Bozeman vs Manhattan

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

Bozeman and Manhattan 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 2,149 in Manhattan). Bozeman has the higher median household income ($79,903 vs $69,671 in Manhattan). Bozeman has the higher median home value ($614,900 vs $460,400 in Manhattan).

Population, income & housing

	Bozeman	Manhattan
Population	55,042	2,149
Median age	28.6 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$79,903	$69,671
Median home value	$614,900	$460,400
Median gross rent	$1,611	$1,700
Housing units	24,846	909
Homeownership rate	44.6%	71.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	65.1%	32.9%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bozeman	Manhattan
Population	46,746 → 55,042 (+17.7%)	1,549 → 2,149 (+38.7%)
Median household income	$55,569 → $79,903 (+43.8%)	$60,324 → $69,671 (+15.5%)
Median home value	$365,600 → $614,900 (+68.2%)	$253,900 → $460,400 (+81.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,078 → $1,611 (+49.4%)	$1,394 → $1,700 (+22.0%)

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

Manhattan

Population

1,5492,149

Median household income

$60,324$69,671

Median home value

$253,900$460,400

Median gross rent

$1,394$1,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bozeman	Manhattan
Under 5	3.3%	4.3%
5 to 17	10.2%	26.8%
18 to 24	27.9%	4.5%
25 to 34	20.7%	3.2%
35 to 44	11.6%	15.2%
45 to 54	9.6%	12.2%
55 to 64	6.1%	14.1%
65 to 74	6.2%	13.4%
75 and over	4.5%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bozeman	Manhattan
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	91.7%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.7%
Asian	2.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	1.5%
Two or more races	4.1%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bozeman	Manhattan
No high school diploma	3.2%	0.6%
High school graduate	11.3%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	20.3%	38.8%
Bachelor's degree	38.9%	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	26.2%	9.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bozeman	Manhattan
Drove alone	62.6%	80.4%
Carpooled	7.4%	3.5%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	8.9%	1.7%
Bicycle	3.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.0%	14.5%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bozeman	Manhattan
1-unit, detached	42.6%	79.8%
1-unit, attached	14.5%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	16.3%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	16.3%	2.3%
20 or more units	8.8%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Bozeman	Manhattan
Poverty rate	14.8%	5.3%
Average household size	2.19	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	15	19
Median year structure built	1998	1989