COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kerr vs Kalispell
PLACE A
Kerr, Montana
VS
PLACE B
Kalispell, Montana
Kerr is 99% smaller than Kalispell. Kalispell earns more, with a median household income $16,471 higher. Kalispell has grown faster since 2000 (23% vs 9%).
KERRKALISPELLDIFFERENCE
Total population46331,851−99% vs Kalispell
Population density5092,511−2,002
Population growth8.8%23.2%−14.5 pts
Median age42.436.2+6.2
Male53.1%48.0%+5.2 pts
Female46.9%52.0%−5.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic72.4%87.4%−15.0 pts
Black0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.4%5.4%−3.0 pts
Asian0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Other25.3%5.7%+19.5 pts
Median household income$46,944$63,415−$16,471
Per capita income$44,888$36,679+$8,209
Poverty rate27.9%10.0%+17.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5030.456+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher46.2%34.8%+11.4 pts
Graduate degree17.2%12.2%+5.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Labor force participation66.1%65.3%+0.8 pts
Median home value$558,200$428,000+$130,200
Median gross rent$0$1,078−$1,078
Owner-occupied100.0%55.1%+44.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.7%3.8%+8.9 pts
Rent-burdened households–49.4%–
Average commute10.914.9−3.9
Worked from home6.8%12.5%−5.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured3.9%10.0%−6.1 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024