Kalispell is a medium-sized city located in the state of Montana. With a population of 31,296 people and 15 associated neighborhoods, Kalispell is the seventh largest community in Montana. Much of the housing stock in Kalispell was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Kalispell economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Kalispell, where the median household income is $63,415.00.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.55% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Kalispell spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.61 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

The education level of Kalispell citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.83% of adults in Kalispell have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Kalispell in 2022 was $36,679, which is upper middle income relative to Montana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $146,716 for a family of four. However, Kalispell contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Kalispell is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Kalispell home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kalispell residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Kalispell include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Kalispell is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.