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Malmstrom AFB, Montana.

A community in Cascade County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Cascade County’s.

Living in Malmstrom AFB, Cascade County, Montana

Malmstrom AFB, in Cascade County, had 4,131 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $64,833 a year and half less, against $67,690 across Cascade County; 6% of its people live below the poverty line. 1% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 99% are rented. Unemployment in Cascade County was 3.3% in August 2026, and the county had 0.9% fewer jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then shops.

People 4,131 in the 2020 census; median age 22.5
Household income $64,833 the median, give or take $12,851 · Cascade County: $67,690
Unemployment 3.3% Cascade County, August 2026; 3.4% a year before
Homes 1% lived in by their owners; 99% rented
  • 1,244households
  • 37%of adults have a degree
  • 6%below the poverty line
  • 14 mintypical commute
  • 4%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care28%
  • Shops (retail)18%
  • Government14%
  • Other services9%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment9%
  • Professional and business services8%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Cascade County had 36,192 jobs in 2025, 0.9% fewer than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in December, 37° and 20°; warmest in July, 86° and 55° 20° 40° 60° 80° J F M A M J J 86° 55° A S O N D 37° 20°
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in December, 37° and 20°; warmest in July, 86° and 55° 20° 40° 60° 80° J F M A M J J 86° 55° A S O N D 37° 20°

Coldest in December, with highs near 37° and lows near 20°; warmest in July, with highs near 86° and lows near 55°. About 15 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Great Falls 16st weather station, 5 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Cascade County

  1. Benefis HospitalsGeneral hospital2,511FTE
  2. Great Falls Elem SchoolsSchool district925FTE
  3. Great Falls H S SchoolsSchool district393FTE
  4. Great Falls Clinic Medical CenterGeneral hospital379FTE
  5. WalmartWarehouse clubs and supercenters351
  6. WalmartWarehouse clubs and supercenters348
  7. University of ProvidenceUniversity or college197
  8. Sletten Construction CompanyCommercial building construction general contractors178

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 64 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 4,651 people in all across the county; Malmstrom AFB has none of its own. Hospitals come from their Medicare cost reports (CMS, 2023), school districts from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24) and colleges from IPEDS (NCES, 2023–24); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. Winter weatherVery high
  2. Cold wavesRelatively high
  3. LightningRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Malmstrom AFB’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Cascade County.