Big Sky vs Bozeman

A side-by-side comparison of Big Sky and Bozeman: population, income, housing, and more.

Big Sky and Bozeman are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bozeman has the higher population (55,042 vs 2,388 in Big Sky). Big Sky has the higher median household income ($103,625 vs $79,903 in Bozeman). Big Sky has the higher median home value ($884,700 vs $614,900 in Bozeman).

Population, income & housing

	Big Sky	Bozeman
Population	2,388	55,042
Median age	38.5 yrs	28.6 yrs
Median household income	$103,625	$79,903
Median home value	$884,700	$614,900
Median gross rent	$1,712	$1,611
Housing units	3,118	24,846
Homeownership rate	85.5%	44.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.3%	65.1%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Sky	Bozeman
Population	3,058 → 2,388 (-21.9%)	46,746 → 55,042 (+17.7%)
Median household income	$75,586 → $103,625 (+37.1%)	$55,569 → $79,903 (+43.8%)
Median home value	$564,000 → $884,700 (+56.9%)	$365,600 → $614,900 (+68.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,405 → $1,712 (+21.9%)	$1,078 → $1,611 (+49.4%)

Big Sky

Population

3,0582,388

Median household income

$75,586$103,625

Median home value

$564,000$884,700

Median gross rent

$1,405$1,712

Bozeman

Population

46,74655,042

Median household income

$55,569$79,903

Median home value

$365,600$614,900

Median gross rent

$1,078$1,611

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Sky	Bozeman
Under 5	6.1%	3.3%
5 to 17	8.2%	10.2%
18 to 24	3.5%	27.9%
25 to 34	19.9%	20.7%
35 to 44	25.2%	11.6%
45 to 54	8.0%	9.6%
55 to 64	17.6%	6.1%
65 to 74	9.2%	6.2%
75 and over	2.3%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Sky	Bozeman
White (non-Hispanic)	93.6%	85.7%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.7%
Two or more races	1.7%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Sky	Bozeman
No high school diploma	3.3%	3.2%
High school graduate	7.6%	11.3%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	20.3%
Bachelor's degree	38.7%	38.9%
Graduate or professional degree	19.6%	26.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Sky	Bozeman
Drove alone	58.7%	62.6%
Carpooled	2.9%	7.4%
Public transit	3.3%	0.9%
Walked	6.6%	8.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.9%
Worked from home	27.9%	15.0%
Other means	0.7%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Sky	Bozeman
1-unit, detached	50.7%	42.6%
1-unit, attached	20.5%	14.5%
2 to 4 units	16.7%	16.3%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	16.3%
20 or more units	6.0%	8.8%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Big Sky	Bozeman
Poverty rate	6.9%	14.8%
Average household size	2.01	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	22	15
Median year structure built	2000	1998