What percentage of people rent in Missoula, MT?

Name: Renters and owners in Missoula, MT, 2020–2024
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53.0% (±2.1 points) of the occupied homes in Missoula, MT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 18,521 renting households against 16,420 that own their home.

In Missoula, the share of households that rent went from 52.6% in 2015–2019 to 53.0% in 2020–2024 (+0.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 53.0% (±2.1 points)
Renting households: 18,521 (±822)
Median renter income: $47,625 (±$3,126)

Who rents and who owns in Missoula

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Missoula	Missoula County	Montana	United States
Renter-occupied share	53.0% (±2.1 points)	41.2% (±1.6 points)	30.8% (±0.5 points)	34.8%
Renting households	18,521 (±822)	21,701 (±893)	141,459 (±2,303)	45,017,354
Owning households	16,420 (±795)	30,978 (±944)	317,400 (±3,818)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$47,625 (±$3,126)	$49,309 (±$3,030)	$48,192 (±$1,103)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$102,732 (±$3,640)	$100,216 (±$2,899)	$85,804 (±$1,088)	$100,009

In Missoula, the renter share is higher than in Missoula County (41.2%).

It is also higher than in Montana (30.8%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Missoula County, Missoula ranks 1 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 8 of 167.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Missoula has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	52.6% (±1.8 points)	53.0% (±2.1 points)	+0.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$859 (±$25)	$1,189 (±$36)	+38.4%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$47,426 (±$2,642)	$70,392 (±$3,565)	+48.4%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Missoula

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Missoula
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Missoula	—	53.0% (±2.1 points)	—
Orchard Homes	2.8 mi	33.0% (±8.4 points)	Lower
East Missoula	3.7 mi	32.3% (±11.4 points)	Lower
Bonner-West Riverside	6.5 mi	25.9% (±11.6 points)	Lower
Wye	7.4 mi	36.6% (±19.6 points)	Not measurably different
Lolo	8.1 mi	29.0% (±8.9 points)	Lower
Frenchtown	15 mi	12.5% (±8.0 points)	Lower
Clinton	16 mi	14.5% (±12.1 points)	Lower
Alberton	23 mi	15.0% (±7.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Orchard Homes, MT (33.0%), East Missoula, MT (32.3%), Bonner-West Riverside, MT (25.9%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Missoula County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Missoula	53.0% (±2.1 points)
2	Wye	36.6% (±19.6 points)
3	Orchard Homes	33.0% (±8.4 points)
4	East Missoula	32.3% (±11.4 points)
5	Lolo	29.0% (±8.9 points)
6	Bonner-West Riverside	25.9% (±11.6 points)
7	Seeley Lake	15.8% (±8.5 points)

Showing 7 of 9 places in Missoula County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Missoula

How many renters are there in Missoula?

Missoula has an estimated 18,521 (±822) renting households, 53.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Missoula?

In Missoula, the share of households that rent went from 52.6% in 2015–2019 to 53.0% in 2020–2024 (+0.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Missoula?

A renting household in Missoula has 1.9 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Missoula?

The median renting household in Missoula, MT has an income of $47,625 (±$3,126) a year, against $102,732 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Missoula city, Montana (place:50200, in state:30).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.