Creston-Bigfork, Montana
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Males: 3,828 | (49.4%) |
Females: 3,929 | (50.6%) |
Median resident age: | 43.1 years |
Montana median age: | 37.5 years |
Zip code: 59911
Creston-Bigfork: | $70,650 |
MT: | $67,631 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $37,197 (it was $18,580 in 2000)
Creston-Bigfork CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $665,633 (it was $146,600 in 2000)
Creston-Bigfork: | $665,633 |
MT: | $366,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $609,615; detached houses: $672,934; townhouses or other attached units: $524,287; in 2-unit structures: $378,963; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $406,851; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $506,066; mobile homes: $126,032; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $117,959
Creston-Bigfork, MT residents, houses, and apartments details
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Creston-Bigfork, MT
- 6,41996.6%White alone
- 951.4%Hispanic
- 570.9%Two or more races
- 370.6%American Indian alone
- 230.3%Asian alone
- 110.2%Black alone
- 30.05%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 10.02%Other race alone
Races in Creston-Bigfork detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Current Local Time: MST time zone
Land area: 136.9 square miles.
Population density: 57 people per square mile (very low).
Creston-Bigfork CCD: | 1.0% ($1,423) |
Montana: | 1.3% ($1,212) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Missoula, MT (87.1 miles , pop. 57,053).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (377.0 miles , pop. 480,100).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (996.0 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 48.12 N, Longitude: 114.07 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 406
Here: | 4.7% |
Montana: | 3.8% |
- Construction (13.2%)
- Health care (8.6%)
- Educational services (7.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.1%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.4%)
- Finance & insurance (3.9%)
- Construction (21.2%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (10.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.4%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.8%)
- Educational services (4.2%)
- Real estate & rental & leasing (3.8%)
- Health care (3.0%)
- Health care (15.6%)
- Educational services (11.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.5%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (6.2%)
- Finance & insurance (6.0%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (4.8%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.7%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.4%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.3%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3.2%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (2.9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (2.9%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.8%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.7%)
- Carpenters (4.6%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.5%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4.2%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.1%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5.0%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.3%)
- Registered nurses (4.1%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.1%)
Average climate in Creston-Bigfork, Montana
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 73.4. This is about average.
City: | 73.4 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2005 was 0.323. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 11.6 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.323 |
U.S.: | 0.251 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 21.9. This is about average. Closest monitor was 11.6 miles away from the city center.
City: | 21.9 |
U.S.: | 19.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 8.52. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.1 miles away from the city center.
City: | 8.52 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Earthquake activity:
Creston-Bigfork-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Montana state average. It is 734% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 295.1 miles away from the city center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 280.1 miles away from Creston-Bigfork center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 3/31/2020 at 23:52:30, a magnitude 6.5 (6.5 MW, Depth: 7.5 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 257.8 miles away from Creston-Bigfork center
On 7/6/2017 at 06:30:17, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 7.6 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 110.7 miles away from the city center
On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK) earthquake occurred 396.9 miles away from the city center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW) earthquake occurred 402.9 miles away from Creston-Bigfork center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Flathead County (12) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 5, Floods: 5, Storms: 4, Snows: 2, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Creston-Bigfork:
- LAKE VIEW CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; BIGFORK, MT)
- FLATHEAD COUNTY HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 12 miles away; KALISPELL, MT)
- IMMANUEL SKILLED CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; KALISPELL, MT)
- FLATHEAD OUTPATIENT SURGICAL CTR (Hospital, about 14 miles away; KALISPELL, MT)
- HEALTH CENTER NORTHWEST Acute Care Hospitals (about 14 miles away; KALISPELL, MT)
- KALISPELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 14 miles away; KALISPELL, MT)
- BRENDAN HOUSE (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; KALISPELL, MT)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Creston-Bigfork:
- The University of Montana (about 88 miles; Missoula, MT; Full-time enrollment: 13,602)
- North Idaho College (about 131 miles; Coeur d'Alene, ID; FT enrollment: 4,684)
- Spokane Community College (about 156 miles; Spokane, WA; FT enrollment: 6,482)
- Whitworth University (about 158 miles; Spokane, WA; FT enrollment: 2,689)
- Gonzaga University (about 158 miles; Spokane, WA; FT enrollment: 6,780)
- Spokane Falls Community College (about 161 miles; Spokane, WA; FT enrollment: 6,052)
- University of Idaho (about 169 miles; Moscow, ID; FT enrollment: 10,416)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Creston-Bigfork: Timbers RV Park (A), Foothills Cross-Country Ski Area (B), Bigfork Campground (C), Sportsman Bridge Fishing Access (D), Wayfarers Campground (E), Big Fork Ranger Station (F), Bigfork Fishing Access Site (G), Old Steel Bridge Fishing Access Site (H), Creston National Fish Hatchery (I), Northwest Montana Fishery Center (J), Foothills Cross Country Ski Area (K), Eagle Bend Golf Club (L), Bigfork Volunteer Ambulance (M), Creston Rural Fire District (N), Bigfork Branch Library (O), Bigfork Fire Department Echo Station (P), Bigfork Fire Department (Q), Creston Fire Department (R), Ferndale Volunteer Fire Department (S). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: Lake Hills Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Creston-Bigfork include: Bethany Church (A), Little Brown Church (B), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (C), Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (D), Community United Methodist Church (E), Bigfork Baptist Church (F), New Life Alliance Church (G), Bigfork Christian Church (H), First Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Bigfork Community Cemetery (1), Bethany Lutheran Cemetery (2), Lonepine Cemetery (3), Creston Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Olive Lake (A), Martha Lake (B), Spill Lake (C), Cabin Lake (D), McGilvray Lake (E), Cougar Lake (F), Boys Lake (G), Angel Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Bear Creek (A), Birch Creek (B), Brown Creek (C), Carney Creek (D), Station Creek (E), Deer Creek (F), Echo Creek (G), Wolf Creek (H), Krause Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Creston-Bigfork include: Wayfarers State Park (1), J H Horn Memorial Park (2), Flathead Lake State Park - Wayfarers Unit (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Beach: Long Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map
