COMPARING TWO PLACES
Minnesota vs Montana
PLACE A
Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Montana
Minnesota is 414% larger than Montana. Minnesota earns more, with a median household income $16,553 higher.
MINNESOTAMONTANADIFFERENCE
Total population5,739,4451,116,875+414% vs Montana
Population density728+64
Population growth7.6%9.6%−2.0 pts
Median age38.840.4−1.6
Male50.1%50.7%−0.6 pts
Female49.9%49.3%+0.6 pts
Foreign-born8.7%2.3%+6.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.9%83.6%−7.7 pts
Black6.9%0.4%+6.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.4%4.6%+1.8 pts
Asian5.1%0.8%+4.3 pts
Other5.7%10.7%−5.0 pts
Median household income$89,062$72,509+$16,553
Per capita income$48,237$41,711+$6,526
Poverty rate9.3%11.5%−2.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4530.465−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher39.4%35.2%+4.2 pts
Graduate degree13.8%12.0%+1.8 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%3.6%+0.4 pts
Labor force participation68.1%62.9%+5.3 pts
Median home value$329,300$375,800−$46,500
Median gross rent$1,280$1,081+$199
Owner-occupied72.2%69.2%+3.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.3%13.2%−3.8 pts
Rent-burdened households45.3%40.4%+4.9 pts
Average commute22.719.1+3.5
Worked from home17.6%12.5%+5.1 pts
Public transit to work1.8%0.6%+1.1 pts
Uninsured4.7%8.6%−3.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024