Missoula is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Montana. With a population of 78,204 people and 22 associated neighborhoods, Missoula is the second largest community in Montana. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Missoula, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Missoula, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Missoula’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Missoula does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $70,392.00.

Missoula home prices are not only among the most expensive in Montana, but Missoula real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Missoula has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.18% 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.

One thing that you will notice about Missoula is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Missoula a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

One of the benefits of Missoula is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.90 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Missoula. 53.01% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in Missoula in 2022 was $44,227, which is wealthy relative to Montana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $176,908 for a family of four. However, Missoula contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Missoula is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.