Bozeman Demographics 2026 | Bozeman’s Population is ~59,914 in 2026. | Bozeman’s growth rate is ~2.8% | The population of Gallatin County, Montana is ~127,602 (~2.4%).
Bozeman Demographics: Population, Cost of Living, Climate, Rainfall, Temperature, Health, Housing, Economy, Education, Families, Income, Employment, Plan for Bozeman Growth
Following the Covid pandemic, the first few years of the 2020’s saw a significant leap in Bozeman’s population.
Bozeman’s population growth rate was 2.8% in 2022, and, once again, Bozeman was the top small city in the U.S.
A fast-paced growth rate lead to a 7th year’s designation, out of 543 cities, as the #1 fastest growing micropolitan city in the US for 2024 (macro vs micro = population below ~50,000).
Bozeman is no longer considered a “micropolitan” city; this designation ended in 2024 though Bozeman’s population surpassed 50,000 residents in 2020.
Bozeman, MT has a top-ten home-building rate, has a high cost of living, and in 2025, finding housing is easier than in the first half of the decade.
Have you ever wondered, “What’s the…population…of Bozeman, Montana or Gallatin County, MT?”
In Q1 2026, Bozeman has about 59,914 residents, up from 37,300 residents in 2010, a 37% increase. Gallatin County, with about 127,602 residents (in 2026), has grown over 29% since 2010, up from 89,513.
From city, county, and state data, one could infer Bozeman’s “metro” population to have been around 100,000 residents in 2023.
In 2010, Bozeman had ~37,300 residents. By 2019, Bozeman’s population had grown 33.7%, adding 12,558 residents.
2023 Bozeman Economic Profile – Latest Census Figures, Gallatin County, MT
TIDBITS: According to the United States Census Bureau, “Bozeman, MT had the largest numeric gain among micro areas between 2015 and 2016, increasing by approximately 3,800 people.
In late 2014, early 2015, the U.S. Census Bureau concluded Bozeman, MT was the sixth-fastest growing “micropolitan” area in the United States. By 2017, Bozeman was the fastest growing small city and remained so for 7 years straight.
Looking at a snapshot in time, from July 1, 2013, to July 1, 2014, Bozeman had 39,860 residents, and Gallatin County, Montana’s population increased by 2.8% to about 97,310 residents.
How are Gallatin County, Montana and its communities handling growth? …through the Gallatin County Triangle Plan!
*Note: Demographic data from the U.S. Census Bureau and other sources are approximations, as data change is continuous.
*NEIGHBORHOOD |
CITY |
COUNTY |
COUNTRY |
DEMOGRAPHIC |
BOZEMAN, MT 59715, 59718 |
GALLATIN COUNTY, MT |
UNITED STATES |
| Area (mi²) | 19.12 | 2602.69 | 3,531,905.43 |
| Population (growth %) | 59,914 (2.8%) | 127,602 (2.4%) | 342,550,000 (.71%) |
| Population density/mile2 | 102.1/mi² | 34.4/mi² | 81.6/mi² |
| Percent male | 52.6% | 51.9% | 50.2% |
| Percent female | 47.4% | 48.1% | 49.8% |
| Median age | 32.6 | 32.9 | 38.8 |
| People per household | 2.3 | 2.36 | 2.39 |
| Median household income | $59,700 | $70,125 | $64,994 |
| Average income per capita | $36,530 | $38,890 | $35,384 |
| CRIME | BOZEMAN | GALLATIN | US |
| Violent crime risk index | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Property crime risk index | 2.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| HOUSING | BOZEMAN | GALLATIN | US |
| Median home values | $821,750 | $715,000 | $412,160 |
| Median age of homes | 27.0 | 22.0 | 27.0 |
| Home appreciation(/year) | 24% | 6% | 4% |
| Homes – owned | 50.4% | 56.0% | 64.7% |
| Homes – rented | 43.2% | 32.7% | 21.5% |
| Homes – vacant | 6.3% | 10.8% | 14.4% |
| Commuting by bus | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2.0% |
| Commuting by carpool | 12.3% | 12.4% | 14.4% |
| Commuting by auto | 67.3% | 71.1% | 71.0% |
| Working at home | 6.7% | 7.3% | 5.4% |
| FAMILY FACTS | BOZEMAN | GALLATIN | US |
| Currently married | 42.7% | 50.4% | 57.5% |
| Never married | 38.5% | 32.2% | 24.6% |
| Divorced | 7.7% | 8.5% | 7.6% |
| Widowed | 4.2% | 3.6% | 7.4% |
| Separated | 6.9% | 5.0% | 2.8% |
| Married – with children | 18.9% | 23.5% | 28.1% |
| Married – no children | 25.1% | 27.9% | 31.0% |
| Single – with children | 5.2% | 6.1% | 9.4% |
| Single – no children | 50.7% | 42.2% | 30.3% |
| EDUCATION | BOZEMAN | GALLATIN | US |
| High school graduates | 97.2% | 96.1% | 92.1% |
| College degree – 2 year | 5.0% | 5.1% | 8.2% |
| College degree – 4 year | 53.6% | 46.0% | 28.7% |
| Graduate degree | 17.5% | 12.9% | 7.2% |
| Expenditures per student | $4,325 | $5,481 | $5,909 |
| Students per teacher | 15.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 |
| Students per librarian | 481 | 404 | 912 |
| Students per guidance counselor | 940 | 519 | 552 |
| ECONOMY | BOZEMAN | GALLATIN | US |
| Unemployment rate | 2.6% | 2.9% | 5.5% |
| Recent job growth | 4.6% | 3.1% | 0.7% |
| Future (10-year) job growth | 46% | 30.8% | 18.5% |
| Sales tax | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| Income tax | 6.90% | 6.9% | variable |
| Cost of living index | 101.4 | 101.3 | 100.0 |
| HEALTH | BOZEMAN | GALLATIN | US |
| Air quality | 35 | n/a | 48 |
| Watershed quality | 52 | 52 | 55 |
| Physicians per capita | 225.7 | n/a | 169.7 |
| Health cost index | 96.2 | 96.1 | 100.0 |
| Superfund site index | 83 | 81 | 71 |
| UV index | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| CLIMATE | BOZEMAN | GALLATIN | US |
| Altitude | 4,869 | 4,778 | 1,062 |
| Rainfall (inches annually) | 18.3 | 16.3 | 36.6 |
| Snowfall (inches annually) | 84.5 | 55.7 | 25.2 |
| January average low temperature | 11.8 | 12.1 | 20.8 |
| July average high temperature | 81.0 | 81.9 | 86.5 |
| Days of precipitation annually | 111 | 102 | 101 |
| Days, mostly sunny annually | 186 | 187 | 205 |
| Comfort index (during hot weather) | 74 | 74 | 44 |
