Billings is a relatively large city located in the state of Montana. With a population of 120,864 people and 32 associated neighborhoods, Billings is the largest community in Montana.
Also of interest is that Billings has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Billings telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.64% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
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 18.30 minutes getting to work every day.
The education level of Billings citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 37.00% of adults in Billings have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Billings in 2022 was $42,639, which is wealthy relative to Montana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $170,556 for a family of four. However, Billings contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Billings is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Billings home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Billings residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Billings include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Billings is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.