COMPARING TWO PLACES
Melstone vs Havre
PLACE A
Melstone, Montana
VS
PLACE B
Havre, Montana
Melstone is 98% smaller than Havre. Melstone earns more, with a median household income $15,296 higher. Melstone has grown faster since 2000 (31% vs 1%).
MELSTONEHAVREDIFFERENCE
Total population1479,264−98% vs Havre
Population density2392,498−2,259
Population growth31.3%0.6%+30.7 pts
Median age47.532.1+15.4
Male48.8%49.2%−0.5 pts
Female51.2%50.8%+0.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.5%74.4%+13.1 pts
Black0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.1%−4.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other12.5%21.1%−8.6 pts
Median household income$65,625$50,329+$15,296
Per capita income$35,579$31,464+$4,115
Poverty rate17.5%18.2%−0.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4050.483−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.4%27.3%−17.9 pts
Graduate degree3.8%7.6%−3.8 pts
Unemployment rate3.8%2.9%+0.9 pts
Labor force participation85.2%65.1%+20.2 pts
Median home value$156,300$211,700−$55,400
Median gross rent$673$844−$171
Owner-occupied93.5%67.5%+26.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.1%11.0%−4.9 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%45.6%+54.4 pts
Average commute27.710.5+17.2
Worked from home12.8%3.1%+9.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured3.8%6.7%−2.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025