COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hamilton vs Missoula
PLACE A
Hamilton, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Missoula, Montana
Hamilton is 96% smaller than Missoula. Missoula earns more, with a median household income $26,612 higher. Missoula has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -6%).
HAMILTONMISSOULADIFFERENCE
Total population3,01678,903−96% vs Missoula
Population density8702,266−1,396
Population growth-6.5%10.0%−16.5 pts
Median age40.534.7+5.8
Male48.4%48.9%−0.5 pts
Female51.6%51.1%+0.5 pts
Foreign-born9.4%2.9%+6.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.4%84.7%−8.3 pts
Black0.3%0.4%−0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino21.8%5.7%+16.0 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other1.5%8.0%−6.5 pts
Median household income$43,780$70,392−$26,612
Per capita income$25,230$44,227−$18,997
Poverty rate15.5%11.8%+3.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4130.466−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.4%53.0%−37.6 pts
Graduate degree5.9%20.7%−14.8 pts
Unemployment rate10.4%3.8%+6.6 pts
Labor force participation55.4%72.0%−16.6 pts
Median home value$102,100$473,100−$371,000
Median gross rent$888$1,189−$301
Owner-occupied68.6%47.0%+21.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate22.4%6.4%+16.0 pts
Rent-burdened households53.0%48.0%+5.0 pts
Average commute10.115.8−5.7
Worked from home1.4%15.2%−13.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Uninsured13.0%6.1%+6.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025