The Billings metropolitan area is the largest metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Montana. It is centered around Billings in the south central portion of Montana and has a population is 184,167 as of 2020.

It includes Carbon, Stillwater and Yellowstone counties, and has one of the geographically largest trade, cultural, business and medical areas in the United States; this includes all of Montana.

Counties Carbon Stillwater Yellowstone

Places

Over 100,000 inhabitants Billings (Principal city)

1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants Absarokee Columbus Laurel Lockwood (census-designated place) Park City (census-designated place) Red Lodge

500 to 1,000 inhabitants Bridger Joliet Worden (census-designated place)

Below 500 inhabitants Ballantine (census-designated place) Belfry (census-designated place) Broadview Fromberg Huntley (census-designated place) Shepherd (census-designated place)

Demographics As of the census of 2000, there are 138,904 people, 56,149 households, and 36,926 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 93.08% White, 0.43% African American, 2.89% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.22% from other races, and 1.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.57% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $34,433, and the median income for a family was $41,841. Males had a median income of $31,851 versus $20,756 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $18,254.

See also Montana census statistical areas

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