Census tract · Flathead County

Census Tract 8.02, Flathead County, Montana

Census Tract 8.02, GEOID 30029000802, in Flathead County, Montana, partly within Kalispell. 7,085 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±883); the 2020 Census counted 6,195.

Residents, 2020-2024

7,085

±883 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 6,195

Median household income

$93,846

±$17,086 (90% margin)
Flathead County: $73,925

Median home value

$532,800

±$71,985 (90% margin)
Flathead County: $535,500

Median gross rent

$1,882

±$432 (90% margin)
Flathead County: $1,142

Where is Census Tract 8.02?

Census Tract 8.02 is one of 32 census tracts in Flathead County, Montana. It covers 22.55 square miles of land, 275 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 30029000802, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 8.02 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Kalispell41%
Census Tract 8.02 (marked with a dot) in Flathead County, Montana. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
6.0114.0117.0117.02 8.02 10 mi
Census Tract 8.02 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000.

9 census tracts border Census Tract 8.02: Tract 6.01 ($87,500), Tract 8.01 ($67,621), Tract 9.01 ($44,966), Tract 9.02 ($79,740), Tract 11.01 ($49,427), Tract 12.01 ($88,451), Tract 14.01 ($62,611), Tract 17.01 ($73,900) and Tract 17.02 ($86,313). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 8.02?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 8.02's population at 7,085 (±883) in 2,390 households; the 2020 Census counted 6,195 residents and 2,330 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 8.02Flathead CountyMontana
Total population 7,085 ±883 110,695 1,116,875
Households 2,390 ±255 44,233 458,859
Average household size 2.96 ±0.22 2.47 2.37
Housing units 2,437 ±252 51,680 528,419

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

Who lives in Census Tract 8.02?

The median resident of Census Tract 8.02 is 34.2 years old; 27.8% are under 18 and 15.0% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 86.1%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 5.7%. 4.4% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure Tract 8.02Flathead CountyMontana
Median age 34.2 ±4.1 42.2 40.4
Under 18 years 27.8% ±3.5 pts 21.6% 21.0%
65 years and over 15.0% ±2.9 pts 21.1% 20.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.2% ±3.3 pts 3.7% 4.6%
White alone, not Hispanic 86.1% ±4.8 pts 90.0% 83.6%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.4 pts 0.2% 0.4%
Asian alone, not Hispanic 2.1% ±1.3 pts 0.8% 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.8% ±1.2 pts 0.8% 5.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.4 pts 0.0% 0.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic 5.7% ±2.9 pts 4.0% 4.7%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.4 pts 0.5% 0.5%
Born outside the United States 4.4% ±2.4 pts 2.8% 2.3%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 4.9% ±2.6 pts 3.0% 4.2%
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 4.5% ±2.3 pts 8.9% 9.0%
With a disability 9.1% ±2.9 pts 11.7% 14.5%
No health insurance coverage 6.6% ±2.7 pts 10.0% 8.6%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 97.5% ±1.7 pts 95.5% 94.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 42.9% ±7.3 pts 37.2% 35.2%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 16.6% ±5.2 pts 13.0% 12.0%
Lived in the same house a year earlier 91.2% ±3.7 pts 88.2% 86.5%

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 Census Tract 8.02 earn?

Half of the 2,390 households in Census Tract 8.02 earn less than $93,846 a year (±$17,086), against $73,925 across Flathead County: 3rd highest of the county's 32 tracts with a reliable estimate.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 8.02Flathead CountyMontana
Median household income $93,846 ±$17,086 $73,925 $72,509
Mean household income $123,471 ±$17,591 $99,728 $98,908
Per capita income $42,816 ±$5,939 $41,557 $41,711
People below the poverty line 7.0% ±4.8 pts 9.3% 11.5%
Children under 18 below the poverty line 7.6% ±11.5 pts 9.1% 12.7%
Households receiving SNAP 3.5% ±2.9 pts 6.5% 7.8%
Households with a computer 97.1% ±2.6 pts 94.9% 94.5%
Households with a broadband subscription 95.9% ±2.8 pts 91.2% 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 Census Tract 8.02?

Owners occupy 79.4% of Census Tract 8.02's occupied homes and renters 20.6%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $532,800 by its owner (±$71,985). The median renter pays $1,882 a month including utilities, and 52.8% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 8.02Flathead CountyMontana
Median home value (owner-occupied) $532,800 ±$71,985 $535,500 $375,800
Median gross rent $1,882 ±$432 $1,142 $1,081
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 52.8% ±23.1 pts 36.5% 35.5%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $2,044 ±$238 $1,913 $1,798
Owner-occupied homes 79.4% ±7.1 pts 72.4% 69.2%
Renter-occupied homes 20.6% ±7.1 pts 27.6% 30.8%
Housing units 2,437 ±252 51,680 528,419
Single-family detached homes 76.9% ±7.2 pts 72.1% 68.8%
Mobile homes 1.1% ±1.9 pts 7.9% 9.4%
Built 2020 or later 2.1% ±2.3 pts 3.2% 2.3%
Built 2010 to 2019 29.0% ±8.6 pts 14.5% 11.7%
Built 1939 or earlier 1.9% ±2.2 pts 6.9% 12.8%
Households with no vehicle 1.3% ±2.0 pts 4.2% 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 Census Tract 8.02 get to work?

74.4% of Census Tract 8.02's workers drive alone and 15.0% work from home. The average trip to work takes 15.5 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 8.02Flathead CountyMontana
In the labor force (age 16+) 66.5% ±4.6 pts 62.4% 62.9%
Unemployment rate 4.6% ±3.4 pts 2.9% 3.6%
Drove alone to work 74.4% ±6.0 pts 71.5% 71.1%
Carpooled 8.4% ±4.3 pts 7.7% 9.7%
Public transportation 0.0% ±0.9 pts 0.1% 0.6%
Walked 0.4% ±0.7 pts 2.8% 3.9%
Worked from home 15.0% ±5.0 pts 15.8% 12.5%
Mean travel time to work 15.5 min ±3.6 19.6 min 19.1 min

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

How does Census Tract 8.02 compare with the other tracts in Flathead County?

Among Flathead County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 8.02 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 8.02's rank among the tracts of Flathead County
MeasureIn Flathead County
Population1st of 32
Residents per square mile14th of 32
Median household income3rd of 32
Per capita income14th of 32
Median home value18th of 32
Median gross rent4th of 28
Bachelor's degree or higher11th of 32
Median age28th of 32
Owner-occupied share14th of 32

The tracts next to it on Flathead County's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 13.041st$96,875±$25,003 · within the margin of this tract2,252
Tract 4.042nd$96,339±$18,820 · within the margin of this tract3,443
Tract 8.023rd$93,846±$17,0867,085
Tract 6.024th$88,869±$10,111 · within the margin of this tract4,171
Tract 12.015th$88,451±$10,569 · within the margin of this tract3,362
Tract 6.016th$87,500±$21,743 · within the margin of this tract5,439

"Within the margin": the two incomes differ by less than their combined 90% margins, so the survey cannot say which is higher and the ranks between them are not firm.

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

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 8.02?

2 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 8.02 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.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). 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 · Check it at data.census.gov

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