Billings: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents

1980: 108,035

1990: 113,419

2000: 129,352

Percent change, 1990–2000: 14.0%

U.S. rank in 2000: 221st

City Residents

1980: 66,798

1990: 81,125

2000: 89,847

2003 estimate: 95,220

Percent change, 1990–2000: 10.7%

U.S. rank in 1980: 294th

U.S. rank in 1990: 263rd

U.S. rank in 2000: 307th

Density: 2,656 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 82,539

Black or African American: 495

American Indian and Alaska Native: 3,088

Asian: 533

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 38

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 3,758

Other: 1,300

Percent of residents born in state: 57.2% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 5,882

Population 5 to 9 years old: 5,985

Population 10 to 14 years old: 6,063

Population 15 to 19 years old: 6,290

Population 20 to 24 years old: 6,483

Population 25 to 34 years old: 11,869

Population 35 to 44 years old: 13,882

Population 45 to 54 years old: 12,284

Population 55 to 59 years old: 4,330

Population 60 to 64 years old: 3,440

Population 65 to 74 years old: 6,464

Population 75 to 84 years old: 4,969

Population 85 years and over: 1,906

Median age: 36.8 years

Births (2002, Yellowstone County)

Total number: 1,790

Deaths (2002, Yellowstone County)

Total number: 1,167 (of which 7 were infants under the age of one year)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $19,207

Median household income: $35,147

Total households: 37,470

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 3,686

$10,000 to $14,999: 3,642

$15,000 to $24,999: 5,823

$25,000 to $34,999: 5,512

$35,000 to $49,999: 6,677

$50,000 to $74,999: 7,029

$75,000 to $99,999: 2,641

$100,000 to $149,999: 1,518

$150,000 to $199,999: 437

$200,000 or more: 505

Percent of families below poverty level: 9.2% (57.4% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 4,486