COMPARING TWO PLACES
Butte vs Wasilla
PLACE A
Butte, North Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Wasilla, Alaska
Butte is 99% smaller than Wasilla. Wasilla earns more, with a median household income $17,651 higher. Wasilla has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs 3%).
BUTTEWASILLADIFFERENCE
Total population6910,556−99% vs Wasilla
Population density280852−571
Population growth2.9%15.6%−12.7 pts
Median age50.334.8+15.5
Male63.2%50.0%+13.2 pts
Female36.8%50.0%−13.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.8%71.0%+15.8 pts
Black0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%5.1%−5.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Other13.2%19.5%−6.3 pts
Median household income$49,583$67,234−$17,651
Per capita income$31,253$39,552−$8,299
Poverty rate22.1%17.5%+4.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4400.477−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%21.7%−21.7 pts
Graduate degree0.0%8.5%−8.5 pts
Unemployment rate23.3%8.2%+15.1 pts
Labor force participation45.5%57.3%−11.9 pts
Median home value$137,500$358,400−$220,900
Median gross rent$389$1,153−$764
Owner-occupied94.6%48.2%+46.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate49.3%5.7%+43.6 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%59.5%−59.5 pts
Average commute37.929.8+8.1
Worked from home13.0%8.3%+4.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Uninsured7.4%9.9%−2.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025