Moving to Libby, Montana

About Libby, Montana
Libby

Libby is a city in northwestern Montana, United States and the county seat of Lincoln County. The population was 2,775 at the 2020 census.

Libby suffered from the area's contamination from nearby vermiculite mines contaminated with particularly fragile asbestos, leading to the town's inclusion in the United States Environmental Protection Agency's National Priorities List status in 2002 and Public Health Emergency event in 2009. Most risk was reduced by 2015.

Local natural features, such as the Kootenai Falls, have attracted tourism to the area and have been featured in movies, such as The River Wild (1994) and The Revenant (2015). There is a public school district and a public library, and the town is in-district for Flathead Valley Community College, which operates the Lincoln County Campus there.

Gender
Gender Libby Montana Country
Female 51.9% 49.7% 50.8%
Male 48.1% 50.3% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Libby Montana Country
Less than $10,000 7.3% 5.7% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 12.8% 4.9% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 14% 9.6% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 11.4% 10.5% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 21.6% 13.5% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 13% 19.2% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 7.1% 12.8% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 8.1% 13.8% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 0.6% 5.4% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 4.1% 4.6% 8.3%
Education


Education Libby Montana Country
< 9th Grade 5% 4% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 10% 4% 7.0%
High School or GED 39% 28% 27.0%
Other College 16% 23% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 14% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 11% 22% 20.0%
Master's Degree 4% 7% 9.0%
Professional Degree 0% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Libby Montana Country
White 87.6% 85.6% 60.1%
African American 1.2% 0.5% 12.2%
American Indian 3.4% 5.9% 0.6%
Asian 0% 0.8% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 0.5% 3.1% 2.8%
Hispanic 7.2% 3.9% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity