COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hamilton vs Kalispell
PLACE A
Hamilton, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Kalispell, Montana
Hamilton is 91% smaller than Kalispell. Kalispell earns more, with a median household income $19,635 higher. Kalispell has grown faster since 2000 (23% vs -6%).
HAMILTONKALISPELLDIFFERENCE
Total population3,01631,851−91% vs Kalispell
Population density8702,511−1,641
Population growth-6.5%23.2%−29.7 pts
Median age40.536.2+4.3
Male48.4%48.0%+0.5 pts
Female51.6%52.0%−0.5 pts
Foreign-born9.4%3.5%+5.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.4%87.4%−10.9 pts
Black0.3%0.1%+0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino21.8%5.4%+16.4 pts
Asian0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Other1.5%5.7%−4.2 pts
Median household income$43,780$63,415−$19,635
Per capita income$25,230$36,679−$11,449
Poverty rate15.5%10.0%+5.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4130.456−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher15.4%34.8%−19.4 pts
Graduate degree5.9%12.2%−6.3 pts
Unemployment rate10.4%2.6%+7.8 pts
Labor force participation55.4%65.3%−9.9 pts
Median home value$102,100$428,000−$325,900
Median gross rent$888$1,078−$190
Owner-occupied68.6%55.1%+13.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate22.4%3.8%+18.5 pts
Rent-burdened households53.0%49.4%+3.6 pts
Average commute10.114.9−4.8
Worked from home1.4%12.5%−11.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured13.0%10.0%+3.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025