COMPARING TWO PLACES
Superior vs Whitefish
PLACE A
Superior, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Whitefish, Montana
Superior is 182% larger than Whitefish. Whitefish earns more, with a median household income $9,595 higher. Whitefish has grown faster since 2000 (22% vs -2%).
SUPERIORWHITEFISHDIFFERENCE
Total population26,3979,358+182% vs Whitefish
Population density7211,303−583
Population growth-1.8%21.9%−23.7 pts
Median age39.144.4−5.3
Male48.6%50.4%−1.7 pts
Female51.4%49.6%+1.7 pts
Foreign-born2.4%3.5%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.2%93.6%−5.5 pts
Black1.0%0.0%+1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.6%2.2%+0.4 pts
Asian1.1%0.0%+1.1 pts
Other7.2%4.2%+3.0 pts
Median household income$64,216$73,811−$9,595
Per capita income$37,690$56,782−$19,092
Poverty rate13.3%9.4%+3.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4310.499−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%56.8%−27.7 pts
Graduate degree8.3%16.7%−8.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%2.4%+0.8 pts
Labor force participation65.6%66.5%−0.9 pts
Median home value$180,400$684,300−$503,900
Median gross rent$900$1,354−$454
Owner-occupied60.6%61.7%−1.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.4%22.3%−15.9 pts
Rent-burdened households41.1%58.6%−17.6 pts
Average commute16.116.6−0.5
Worked from home8.7%24.4%−15.7 pts
Public transit to work1.4%0.3%+1.1 pts
Uninsured5.0%5.3%−0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025