrs
Median household income
$63,415
Median home value
$428,000
Median gross rent
$1,078/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
34.8%
Poverty rate
10.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Kalispell

How Kalispell breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White87.4%
Hispanic or Latino5.4%
Two or more races4.6%
Asian1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.9%
Some other race0.2%
Black0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Kalispell

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Kalispell.

Kalispell at a glance
Employed Residents
13,151
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
13.1mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
46.1%
Share working within the area
Work from home
12.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Evergreen
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Kalispell proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Kalispell commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

90 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Kalispell

13,151 commutes, one dot at a time

Kalispell

Where 13,151 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Kalispell, by worker count.

1Kalispell0.0 mi6,058
2Evergreen2.4 mi937
3Whitefish14.7 mi711
4Missoula93.4 mi560
5Columbia Falls13.1 mi305
6Bigfork14.8 mi158
7Billings319.7 mi123
8Helena154.5 mi121

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Kalispell.

1Kalispell0.0 mi6,058
2Evergreen2.4 mi1,676
3Whitefish14.7 mi571
4Columbia Falls13.1 mi486
5Bigfork14.8 mi406
6Missoula93.4 mi353
7Lakeside13.1 mi263
8Billings319.7 mi232

Top industries

The sectors that employ Kalispell’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance25.9%
RTRetail Trade13.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services11.1%
EDEducational Services5.9%
FIFinance and Insurance5.9%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.8%
COConstruction5.6%
PAPublic Administration4.8%
MFManufacturing4.7%
Connectivity

Internet options for Kalispell

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

8 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps3%
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Kalispell

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