COMPARING TWO PLACES
Superior vs Missoula
PLACE A
Superior, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Missoula, Montana
Superior is 67% smaller than Missoula. Missoula earns more, with a median household income $6,176 higher. Missoula has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -2%).
SUPERIORMISSOULADIFFERENCE
Total population26,39778,903−67% vs Missoula
Population density7212,266−1,546
Population growth-1.8%10.0%−11.8 pts
Median age39.134.7+4.4
Male48.6%48.9%−0.3 pts
Female51.4%51.1%+0.3 pts
Foreign-born2.4%2.9%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.2%84.7%+3.4 pts
Black1.0%0.4%+0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.6%5.7%−3.2 pts
Asian1.1%1.1%−0.0 pts
Other7.2%8.0%−0.8 pts
Median household income$64,216$70,392−$6,176
Per capita income$37,690$44,227−$6,537
Poverty rate13.3%11.8%+1.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4310.466−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%53.0%−24.0 pts
Graduate degree8.3%20.7%−12.3 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%3.8%−0.6 pts
Labor force participation65.6%72.0%−6.4 pts
Median home value$180,400$473,100−$292,700
Median gross rent$900$1,189−$289
Owner-occupied60.6%47.0%+13.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.4%6.4%+0.1 pts
Rent-burdened households41.1%48.0%−7.0 pts
Average commute16.115.8+0.3
Worked from home8.7%15.2%−6.5 pts
Public transit to work1.4%1.5%−0.1 pts
Uninsured5.0%6.1%−1.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025