COMPARING TWO PLACES
Salmon vs Missoula
PLACE A
Salmon, Idaho
VS
PLACE B
Missoula, Montana
Salmon is 96% smaller than Missoula. Missoula earns more, with a median household income $27,548 higher. Missoula has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs 0%).
SALMONMISSOULADIFFERENCE
Total population3,28678,903−96% vs Missoula
Population density1,3102,266−957
Population growth0.2%10.0%−9.8 pts
Median age46.834.7+12.1
Male47.7%48.9%−1.3 pts
Female52.3%51.1%+1.3 pts
Foreign-born0.2%2.9%−2.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.5%84.7%+7.8 pts
Black0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.0%5.7%−3.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other5.4%8.0%−2.5 pts
Median household income$42,844$70,392−$27,548
Per capita income$33,195$44,227−$11,032
Poverty rate15.1%11.8%+3.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5290.466+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.3%53.0%−33.7 pts
Graduate degree6.7%20.7%−14.0 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%3.8%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation51.8%72.0%−20.2 pts
Median home value$235,500$473,100−$237,600
Median gross rent$590$1,189−$599
Owner-occupied66.5%47.0%+19.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.0%6.4%+9.7 pts
Rent-burdened households57.8%48.0%+9.8 pts
Average commute12.515.8−3.3
Worked from home4.1%15.2%−11.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Uninsured7.3%6.1%+1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025