COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sylvanite vs Whitefish
PLACE A
Sylvanite, Montana
VS
PLACE B
Whitefish, Montana
Sylvanite is 98% smaller than Whitefish. Whitefish earns more, with a median household income $12,811 higher. Whitefish has grown faster since 2000 (22% vs -5%).
SYLVANITEWHITEFISHDIFFERENCE
Total population1459,358−98% vs Whitefish
Population density251,303−1,278
Population growth-4.9%21.9%−26.8 pts
Median age68.144.4+23.7
Male59.3%50.4%+8.9 pts
Female40.7%49.6%−8.9 pts
Foreign-born2.1%3.5%−1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.4%93.6%−12.3 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino2.1%2.2%−0.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other16.6%4.2%+12.4 pts
Median household income$61,000$73,811−$12,811
Per capita income$39,161$56,782−$17,621
Poverty rate0.0%9.4%−9.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3180.499−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher23.4%56.8%−33.3 pts
Graduate degree4.1%16.7%−12.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Labor force participation20.7%66.5%−45.8 pts
Median home value$400,000$684,300−$284,300
Median gross rent–$1,354–
Owner-occupied76.5%61.7%+14.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.9%22.3%+4.6 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%58.6%−58.6 pts
Average commute49.216.6+32.6
Worked from home21.4%24.4%−2.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured0.0%5.3%−5.3 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024