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Bigfork, Montana: commercial real estate data.
Bigfork is a Census CDP of 5,565 people across 31.25 square miles of land, in Flathead County. Median household income is $85,307, 79.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 15 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $10.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bigfork
What Bigfork is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area31.25 sq mi
- Water area6.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land178
- County holding the largest share of its areaFlathead County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Bigfork
- Population5,565
- Median age53.9
- Population under 18948
- Share under 1817.0 percent
- Population 65 and over1,831
- Share 65 and over32.9 percent
- Households2,381
- Family households1,487
- Share of households that are families62.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Bigfork
- Median household income$85,307
- Per capita income$47,976
- Civilian labor force2,233
- Employed2,193
- Unemployed40 plus or minus 39
- Unemployment rate1.8 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over4,186
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher50.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree18.9 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Bigfork
- Housing units3,302
- Occupied units2,381
- Vacant units921 plus or minus 188
- Vacancy rate27.9 percent
- Owner occupied1,897
- Renter occupied484 plus or minus 121
- Ownership rate79.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$674,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,016 plus or minus $337
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.3 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Single family units2,611
- Share single family79.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more547 plus or minus 157
- Share in buildings of two or more16.6 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Mobile homes144 plus or minus 52
- Median year structure built1995
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Bigfork gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,768
- Commuting under 15 minutes678 plus or minus 156
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more573 plus or minus 139
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more32.4 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Drove alone66.5 percent
- Carpooled6.9 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked6.6 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Worked from home17.7 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Bigfork (7(a))
- Approvals15
- Gross approval$9,963,800
- Average approval$664,253
- Median approval$100,000
- Largest approval$4,292,500
- Jobs supported118
- Jobs per approval7.9
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Paid in full5
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more13.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders9
- Distinct industries by NAICS11
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bigfork, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Bigfork (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$2,161,000
- Average approval$1,080,500
- Median approval$1,080,500
- Largest approval$1,403,000
- Jobs supported29
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bigfork, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Flathead County, not Bigfork
Flathead County context, not Bigfork figures
- Establishments in Flathead County5,092
- Covered employment, Flathead County50,611
- Average annual pay, Flathead County$58,339
- Housing units permitted, Flathead County286
Every figure in this section is published for Flathead County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bigfork.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Bigfork questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bigfork, Montana?
5,565, in 2,381 households. Bigfork CDP covers 31.25 square miles of land, which is 178 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bigfork in?
Flathead County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Bigfork?
$85,307. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $674,600. Median gross rent is $1,016 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Bigfork businesses?
15 7(a) approvals totaling $10.0 m since FY2020, across 9 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $2.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bigfork, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Bigfork borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Bigfork. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Bigfork figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Flathead County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Bigfork.
Is zoning published for Bigfork?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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