Montana
How America Moves · Montana, United States · 2 mo ago
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Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Montana saw a net gain of 3,035 tax-filing households and 5,264 individuals, resulting in a net inflow of about 4.6 people per 1,000 residents. The state gained $498.6M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI).
Migration Overview
- Net households: +3,035 tax returns
- Net people: +5,264 exemptions
- Net AGI: +$498.6M (nominal dollars)
- Net migration rate: +4.6 people per 1,000 residents (population 1,132,812)
Income movement (AGI): $1.7B moved in, $1.2B moved out, net +$498.6M.
Top Origin States
- California: 2,817 households, $306.8M AGI
- Washington: 2,530 households, $219.8M AGI
- Colorado: 1,469 households, $137.4M AGI
- Oregon: 1,172 households, $77.9M AGI
- Idaho: 1,126 households, $77.6M AGI
Top Destination States
- Washington: 1,936 households, $122.4M AGI
- California: 1,338 households, $95.2M AGI
- Arizona: 1,144 households, $91.7M AGI
- Colorado: 1,085 households, $71.5M AGI
- Idaho: 1,078 households, $64.2M AGI
Churn by State (Two-Way Migration)
The largest two-way exchanges of filing households (2022–2023):
- Washington: 2,530 in, 1,936 out (net +594, +$97.5M AGI)
- California: 2,817 in, 1,338 out (net +1,479, +$211.6M AGI)
- Colorado: 1,469 in, 1,085 out (net +384, +$65.9M AGI)
- Idaho: 1,126 in, 1,078 out (net +48, +$13.4M AGI)
- Texas: 1,064 in, 1,047 out (net +17, +$8.2M AGI)
Net Migration by Year (2012–2023)
Cumulative net AGI gain: +$6.1B (nominal), +79,359 people.
- 2023: +$498.6M AGI, +5,264 people
- 2022: +$1.1B AGI, +10,357 people
- 2021: +$1.1B AGI, +14,837 people
- 2020: +$1.1B AGI, +12,276 people
- 2019: +$487.4M AGI, +5,522 people
Migration in Context
- Population (2023): 1,130,612
- Net migration rate: +4.7 people per 1,000 residents
- Net income per resident: +$441 (nominal)
Components of population change (2023 Census):
- Births: +11,027
- Deaths: 11,433
- Net domestic migration: +9,017
- Net international migration: +412
- Total change: +9,079
Income and Cost of Living
- Cost of living: 9% below U.S. average (price level index: 91.0)
- Income per person: $66,181 (5% below U.S. average)
- Purchasing power: $72,715 (4% above U.S. average)
Price parity by category (100 = U.S. average):
- Housing & rents: 76.8
- Goods: 96.5
- Utilities: 72.8
- Other services: 93.6
Demographics
- Median age: 40.2 years
- Median household income: $69,922 (11% below U.S. median)
- College degree: 35% of adults 25+
- Poverty rate: 12.0%
- Average commute: 19 minutes
- Broadband at home: 88% of households
Race and ethnicity (share of residents):
- White: 84%
- Hispanic: 4%
- Black: 0%
- Asian: 1%
- Other: 10%
Housing
- Median home value: $338,100 (11% above U.S. median)
- Median rent: $1,031 (24% below U.S. median)
- Homeownership rate: 69%
- Home-price appreciation (past 5 years): +65%
- New home construction (2023): 4,307 units (53% single-family, 47% multifamily)
Local Economy and Risk
- Unemployment rate (2023): 2.7%
- Labor force: 572,256 (556,633 employed)
- Disaster declarations (2023): 2 major federal (most common: flood)
Migration by Income Bracket (2022–2023)
- $1–$10k: +45 households, +$322K AGI
- $10k–$25k: +655 households, +$11.2M AGI
- $25k–$50k: +242 households, +$8.7M AGI
- $50k–$75k: +388 households, +$24.1M AGI
- $75k–$100k: +316 households, +$28M AGI
- $100k–$200k: +730 households, +$108.6M AGI
- $200k+: +608 households, +$318.1M AGI
Goods Trade (2022)
- Ships to other states: $15.2B (+54% since 2017)
- Receives from states: $46.0B (+18% since 2017)
- Net balance: -$30.9B
Top goods shipped out:
- Fuel oils: $8.0B
- Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel: $6.5B
- Base metal: $2.3B
- Machinery: $2.1B
- Wood products: $2.0B
Top goods received:
- Fuel oils: $7.3B
- Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel: $6.1B
- Mixed freight: $4.4B
- Pharmaceutical products: $3.2B
- Motorized vehicles/parts: $3.1B
Biggest trading partners (net trade):
- Utah: -$8.5B
- Washington: -$4.8B
- California: -$5.1B
- Texas: -$2.3B
- Wyoming: +$1.7B
Taxes
- Total state taxes (FY 2023): $4.7B
- Per resident: $4,161