Census-designated place · Montana

Ulm, Montana

Ulm, census-designated place, in Cascade County, Montana. Ulm had 723 residents in the 2020 Census, a full count; the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 900 (±347). GEOID 3075775.

Residents, 2020 Census

723

Census count or controlled total
ACS 2020-2024 estimate: 900 ±347

Median household income

$102,708

±$31,826 (90% margin)
Montana: $72,509

Median home value

$369,400

±$93,433 (90% margin)
Montana: $375,800

Median gross rent

not published


Montana: $1,081

Where is Ulm and what county is it in?

Ulm is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for counting, with no city government of its own, in Cascade County, Montana. It covers 20.3 square miles of land, 36 residents per square mile in 2020.

Ulm is in the Great Falls, MT metropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Ulm (marked with a dot) in Cascade County, Montana. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Ulm, and is it growing?

The 2020 Census counted 723 residents in Ulm, a full count rather than a sample. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a sample, estimates 900 (±347).

The Census Bureau publishes yearly population estimates for incorporated places only; Ulm is a census-designated place, so its figures come from the ACS and the 2020 Census.

ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
Measure UlmCascade CountyMontana Change since 2015-2019
Total population 900 ±347 84,606 1,116,875 no clear change
Households 305 ±94 35,615 458,859 no clear change
Average household size 2.95 ±0.43 2.30 2.37 +0.60
Housing units 368 ±99 39,497 528,419 no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Ulm?

The median resident of Ulm is 37.0 years old; 29.0% are under 18 and 20.0% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 90.8%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 4.0%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure UlmCascade CountyMontana Change since 2015-2019
Median age 37.0 ±15.7 38.6 40.4 no clear change
Under 18 years 29.0% ±9.8 pts 22.3% 21.0% –
65 years and over 20.0% ±9.0 pts 19.6% 20.1% –
Male 52.2% ±9.1 pts 51.0% 50.7% –
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8% ±3.2 pts 5.3% 4.6% –
White alone, not Hispanic 90.8% ±5.3 pts 82.4% 83.6% −6.7 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±3.3 pts 1.3% 0.4% –
Asian alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±3.3 pts 1.0% 0.8% –
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 2.0% ±2.0 pts 3.3% 5.3% –
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±3.3 pts 0.0% 0.0% –
Two or more races, not Hispanic 4.0% ±2.9 pts 6.0% 4.7% –
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.4% ±0.7 pts 0.8% 0.5% –
Born outside the United States 1.1% ±1.3 pts 2.3% 2.3% –
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 1.0% ±1.2 pts 4.1% 4.2% –
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 10.8% ±4.6 pts 12.6% 9.0% –
With a disability 12.9% ±6.2 pts 16.3% 14.5% –
No health insurance coverage 2.7% ±2.2 pts 7.0% 8.6% –
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 96.3% ±2.6 pts 94.4% 94.6% –
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 29.7% ±9.0 pts 28.4% 35.2% no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 14.3% ±9.4 pts 10.5% 12.0% –
Lived in the same house a year earlier 92.7% ±6.1 pts 84.6% 86.5% –
Moved from another state in the past year 2.8% ±3.1 pts 4.0% 3.7% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Ulm earn?

Half of Ulm's 305 households earn less than $102,708 a year (±$31,826), against $67,690 in Cascade County and $72,509 in Montana. In 2015-2019 it was $76,358 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
Measure UlmCascade CountyMontana Change since 2015-2019
Median household income $102,708 ±$31,826 $67,690 $72,509 no clear change
Mean household income $119,331 ±$24,887 $89,832 $98,908 –
Per capita income $44,652 ±$7,576 $38,795 $41,711 no clear change
People below the poverty line 6.9% ±5.3 pts 13.1% 11.5% –
Children under 18 below the poverty line 3.4% ±4.9 pts 16.4% 12.7% –
Households receiving SNAP 0.7% ±1.1 pts 10.4% 7.8% –
Households with a computer 92.8% ±6.7 pts 93.9% 94.5% –
Households with a broadband subscription 83.0% ±9.3 pts 89.2% 89.4% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Ulm?

Owners occupy 98.4% of Ulm's occupied homes and renters 1.6%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $369,400 by its owner (±$93,433).

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
Measure UlmCascade CountyMontana Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied) $369,400 ±$93,433 $265,300 $375,800 +$127,569
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 0.0% ±100.0 pts 32.3% 35.5% –
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $2,113 ±$194 $1,538 $1,798 –
Owner-occupied homes 98.4% ±2.0 pts 68.5% 69.2% no clear change
Renter-occupied homes 1.6% ±2.0 pts 31.5% 30.8% –
Housing units 368 ±99 39,497 528,419 no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate 0.0% ±9.5 pts 0.6% 0.9% –
Rental vacancy rate 0.0% ±100.0 pts 3.9% 5.3% –
Single-family detached homes 75.5% ±10.1 pts 67.0% 68.8% –
Mobile homes 24.5% ±10.1 pts 7.1% 9.4% –
Built 2020 or later 2.7% ±4.0 pts 1.5% 2.3% –
Built 2010 to 2019 21.2% ±16.5 pts 6.8% 11.7% –
Built 1939 or earlier 5.4% ±4.9 pts 15.4% 12.8% –
Households with no vehicle 1.6% ±1.8 pts 6.0% 4.7% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Ulm work and get to work?

77.8% of Ulm's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 27.4 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
Measure UlmCascade CountyMontana Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+) 65.7% ±10.3 pts 62.9% 62.9% –
Unemployment rate 1.6% ±1.8 pts 3.3% 3.6% –
Drove alone to work 77.8% ±11.6 pts 77.4% 71.1% –
Carpooled 3.7% ±3.7 pts 10.3% 9.7% –
Public transportation 11.9% ±14.1 pts 0.7% 0.6% –
Walked 1.9% ±2.7 pts 2.7% 3.9% –
Worked from home 4.7% ±3.6 pts 7.4% 12.5% –
Mean travel time to work 27.4 min ±5.4 16.5 min 19.1 min no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Ulm?

No census tract lies mostly in Ulm; 1 tract reaches into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Ulm, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Ulm
Tract 107Cascade County4,663 $72,596 $289,4009%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Ulm) · Census block assignment files

How does Ulm compare with other places in Montana?

Ulm is not ranked by income or the other survey measures: those rankings include places of 1,000 or more residents (2020 Census) with a reliable estimate.

Ulm's figures with every place in Montana (CSV)

Every place in Montana, sortable · Compare Ulm with other places

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Ulm?

27 of the 56 figures for Ulm on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Ulm are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.