Bozeman is a medium-sized city located in the state of Montana. With a population of 28,003 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Bozeman is the fifth largest community in Montana.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bozeman is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bozeman is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bozeman who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.04%), sales jobs (12.29%), and food service (9.35%).

Of important note, Bozeman is also a city of artists. Bozeman has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Bozeman's character.

Also of interest is that Bozeman has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Bozeman is a major college town that has a very high percentage of its residents over 18 years old who are college students. Naturally, collegiate life has a major influence on local Bozeman culture, lifestyle and entertainment options. Bozeman really pulses to the beat of the academic calendar. In Bozeman every fall, returning students reinvigorate the community, who you will notice are all over town, buying groceries, out with friends, and getting acquainted or re-acquainted with each other and Bozeman. One of the beneficial effects that colleges provide is that they tend to be lasting institutions that deliver direct economic benefits to the local economy in the form of such things as jobs for faculty and staff, and spending by students. Bozeman benefits directly from this.

Bozeman, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 13.92 minutes getting to work every day.

Bozeman Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Bozeman. 49.50% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Bozeman in 2000 was $16,104, which is upper middle income relative to Montana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $64,416 for a family of four.

The people who call Bozeman home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bozeman is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Bozeman include German, Irish, Norwegian, English, Italian, Scottish, Swedish, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Bozeman is English. Some people also speak Spanish.