COMPARING TWO PLACES
Browning vs Whitefish
PLACE A
Browning, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Whitefish, Montana
Browning is 99% smaller than Whitefish. Whitefish earns more, with a median household income $12,561 higher. Whitefish has grown faster since 2000 (22% vs -15%).
BROWNINGWHITEFISHDIFFERENCE
Total population1129,358−99% vs Whitefish
Population density3611,303−942
Population growth-14.6%21.9%−36.5 pts
Median age43.844.4−0.6
Male58.6%50.4%+8.2 pts
Female41.4%49.6%−8.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%93.6%+6.4 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Median household income$61,250$73,811−$12,561
Per capita income$27,138$56,782−$29,644
Poverty rate4.0%9.4%−5.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3820.499−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher7.1%56.8%−49.6 pts
Graduate degree1.4%16.7%−15.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Labor force participation64.4%66.5%−2.1 pts
Median home value$71,400$684,300−$612,900
Median gross rent$400$1,354−$954
Owner-occupied72.5%61.7%+10.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate36.5%22.3%+14.2 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%58.6%+41.4 pts
Average commute26.516.6+9.8
Worked from home0.0%24.4%−24.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured15.2%5.3%+9.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025