COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kentucky vs Montana
PLACE A
Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Montana
Kentucky is 306% larger than Montana. Montana earns more, with a median household income $8,783 higher. Montana has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs 4%).
KENTUCKYMONTANADIFFERENCE
Total population4,534,8241,116,875+306% vs Montana
Population density1158+107
Population growth3.8%9.6%−5.7 pts
Median age39.140.4−1.3
Male49.5%50.7%−1.1 pts
Female50.5%49.3%+1.1 pts
Foreign-born4.7%2.3%+2.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.5%83.6%−2.0 pts
Black7.6%0.4%+7.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.0%4.6%+0.4 pts
Asian1.6%0.8%+0.8 pts
Other4.3%10.7%−6.4 pts
Median household income$63,726$72,509−$8,783
Per capita income$35,821$41,711−$5,890
Poverty rate16.1%11.5%+4.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.465+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.6%35.2%−7.6 pts
Graduate degree11.3%12.0%−0.6 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%3.6%+1.2 pts
Labor force participation59.7%62.9%−3.2 pts
Median home value$205,600$375,800−$170,200
Median gross rent$967$1,081−$114
Owner-occupied68.3%69.2%−0.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%13.2%−2.9 pts
Rent-burdened households40.4%40.4%+0.0 pts
Average commute24.019.1+4.8
Worked from home10.2%12.5%−2.3 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.6%−0.0 pts
Uninsured6.0%8.6%−2.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024