Census tract · Missoula County

Census Tract 15.02, Missoula County, Montana

Census Tract 15.02, GEOID 30063001502, in Missoula County, Montana, partly within Lolo and Carlton. 4,123 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±375); the 2020 Census counted 4,791.

Residents, 2020-2024

4,123

±375 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 4,791

Median household income

$94,205

±$20,320 (90% margin)
Missoula County: $75,598

Median home value

$548,200

±$75,048 (90% margin)
Missoula County: $472,100

Median gross rent

$1,245

±$728 (90% margin)
Missoula County: $1,190

Where is Census Tract 15.02?

Census Tract 15.02 is one of 29 census tracts in Missoula County, Montana. It covers 94.82 square miles of land, 51 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 30063001502, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 15.02 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Lolo14%
Carlton13%
Census Tract 15.02 (marked with a dot) in Missoula County, Montana. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
9.0214.02 15.02 10 mi
Census Tract 15.02 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000. Dashed: tracts outside Missoula County.

5 census tracts border Census Tract 15.02: Tract 9.02 ($118,750), Tract 13.04 ($122,438), Tract 14.02 ($88,125), Tract 15.01 ($85,612) and Tract 1 in Ravalli County ($100,245). 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 15.02?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 15.02's population at 4,123 (±375) in 1,753 households; the 2020 Census counted 4,791 residents and 1,966 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 15.02Missoula CountyMontana
Total population 4,123 ±375 120,672 1,116,875
Households 1,753 ±177 52,679 458,859
Average household size 2.35 ±0.20 2.23 2.37
Housing units 1,879 ±155 56,930 528,419

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 15.02?

The median resident of Census Tract 15.02 is 41.7 years old; 16.0% are under 18 and 20.2% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 90.0%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 5.2%.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure Tract 15.02Missoula CountyMontana
Median age 41.7 ±4.7 37.1 40.4
Under 18 years 16.0% ±2.6 pts 18.2% 21.0%
65 years and over 20.2% ±3.7 pts 17.1% 20.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.2% ±4.4 pts 5.1% 4.6%
White alone, not Hispanic 90.0% ±4.6 pts 85.5% 83.6%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 0.4% ±0.7 pts 0.4% 0.4%
Asian alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.7 pts 1.6% 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 2.0% ±1.7 pts 1.9% 5.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.7 pts 0.1% 0.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic 2.4% ±1.4 pts 5.0% 4.7%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.7 pts 0.6% 0.5%
Born outside the United States 1.9% ±1.4 pts 2.9% 2.3%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 2.7% ±2.5 pts 4.8% 4.2%
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 11.7% ±4.0 pts 8.6% 9.0%
With a disability 14.4% ±4.5 pts 12.6% 14.5%
No health insurance coverage 6.4% ±4.0 pts 6.1% 8.6%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 98.8% ±1.0 pts 96.6% 94.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 41.2% ±7.5 pts 47.4% 35.2%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 16.4% ±5.4 pts 18.6% 12.0%
Lived in the same house a year earlier 85.4% ±6.7 pts 82.7% 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 15.02 earn?

Half of the 1,753 households in Census Tract 15.02 earn less than $94,205 a year (±$20,320), against $75,598 across Missoula County: 5th highest of the county's 29 tracts with a reliable estimate. 6.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 15.02Missoula CountyMontana
Median household income $94,205 ±$20,320 $75,598 $72,509
Mean household income $123,196 ±$22,895 $103,306 $98,908
Per capita income $52,550 ±$9,159 $45,868 $41,711
People below the poverty line 6.2% ±3.7 pts 10.1% 11.5%
Children under 18 below the poverty line 3.9% ±6.1 pts 7.5% 12.7%
Households receiving SNAP 1.3% ±1.3 pts 7.5% 7.8%
Households with a computer 97.5% ±2.1 pts 96.4% 94.5%
Households with a broadband subscription 94.6% ±2.8 pts 93.0% 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 15.02?

Owners occupy 84.4% of Census Tract 15.02's occupied homes and renters 15.6%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $548,200 by its owner (±$75,048). The median renter pays $1,245 a month including utilities, and 80.9% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 15.02Missoula CountyMontana
Median home value (owner-occupied) $548,200 ±$75,048 $472,100 $375,800
Median gross rent $1,245 ±$728 $1,190 $1,081
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 80.9% ±18.1 pts 39.5% 35.5%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $2,065 ±$130 $1,968 $1,798
Owner-occupied homes 84.4% ±6.6 pts 58.8% 69.2%
Renter-occupied homes 15.6% ±6.6 pts 41.2% 30.8%
Housing units 1,879 ±155 56,930 528,419
Single-family detached homes 81.5% ±7.0 pts 57.7% 68.8%
Mobile homes 8.1% ±3.8 pts 8.0% 9.4%
Built 2020 or later 1.5% ±2.0 pts 2.5% 2.3%
Built 2010 to 2019 13.9% ±6.0 pts 13.2% 11.7%
Built 1939 or earlier 1.0% ±1.2 pts 10.2% 12.8%
Households with no vehicle 1.5% ±1.8 pts 5.2% 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 15.02 get to work?

78.6% of Census Tract 15.02's workers drive alone and 14.6% work from home. The average trip to work takes 33.2 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 15.02Missoula CountyMontana
In the labor force (age 16+) 66.7% ±5.8 pts 69.6% 62.9%
Unemployment rate 0.0% ±1.3 pts 3.7% 3.6%
Drove alone to work 78.6% ±7.0 pts 69.1% 71.1%
Carpooled 6.0% ±5.0 pts 8.3% 9.7%
Public transportation 0.0% ±1.3 pts 1.1% 0.6%
Walked 0.8% ±1.3 pts 3.2% 3.9%
Worked from home 14.6% ±5.3 pts 14.6% 12.5%
Mean travel time to work 33.2 min ±9.7 18.1 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 15.02 compare with the other tracts in Missoula County?

Among Missoula County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 15.02 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 15.02's rank among the tracts of Missoula County
MeasureIn Missoula County
Population11th of 29
Residents per square mile23rd of 29
Median household income5th of 29
Per capita income6th of 29
Median home value6th of 29
Median gross rent11th of 28
Poverty rate23rd of 25
Bachelor's degree or higher22nd of 29
Median age12th of 29
Owner-occupied share6th of 29

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

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 9.022nd$118,750±$11,5992,282
Tract 13.023rd$113,995±$12,871 · within the margin of this tract6,493
Tract 14th$96,553±$10,325 · within the margin of this tract6,578
Tract 15.025th$94,205±$20,3204,123
Tract 16.016th$90,852±$16,809 · within the margin of this tract4,959
Tract 14.027th$88,125±$19,267 · within the margin of this tract4,029
Tract 14.018th$87,478±$28,085 · within the margin of this tract2,881

"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 15.02?

3 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 15.02 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

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