COMPARING TWO PLACES
Montana vs Massachusetts
PLACE A
Montana
VS
PLACE B
Massachusetts
Montana is 84% smaller than Massachusetts. Massachusetts earns more, with a median household income $31,451 higher.
MONTANAMASSACHUSETTSDIFFERENCE
Total population1,116,8757,044,056−84% vs Massachusetts
Population density8903−895
Population growth9.6%7.4%+2.2 pts
Median age40.440.0+0.4
Male50.7%48.9%+1.8 pts
Female49.3%51.1%−1.8 pts
Foreign-born2.3%18.0%−15.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.6%66.6%+17.0 pts
Black0.4%6.4%−6.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.6%13.3%−8.7 pts
Asian0.8%7.3%−6.5 pts
Other10.7%6.5%+4.2 pts
Median household income$72,509$103,960−$31,451
Per capita income$41,711$57,897−$16,186
Poverty rate11.5%10.0%+1.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4650.489−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher35.2%47.3%−12.1 pts
Graduate degree12.0%21.8%−9.8 pts
Unemployment rate3.6%5.2%−1.5 pts
Labor force participation62.9%67.0%−4.1 pts
Median home value$375,800$562,100−$186,300
Median gross rent$1,081$1,762−$681
Owner-occupied69.2%62.5%+6.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.2%8.1%+5.1 pts
Rent-burdened households40.4%48.9%−8.5 pts
Average commute19.129.1−9.9
Worked from home12.5%18.6%−6.1 pts
Public transit to work0.6%6.5%−5.9 pts
Uninsured8.6%2.6%+6.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024