COMPARING TWO PLACES
Circle vs Miles City
PLACE A
Circle, Alaska
VS
PLACE B
Miles City, Montana
Circle is 99% smaller than Miles City. Miles City earns more, with a median household income $43,227 higher. Miles City has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -12%).
CIRCLEMILES CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population548,450−99% vs Miles City
Population density12,513−2,513
Population growth-12.5%-0.7%−11.8 pts
Median age67.642.6+25.0
Male37.0%51.5%−14.4 pts
Female63.0%48.5%+14.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic11.1%88.3%−77.2 pts
Black0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Other88.9%6.9%+82.0 pts
Median household income$24,500$67,727−$43,227
Per capita income$17,822$35,220−$17,398
Poverty rate24.1%11.4%+12.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2060.405−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher15.8%25.5%−9.7 pts
Graduate degree0.0%7.1%−7.1 pts
Unemployment rate18.2%3.9%+14.3 pts
Labor force participation28.9%67.1%−38.2 pts
Median home value$53,800$200,200−$146,400
Median gross rent$625$926−$301
Owner-occupied88.9%63.9%+25.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate32.1%10.1%+21.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%36.1%−36.1 pts
Average commute4.010.8−6.8
Worked from home28.6%3.9%+24.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured3.7%8.5%−4.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024