COMPARING TWO PLACES
Montana vs North Carolina
PLACE A
Montana
VS
PLACE B
North Carolina
Montana is 90% smaller than North Carolina. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
MONTANANORTH CAROLINADIFFERENCE
Total population1,116,87510,730,404−90% vs North Carolina
Population density8221−213
Population growth9.6%9.5%+0.1 pts
Median age40.439.1+1.3
Male50.7%48.9%+1.8 pts
Female49.3%51.1%−1.8 pts
Foreign-born2.3%9.1%−6.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.6%60.0%+23.6 pts
Black0.4%20.0%−19.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.6%11.3%−6.8 pts
Asian0.8%3.3%−2.5 pts
Other10.7%5.4%+5.2 pts
Median household income$72,509$72,388+$121
Per capita income$41,711$41,385+$326
Poverty rate11.5%13.0%−1.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4650.477−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher35.2%35.7%−0.5 pts
Graduate degree12.0%13.5%−1.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.6%4.7%−1.1 pts
Labor force participation62.9%62.8%+0.1 pts
Median home value$375,800$288,900+$86,900
Median gross rent$1,081$1,228−$147
Owner-occupied69.2%66.6%+2.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.2%12.5%+0.6 pts
Rent-burdened households40.4%44.7%−4.3 pts
Average commute19.125.1−5.9
Worked from home12.5%16.3%−3.8 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.7%−0.0 pts
Uninsured8.6%9.9%−1.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024