Kicking Horse, Montana Demographics & Population 2026

A note before these figures: with a population of 59, Kicking Horse's ACS estimates come from a small number of survey responses and carry wide margins of error. Individual percentages below — particularly rates that round to 0% or 100% — are approximations, not precise measurements. See data.census.gov for the published margins of error.

Population Overview

Kicking Horse is a small community located in Montana, within Lake County. The total population is 59. It ranks as the 377th most populous out of 475 Census-designated places in Montana.

Age Demographics

Economy, Income & Housing

The ACS records no residents below the poverty line in Kicking Horse. In a community this small the estimate rests on very few survey responses, so it should be read as an absence of measurement rather than a measured absence of poverty. The survey records no unemployed residents in Kicking Horse, which reflects the size of the sample rather than a labor market without joblessness. Every occupied housing unit the survey reached in Kicking Horse was renter-occupied. At this sample size that indicates no owner-occupied homes were captured rather than that none exist.

Race & Ethnicity

The largest racial or ethnic group in Kicking Horse is White (non-Hispanic), making up 59.3% of the population. Hispanic or Latino residents account for 40.7%. The Hispanic or Latino population is significantly higher than the state average (40.7% vs 4.6%).

Education

100.0% of residents aged 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. This places Kicking Horse in the top 10% of all cities in the state for educational attainment. This is 184% higher than the state rate of 35.2%. Nationally, 35.7% of adults hold at least a bachelor's degree. No surveyed resident aged 25 or older reported leaving school before earning a high school diploma, though a rate of exactly 100% reflects the limits of a small sample. Notably, 59.3% of adults hold a graduate or professional degree, indicating a highly educated workforce.

Data Sources & Methodology

All demographic data for Kicking Horse, Montana is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 2020–2024 5-Year Estimates. The ACS collects data from approximately 3.5 million households annually and pools five years of responses so that even small communities can be measured, though the margin of error widens as the population falls. Comparisons are made against Montana state averages and national averages calculated from the same dataset. Rankings reflect the city's position among all 475 Census-designated places in Montana. Read more about how these figures are produced on our methodology page, or visit data.census.gov for official data.