Whitefish, MT Population

Overview

7,783

Total Population

40.4

Median age

50.56%

Female population %

97.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

52.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

13

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Age

Whitefish's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Whitefish is 40.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Whitefish's population under 18 was 18.39%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Whitefish's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.72% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Whitefish, 15.52% were under the age of 15, 15.83% aged 15 to 29, 49.93% aged 30 to 64, 17.24% aged 65 to 84, and 1.48% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 87 more females than males in Whitefish:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.56% females and 49.44% males in Whitefish, MT.
The Whitefish, MT gender ratio is 97.8:100 i.e. 97.8 men to 100 women (0.978).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 418.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 416.

Whitefish's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Whitefish population: 95.89% are White, 0.85% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.10% are some other race and 3.16% are multiracial.
Whitefish's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 13 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,653 (98.33% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Whitefish is White with a population of 7,463 (95.89% of the total population).

Whitefish's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 8,915 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Whitefish's population increased by 586 (9.90%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Whitefish's population increased by 1,342 (20.63%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Whitefish's population was lowest in year 2000 at 5,919.