Bigfork is a somewhat small town located in the state of Montana. With a population of 5,118 people and four associated neighborhoods, Bigfork is the 19th largest community in Montana.
Bigfork home prices are not only among the most expensive in Montana, but Bigfork real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Also of interest is that Bigfork has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.84% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Bigfork has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Bigfork a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
As is often the case in a small town, Bigfork doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Bigfork, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Bigfork is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 50.73% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Bigfork in 2022 was $41,326, which is wealthy relative to Montana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $165,304 for a family of four. However, Bigfork contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bigfork is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bigfork home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bigfork residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Bigfork include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Bigfork is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.