COMPARING TWO PLACES
Butte vs North Lakes
PLACE A
Butte, North Dakota
VS
PLACE B
North Lakes, Alaska
Butte is 99% smaller than North Lakes. North Lakes earns more, with a median household income $52,096 higher.
BUTTENORTH LAKESDIFFERENCE
Total population6910,223−99% vs North Lakes
Population density280660−380
Population growth2.9%––
Median age50.336.2+14.1
Male63.2%52.3%+10.9 pts
Female36.8%47.7%−10.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.8%74.9%+11.8 pts
Black0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.8%−6.8 pts
Asian0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Other13.2%16.5%−3.3 pts
Median household income$49,583$101,679−$52,096
Per capita income$31,253$45,065−$13,812
Poverty rate22.1%7.3%+14.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4400.408+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%25.7%−25.7 pts
Graduate degree0.0%10.7%−10.7 pts
Unemployment rate23.3%7.1%+16.2 pts
Labor force participation45.5%60.4%−15.0 pts
Median home value$137,500$357,600−$220,100
Median gross rent$389$1,441−$1,052
Owner-occupied94.6%78.4%+16.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate49.3%8.2%+41.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%39.5%−39.5 pts
Average commute37.930.3+7.6
Worked from home13.0%15.8%−2.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.4%10.7%−3.3 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024