This place: | 2.4 people |
Montana: | 2.4 people |
This place: | 70.4% |
Whole state: | 62.8% |
This place: | 4.3% |
Whole state: | 6.7% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
This place: | 9.9% |
Whole state: | 14.6% |
This place: | 4.0% |
Whole state: | 5.8% |
People in group quarters in Creston-Bigfork in 2010:
- 57 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 14 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 6 people in group homes intended for adults
5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters in 2000
For population 15 years and over in Creston-Bigfork:
- Never married: 17.6%
- Now married: 67.7%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 5.3%
- Divorced: 9.4%
For population 25 years and over in Creston-Bigfork:
- High school or higher: 91.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.5%
- Unemployed: 4.7%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.7 minutes
Here: | 10.0 |
Montana average: | 10.4 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Creston-Bigfork, MT (based on Flathead County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 15,544 | 83 |
Catholic | 4,933 | 6 |
Mainline Protestant | 4,594 | 17 |
Other | 4,370 | 20 |
Black Protestant | 15 | 1 |
None | 61,472 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
This county: | 1.73 / 10,000 pop. |
Montana: | 2.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Flathead County: | 0.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Montana: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Flathead County: | 0.23 / 10,000 pop. |
Montana: | 0.48 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 5.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Montana: | 4.69 / 10,000 pop. |
Flathead County: | 11.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Montana: | 10.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Flathead County: | 5.8% |
Montana: | 7.2% |
Here: | 20.0% |
State: | 23.1% |
Flathead County: | 8.4% |
Montana: | 10.7% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Creston-Bigfork:
- KOFI (1180 AM; 50 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, INC.)
- KGEZ (600 AM; 5 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: SKYLINE BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KJJR (880 AM; 10 kW; WHITEFISH, MT; Owner: BEE BROADCASTING, INCORPORATED)
- KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
- KXLY (920 AM; 20 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
- KSEN (1150 AM; 10 kW; SHELBY, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KQQQ (1150 AM; 25 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
- KLCY (930 AM; 5 kW; EAST MISSOULA, MT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KVNI (1080 AM; 10 kW; COEUR D' ALENE, ID; Owner: QUEENB RADIO, INC.)
- KMJY (700 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, WA; Owner: JAMES E. AND HELEN G. STARGEL)
Strongest FM radio stations in Creston-Bigfork:
- KDBR (106.3 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: BEE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KALS (97.1 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KALISPELL CHRISTIAN RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- KSIL (100.7 FM; WALLACE, ID; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KQRK (92.3 FM; RONAN, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KKMT (95.9 FM; COLUMBIA FALLS, MT; Owner: BEE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KZMN (103.9 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, INC.)
- KBBZ (98.5 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: BEE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KPLG (91.5 FM; PLAINS, MT; Owner: YOUR NETWORK OF PRAISE, INC.)
- KUKL (89.9 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA)
- K204CJ (88.7 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: YOUR CHRISTIAN COMPANION NETWORK, INC.)
- K208DI (89.5 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- K259AD (99.7 FM; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: BEE B/C INC.)
- K216BE (91.1 FM; FERNDALE, ETC., MT; Owner: SWAN HILL T.V. INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Creston-Bigfork:
- K05EE (Channel 5; BIG ARM, ETC., MT; Owner: BLACKTAIL TV TAX DISTRICT)
- K59BW (Channel 59; BONNERS FERRY, ID; Owner: STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (IEPBS))
- K26DD (Channel 26; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- KCFW-TV (Channel 9; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: EAGLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- K06EL (Channel 6; FERNDALE, ETC., MT; Owner: SWAN HILL TV, INC.)
- K12LO (Channel 12; FERNDALE, ETC., MT; Owner: SWAN HILL TV INC.)
- KTMF-LP (Channel 59; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: MMM LICENSE LLC)
- K18AJ (Channel 18; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KPAX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- K07EN (Channel 7; SOMERS, MT; Owner: BLACKTAIL TV TAX DISTRICT)
- K48EO (Channel 48; SOMERS-LAKESIDE, MT; Owner: BLACKTAIL TV TAX DISTRICT)
- 35.3%Electricity
- 20.8%Wood
- 19.5%Utility gas
- 17.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.8%Other fuel
- 0.8%No fuel used
- 46.2%Electricity
- 20.6%Wood
- 16.9%Utility gas
- 8.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.6%Other fuel
- 0.4%No fuel used
Creston-Bigfork compared to Montana state average:
- Median house value above state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
Creston-Bigfork on our top lists:
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (population 5,000+)"
- #44 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (population 5,000+)"
- #44 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (population 5,000+)"
- #45 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: fuel dealers (population 5,000+)"
- #47 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (population 5,000+)"
- #48 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (population 5,000+)"
- #50 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: electricians (population 5,000+)"
- #52 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: farmers and farm managers (population 5,000+)"
- #68 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: farm supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #72 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: petroleum and coal products (population 5,000+)"
- #87 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: wood products (population 5,000+)"
- #88 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: other direct selling establishments (population 5,000+)"
- #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
- #41 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest average weight of females"
- #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
- #47 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
- #64 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"