Whitefish, MT Demographic Data
Whitefish, MT Summary
Whitefish is located in Flathead County in Montana
- Population: 6,402
- Area: 11.80 sq. miles
- Land Area: 6.43 sq. miles
- Water Area: 5.37 sq. miles
- Population Density: 542.68 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 3,104.00 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Whitefish, MT Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,418
50%
50.8
Male
3,441
50%
49.2
Total Population
6,859
323,128,000
Whitefish, MT Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
572
8.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
340
5.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
230
3.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
103
1.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
493
7.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,003
14.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,073
15.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
839
12.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
561
8.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
435
6.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
787
11.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
312
4.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
111
1.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
5,639
82.2%
77.2
Female
2,906
51.5%
51.3
Male
2,733
48.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
5,466
79.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,483
21.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,210
17.6%
15.2
Female
569
47.0%
55.8
Male
641
53.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Whitefish, MT Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
6,798
99.1%
96.8
White
6,682
97.4%
72.6
Black or African American
1
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
15
0.2%
0.8
Asian
26
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
26
0.4%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
74
1.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
61
0.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
138
2.0%
17.8
Mexican
33
0.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
105
1.5%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
6,721
98.0%
82.2
Whitefish, MT Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
9
0.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
101
2.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
978
19.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
877
17.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
538
10.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,650
32.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
968
18.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
110
2.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
5,011
97.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,618
51.1%
31.2
Whitefish, MT Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,309
22.9%
33.7%
Now Married
3,325
58.2%
47.5
Divorced
686
12.0%
11.0%
Separated
44
0.8%
2.0
Widowed
353
6.2
5.8%
Whitefish, MT Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
6,184
98.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
103
1.6%
21.6%
Spanish
23
0.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
80
1.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Whitefish, MT Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
259
8.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
158
5.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
278
9.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
250
8.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
574
18.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
438
14.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
422
13.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
450
14.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
158
5.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
107
3.5%
6.4
Median household income
51,250
57,617
Per capita income
32,376
31,128
Whitefish, MT Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
79
2.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
658
17.9%
9.8
Construction
197
5.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,119
30.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
343
9.3%
6.6
Information
60
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
137
3.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
90
2.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
379
10.3%
11.4
Public administration
123
3.3%
4.6
Retail trade
294
8.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
151
4.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
47
1.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
353
9.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,040
55.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
145
3.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
516
14.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
623
16.9%
18.1%
Whitefish, MT Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,588
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,658
74.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
265
7.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
225
6.3%
2.7
Other means
124
3.5%
1.8
Worked at home
316
8.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.5
26.6
Whitefish, MT Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
240
7.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
981
31.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,270
41.0%
37.1
3 or more
603
19.5%
21.0
Whitefish, MT Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,094
70.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,755
56.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,339
43.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,279
29.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Whitefish, MT Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,373
1 room
93
2.1%
2.4
2 rooms
152
3.5%
2.7
3 rooms
431
9.9%
9.1
4 rooms
883
20.2%
16.5
5 rooms
915
20.9%
19.8
6 rooms
883
20.2%
17.8
7 rooms
323
7.4%
12.0
8 rooms
320
7.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
373
8.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Whitefish, MT Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,373
1-unit, detached
2,737
62.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
478
10.9%
5.9
2-units
159
3.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
305
7.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
321
7.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
194
4.4%
4.4
20 or more units
118
2.7%
9.0
Mobile home
61
1.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Whitefish, MT Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
563
12.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
251
5.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
211
4.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
374
8.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
575
13.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
391
8.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
682
15.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,242
28.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
55
1.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
29
0.7%
1.4%
Whitefish, MT Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,077
67.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
48
1.6%
4.7
Electricity
852
27.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
11
0.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
88
2.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
10
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
8
0.3%
1.1
Whitefish, MT Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,179
47295100.0
Less than $500
16
1.4%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
27
2.3%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
56
4.7%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
126
10.7%
7.0%
$500 to $999
194
16.5%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
281
23.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
479
40.6%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
402
34.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
205
17.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
240
20.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
58
5.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
262
22.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
12
0.0%
0.0%
Whitefish, MT Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,203
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
46
3.8%
11.9%
Less than $500
202
16.8%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
470
39.1%
28.3%
$500 to $999
485
40.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
136
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
914
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
261
21.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
113
9.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
146
12.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
144
12.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
120
10.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
419
34.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
136
0.0%
0.0%
Whitefish, MT Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,755
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
83
4.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
0
0.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
99
5.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
240
13.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
409
23.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
530
30.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
315
17.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
79
4.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
311,900
205,000
