COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ekalaka vs Spearfish
PLACE A
Ekalaka, Montana
VS
PLACE B
Spearfish, South Dakota
Ekalaka is 97% smaller than Spearfish. Spearfish earns more, with a median household income $35,688 higher.
EKALAKASPEARFISHDIFFERENCE
Total population39814,154−97% vs Spearfish
Population density387821−434
Population growth20.2%16.2%+4.0 pts
Median age67.840.0+27.8
Male46.7%48.1%−1.4 pts
Female53.3%51.9%+1.4 pts
Foreign-born1.4%2.6%−1.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.6%87.3%+3.3 pts
Black0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%3.9%−2.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Other8.0%8.0%−0.1 pts
Median household income$30,000$65,688−$35,688
Per capita income$30,813$45,171−$14,358
Poverty rate27.2%15.2%+11.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4140.476−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.5%41.8%−29.3 pts
Graduate degree3.9%16.3%−12.4 pts
Unemployment rate1.2%2.2%−1.0 pts
Labor force participation31.8%64.7%−32.9 pts
Median home value$123,400$346,200−$222,800
Median gross rent$646$963−$317
Owner-occupied66.5%49.6%+16.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate32.0%8.7%+23.4 pts
Rent-burdened households20.3%35.9%−15.5 pts
Average commute6.116.3−10.1
Worked from home24.7%6.6%+18.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured1.6%8.4%−6.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025