COMPARING TWO PLACES
Finley Point vs Whitefish
PLACE A
Finley Point, Montana
VS
PLACE B
Whitefish, Montana
Finley Point is 95% smaller than Whitefish. Whitefish earns more, with a median household income $7,839 higher. Whitefish has grown faster since 2000 (22% vs 11%).
FINLEY POINTWHITEFISHDIFFERENCE
Total population4799,358−95% vs Whitefish
Population density1121,303−1,191
Population growth10.8%21.9%−11.1 pts
Median age64.644.4+20.2
Male48.6%50.4%−1.7 pts
Female51.4%49.6%+1.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.1%93.6%−6.6 pts
Black2.1%0.0%+2.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.8%2.2%−1.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other10.0%4.2%+5.8 pts
Median household income$65,972$73,811−$7,839
Per capita income$47,983$56,782−$8,799
Poverty rate18.8%9.4%+9.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4790.499−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher43.6%56.8%−13.1 pts
Graduate degree25.9%16.7%+9.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Labor force participation45.0%66.5%−21.5 pts
Median home value$555,100$684,300−$129,200
Median gross rent$1,034$1,354−$320
Owner-occupied79.9%61.7%+18.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate60.9%22.3%+38.6 pts
Rent-burdened households60.7%58.6%+2.1 pts
Average commute26.816.6+10.1
Worked from home23.9%24.4%−0.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured5.6%5.3%+0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024