COMPARING TWO PLACES
Alder vs Orting
PLACE A
Alder, Montana
VS
PLACE B
Orting, Washington
Alder is 99% smaller than Orting. Orting earns more, with a median household income $90,377 higher. Orting has grown faster since 2000 (34% vs -17%).
ALDERORTINGDIFFERENCE
Total population928,884−99% vs Orting
Population density463,284−3,238
Population growth-16.5%34.0%−50.5 pts
Median age57.834.1+23.7
Male55.4%48.3%+7.1 pts
Female44.6%51.7%−7.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%77.5%+22.5 pts
Black0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%9.6%−9.6 pts
Asian0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Other0.0%8.3%−8.3 pts
Median household income$42,500$132,877−$90,377
Per capita income$33,936$46,536−$12,600
Poverty rate9.8%2.4%+7.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3970.311+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher28.6%24.0%+4.6 pts
Graduate degree11.7%9.7%+2.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Labor force participation51.9%71.9%−19.9 pts
Median home value$418,200$493,100−$74,900
Median gross rent$717$2,284−$1,567
Owner-occupied74.1%83.5%−9.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.6%6.1%+14.4 pts
Rent-burdened households21.4%56.6%−35.2 pts
Average commute11.439.9−28.5
Worked from home43.2%13.1%+30.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024