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Billings Demographics and Statistics

The demographic data of the metropolitan statistical area of Billings present some truly exciting facts.This region is populated significantly by residents of a number of cultures, heritages, and lifestyles. The United States Census Bureau provides insight into a number of interesting findings. This rise in the overall population of the area is due to a combination of the following factors: domestic migration, international migration and natural changes i.e. ratio of births and deaths occurring in the city.

Billings, MT

People QuickFacts Billings Montana
Population, 2006 estimate 100,148 944,632
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 9.2% 4.7%
Population, 2000 89,847 902,195
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.5% 6.1%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 24.0% 25.5%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 14.8% 13.4%
Female persons, percent, 2000 51.9% 50.2%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 91.9% 90.6%
Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.6% 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 3.4% 6.2%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.6% 0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z 0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.1% 1.7%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 4.2% 2.0%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 50.1% 53.6%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 1.5% 1.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 5.2% 5.2%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 88.7% 87.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 28.5% 24.4%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 16.0 17.7
 
Housing units, 2000 39,293 412,633
Homeownership rate, 2000 64.0% 69.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $99,900 $99,500
 
Households, 2000 37,525 358,667
Persons per household, 2000 2.32 2.45
Median household income, 1999 $35,147 $33,024
Per capita money income, 1999 $19,207 $17,151
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 12.0% 14.6%
Business QuickFacts Billings Montana
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,979,101 7,223,420
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,714,236 10,122,625
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $18,226 $11,119
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 252,144 1,537,986
Total number of firms, 2002 10,345 100,402
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 2.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.5%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.0% 1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F Z
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 32.7% 24.4%
 
Geography QuickFacts Billings Montana
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 33 145,552
Persons per square mile, 2000 2,665.3 6.2
FIPS Code 06550 30
Counties Yellowstone County