COMPARING TWO PLACES
Missoula vs Kalispell
PLACE A
Missoula, Montana
VS
PLACE B
Kalispell, Montana
Missoula is 148% larger than Kalispell. Missoula earns more, with a median household income $6,977 higher. Kalispell has grown faster since 2000 (23% vs 10%).
MISSOULAKALISPELLDIFFERENCE
Total population78,90331,851+148% vs Kalispell
Population density2,2662,511−245
Population growth10.0%23.2%−13.2 pts
Median age34.736.2−1.5
Male48.9%48.0%+1.0 pts
Female51.1%52.0%−1.0 pts
Foreign-born2.9%3.5%−0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.7%87.4%−2.6 pts
Black0.4%0.1%+0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.7%5.4%+0.4 pts
Asian1.1%1.4%−0.3 pts
Other8.0%5.7%+2.2 pts
Median household income$70,392$63,415+$6,977
Per capita income$44,227$36,679+$7,548
Poverty rate11.8%10.0%+1.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4660.456+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher53.0%34.8%+18.2 pts
Graduate degree20.7%12.2%+8.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.8%2.6%+1.2 pts
Labor force participation72.0%65.3%+6.7 pts
Median home value$473,100$428,000+$45,100
Median gross rent$1,189$1,078+$111
Owner-occupied47.0%55.1%−8.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.4%3.8%+2.5 pts
Rent-burdened households48.0%49.4%−1.4 pts
Average commute15.814.9+0.9
Worked from home15.2%12.5%+2.6 pts
Public transit to work1.5%0.1%+1.4 pts
Uninsured6.1%10.0%−3.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025