COMPARING TWO PLACES
Montana vs Mississippi
PLACE A
Montana
VS
PLACE B
Mississippi
Montana is 62% smaller than Mississippi. Montana earns more, with a median household income $16,062 higher. Montana has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs 0%).
MONTANAMISSISSIPPIDIFFERENCE
Total population1,116,8752,946,779−62% vs Mississippi
Population density863−55
Population growth9.6%-0.2%+9.8 pts
Median age40.438.6+1.8
Male50.7%48.5%+2.2 pts
Female49.3%51.5%−2.2 pts
Foreign-born2.3%2.4%−0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.6%55.2%+28.4 pts
Black0.4%36.3%−35.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.6%3.7%+0.8 pts
Asian0.8%1.0%−0.2 pts
Other10.7%3.7%+6.9 pts
Median household income$72,509$56,447+$16,062
Per capita income$41,711$31,549+$10,162
Poverty rate11.5%18.9%−7.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4650.482−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher35.2%25.1%+10.0 pts
Graduate degree12.0%9.9%+2.1 pts
Unemployment rate3.6%5.8%−2.1 pts
Labor force participation62.9%57.4%+5.4 pts
Median home value$375,800$169,800+$206,000
Median gross rent$1,081$954+$127
Owner-occupied69.2%70.0%−0.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.2%14.6%−1.4 pts
Rent-burdened households40.4%43.6%−3.2 pts
Average commute19.125.6−6.5
Worked from home12.5%5.9%+6.6 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.3%+0.4 pts
Uninsured8.6%11.0%−2.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024