Whitefish is a somewhat small city located in the state of Montana. With a population of 8,915 people and five associated neighborhoods, Whitefish is the 13th largest community in Montana. Much of the housing stock in Whitefish was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Whitefish economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Whitefish, where the median household income is $69,919.00.

Whitefish home prices are not only among the most expensive in Montana, but Whitefish real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Whitefish 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 Whitefish telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 21.16% 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 16.48 minutes getting to work every day.

If knowledge is power, Whitefish is a pretty powerful place. 55.88% of the adults in Whitefish have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Whitefish in 2022 was $58,504, which is wealthy relative to Montana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $234,016 for a family of four. However, Whitefish contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Whitefish home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Whitefish residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Whitefish include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Whitefish is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.