COMPARING TWO PLACES
Paradise vs Kalispell
PLACE A
Paradise, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Kalispell, Montana
Paradise is 97% smaller than Kalispell. Paradise earns more, with a median household income $19,204 higher. Kalispell has grown faster since 2000 (23% vs 8%).
PARADISEKALISPELLDIFFERENCE
Total population80731,851−97% vs Kalispell
Population density3872,511−2,124
Population growth7.7%23.2%−15.5 pts
Median age31.636.2−4.6
Male55.2%48.0%+7.2 pts
Female44.8%52.0%−7.2 pts
Foreign-born3.2%3.5%−0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic54.9%87.4%−32.5 pts
Black3.0%0.1%+2.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.2%5.4%+34.8 pts
Asian0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Other1.9%5.7%−3.8 pts
Median household income$82,619$63,415+$19,204
Per capita income$31,347$36,679−$5,332
Poverty rate8.8%10.0%−1.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3650.456−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher22.2%34.8%−12.6 pts
Graduate degree5.3%12.2%−6.9 pts
Unemployment rate1.5%2.6%−1.1 pts
Labor force participation73.8%65.3%+8.5 pts
Median home value$319,600$428,000−$108,400
Median gross rent$1,781$1,078+$703
Owner-occupied88.3%55.1%+33.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.3%3.8%+5.5 pts
Rent-burdened households60.0%49.4%+10.6 pts
Average commute36.414.9+21.5
Worked from home15.6%12.5%+3.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured27.4%10.0%+17.4 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025