Whitefish is a somewhat small city located in the state of Montana. With a population of 8,915 people and five associated neighborhoods, Whitefish is the 13th largest community in Montana. Whitefish has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Whitefish, where the median household income is $69,919.00.

Whitefish home prices are not only among the most expensive in Montana, but Whitefish real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 21.16% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Whitefish spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.48 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Whitefish, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Whitefish is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 55.88% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Whitefish in 2022 was $58,504, which is wealthy relative to Montana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $234,016 for a family of four. However, Whitefish contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Whitefish home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Whitefish residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Whitefish include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Whitefish is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.