COMPARING TWO PLACES
Babb vs Whitefish
PLACE A
Babb, Montana
VS
PLACE B
Whitefish, Montana
Babb is 98% smaller than Whitefish. Whitefish earns more, with a median household income $55,894 higher. Whitefish has grown faster since 2000 (22% vs -25%).
BABBWHITEFISHDIFFERENCE
Total population2239,358−98% vs Whitefish
Population density241,303−1,280
Population growth-25.3%21.9%−47.2 pts
Median age32.344.4−12.1
Male36.3%50.4%−14.1 pts
Female63.7%49.6%+14.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic2.2%93.6%−91.4 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino3.1%2.2%+0.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other94.6%4.2%+90.4 pts
Median household income$17,917$73,811−$55,894
Per capita income$20,230$56,782−$36,552
Poverty rate15.7%9.4%+6.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4300.499−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher7.4%56.8%−49.3 pts
Graduate degree0.0%16.7%−16.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Labor force participation51.0%66.5%−15.5 pts
Median home value$187,500$684,300−$496,800
Median gross rent$469$1,354−$885
Owner-occupied74.1%61.7%+12.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.0%22.3%+2.7 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%58.6%+41.4 pts
Average commute–16.6–
Worked from home23.0%24.4%−1.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured55.2%5.3%+49.9 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024