COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bear Dance vs Kalispell
PLACE A
Bear Dance, Montana
VS
PLACE B
Kalispell, Montana
Bear Dance is 99% smaller than Kalispell. Bear Dance earns more, with a median household income $21,317 higher. Kalispell has grown faster since 2000 (23% vs 2%).
BEAR DANCEKALISPELLDIFFERENCE
Total population22031,851−99% vs Kalispell
Population density792,511−2,432
Population growth2.2%23.2%−21.1 pts
Median age54.636.2+18.4
Male48.2%48.0%+0.2 pts
Female51.8%52.0%−0.2 pts
Foreign-born3.2%3.5%−0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic66.4%87.4%−21.0 pts
Black0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%5.4%−5.4 pts
Asian0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Other33.6%5.7%+27.9 pts
Median household income$84,732$63,415+$21,317
Per capita income$83,550$36,679+$46,871
Poverty rate19.5%10.0%+9.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5690.456+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher70.7%34.8%+35.9 pts
Graduate degree37.4%12.2%+25.2 pts
Unemployment rate13.1%2.6%+10.5 pts
Labor force participation55.5%65.3%−9.8 pts
Median home value$833,300$428,000+$405,300
Median gross rent–$1,078–
Owner-occupied86.2%55.1%+31.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate60.8%3.8%+56.9 pts
Rent-burdened households66.7%49.4%+17.3 pts
Average commute21.814.9+6.9
Worked from home57.8%12.5%+45.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured21.4%10.0%+11.4 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024