COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bear Dance vs Whitefish
PLACE A
Bear Dance, Montana
VS
PLACE B
Whitefish, Montana
Bear Dance is 98% smaller than Whitefish. Bear Dance earns more, with a median household income $10,921 higher. Whitefish has grown faster since 2000 (22% vs 2%).
BEAR DANCEWHITEFISHDIFFERENCE
Total population2209,358−98% vs Whitefish
Population density791,303−1,224
Population growth2.2%21.9%−19.7 pts
Median age54.644.4+10.2
Male48.2%50.4%−2.2 pts
Female51.8%49.6%+2.2 pts
Foreign-born3.2%3.5%−0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic66.4%93.6%−27.3 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other33.6%4.2%+29.5 pts
Median household income$84,732$73,811+$10,921
Per capita income$83,550$56,782+$26,768
Poverty rate19.5%9.4%+10.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5690.499+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher70.7%56.8%+14.0 pts
Graduate degree37.4%16.7%+20.6 pts
Unemployment rate13.1%2.4%+10.8 pts
Labor force participation55.5%66.5%−11.1 pts
Median home value$833,300$684,300+$149,000
Median gross rent–$1,354–
Owner-occupied86.2%61.7%+24.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate60.8%22.3%+38.5 pts
Rent-burdened households66.7%58.6%+8.0 pts
Average commute21.816.6+5.2
Worked from home57.8%24.4%+33.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured21.4%5.3%+16.1 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024