COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ryegate vs Billings
PLACE A
Ryegate, Montana
VS
PLACE B
Billings, Missouri
Ryegate is 81% smaller than Billings. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Billings has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -9%).
RYEGATEBILLINGSDIFFERENCE
Total population2281,182−81% vs Billings
Population density3021,210−907
Population growth-9.0%4.7%−13.7 pts
Median age62.353.0+9.3
Male46.5%43.5%+3.0 pts
Female53.5%56.5%−3.0 pts
Foreign-born2.9%0.5%+2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.4%85.7%+3.7 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino4.0%6.5%−2.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other6.6%7.8%−1.2 pts
Median household income$46,786$47,344−$558
Per capita income$30,504$27,137+$3,367
Poverty rate26.0%20.3%+5.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3920.424−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.7%13.8%−2.1 pts
Graduate degree4.2%5.7%−1.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.6%−5.6 pts
Labor force participation43.9%50.1%−6.3 pts
Median home value$147,500$174,700−$27,200
Median gross rent$813$850−$37
Owner-occupied80.1%75.1%+5.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.0%4.9%+15.1 pts
Rent-burdened households14.8%50.9%−36.1 pts
Average commute17.536.7−19.2
Worked from home0.9%13.2%−12.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured12.5%4.4%+8.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025