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Columbia Falls city, Montana: commercial real estate data.
Columbia Falls city is a Census city of 5,615 people across 2.28 square miles of land, in Flathead County. Median household income is $75,766, 56.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 26 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $11.7 m.
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Columbia Falls
What Columbia Falls is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.28 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,460
- 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.
Columbia Falls
How many people live in Columbia Falls
- Population5,615
- Median age36.6
- Population under 181,348 plus or minus 398
- Share under 1824.0 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Population 65 and over667 plus or minus 196
- Share 65 and over11.9 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Households2,209
- Family households1,516
- Share of households that are families68.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Columbia Falls
Income and work in Columbia Falls
- Median household income$75,766 plus or minus $17,198
- Per capita income$32,981
- Civilian labor force3,108
- Employed2,934
- Unemployed174 plus or minus 158
- Unemployment rate5.6 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Adults 25 and over3,655
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher32.1 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.4 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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Housing in Columbia Falls
- Housing units2,471
- Occupied units2,209
- Vacant units262 plus or minus 167
- Vacancy rate10.6 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Owner occupied1,238
- Renter occupied971 plus or minus 222
- Ownership rate56.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$384,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,016
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.1 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Single family units1,516
- Share single family61.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more843 plus or minus 285
- Share in buildings of two or more34.1 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Mobile homes112 plus or minus 111
- Median year structure built1980
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Columbia Falls gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,485
- Commuting under 15 minutes500 plus or minus 205
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.1 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more612 plus or minus 241
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.6 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Drove alone78.6 percent
- Carpooled4.4 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.2 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Worked from home14.8 percent plus or minus 10.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Columbia Falls
SBA loans in Columbia Falls (7(a))
- Approvals26
- Gross approval$11,690,100
- Average approval$449,619
- Median approval$250,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,235,000
- Largest approval$3,500,000
- Jobs supported396
- Jobs per approval15.2
- Loans with a final outcome12
- Paid in full12
- Charged off0
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans0.0 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more15.4 percent
- Share to franchises3.8 percent
- Distinct lenders11
- Distinct industries by NAICS21
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Columbia Falls
SBA loans in Columbia Falls (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$2,684,000
- Average approval$671,000
- Median approval$622,000
- Largest approval$1,400,000
- Jobs supported20
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Flathead County, not Columbia Falls
Flathead County context, not Columbia Falls figures
These are Flathead County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as Columbia Falls measurements.
- Establishments in Flathead County5,092
- Employment at those establishments, Flathead County45,165
- Covered employment, Flathead County50,611
- Average annual pay, Flathead County$58,339
- Average weekly wage, Flathead County$1,122
- Housing units permitted, Flathead County286
- Of those, single family, Flathead County198
- County product, 2024, Flathead County$7,210,153,000
- County product change over the prior year, Flathead County7.5 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Flathead County$125,638
Every figure in this section is published for Flathead County as a whole and is not a measurement of Columbia Falls. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
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. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
Columbia Falls questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Columbia Falls, Montana?
5,615, in 2,209 households. Columbia Falls city covers 2.28 square miles of land, which is 2,460 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Columbia Falls 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 Columbia Falls?
$75,766. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $384,400. 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 Columbia Falls businesses?
26 7(a) approvals totalling $11.7 m, across 11 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 4 504 approvals worth $2.7 m. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Columbia Falls, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Columbia Falls borrowers get paid back?
Of the 12 loans that have reached a final outcome, 12 were paid in full and 0 charged off, a charge off rate of 0.0 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Are the county figures on this page Columbia Falls figures?
No, and they are labelled 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 Columbia Falls.
Is zoning published for Columbia Falls?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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