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East Missoula, MT population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of East Missoula, Montana (East Missoula, MT — Census place “East Missoula CDP”) is 2,072 residents, ranking #52 of 497 places in Montana. Median household income is $65,541, the median home is worth $323,900 and median gross rent runs $1,039 a month. Looking for the East Missoula Montana ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve East Missoula, MT: 59802.
- Population
- 2,072East Missoula CDP residents
- Median household income
- $65,541Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $323,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,039Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 74.8%Owner-occupied households
East Missoula ZIP codes (Montana)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps East Missoula.
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What the numbers mean in East Missoula CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the East Missoula CDP median would spend about 19% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.4% of residents and 74.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
East Missoula CDP, MT in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
East Missoula CDP is a small town in Montana, with 2,072 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #52 of 497 ranked by population — larger than 89% of them. The median age here is 42 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in East Missoula CDP earn a median of $65,541 a year, 16.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 4% above the $62,992 median for the 94 Montana cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 8.4% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in East Missoula CDP is valued at $323,900, 6.8% above the national figure and 29% above the $250,900 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,039 a month, 26.1% below the national figure, or roughly $12,468 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 74.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Montana.
- Three Forks city 2,034
- Crow Agency CDP 2,110
- Eureka town 2,009
- Manhattan town 2,149
- West Glendive CDP 1,968
- Colstrip city 2,156
- Roundup city 1,964
- Stevensville town 2,172
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of East Missoula CDP?
- East Missoula CDP has 2,072 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #52 of 497 in Montana.
- What is the median household income in East Missoula CDP?
- Median household income in East Missoula CDP is $65,541 a year, 16.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in East Missoula CDP?
- Median gross rent is $1,039 a month and the median home value is $323,900, so rent absorbs about 19% of median household income.
- Is East Missoula CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 4.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so East Missoula CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this East Missoula CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.