COMPARING TWO PLACES
Whitefish vs Evergreen
PLACE A
Whitefish, Montana
VS
PLACE B
Evergreen, Montana
Whitefish and Evergreen are close in size. Evergreen earns more, with a median household income $2,635 higher. Whitefish has grown faster since 2000 (22% vs 7%).
WHITEFISHEVERGREENDIFFERENCE
Total population9,3589,611−3% vs Evergreen
Population density1,3031,124+180
Population growth21.9%7.0%+14.9 pts
Median age44.437.8+6.6
Male50.4%50.8%−0.4 pts
Female49.6%49.2%+0.4 pts
Foreign-born3.5%0.9%+2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.6%91.3%+2.3 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino2.2%2.5%−0.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Other4.2%6.1%−1.9 pts
Median household income$73,811$76,446−$2,635
Per capita income$56,782$30,676+$26,106
Poverty rate9.4%12.1%−2.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4990.357+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher56.8%24.2%+32.6 pts
Graduate degree16.7%5.6%+11.2 pts
Unemployment rate2.4%3.4%−1.1 pts
Labor force participation66.5%66.7%−0.1 pts
Median home value$684,300$340,800+$343,500
Median gross rent$1,354$1,166+$188
Owner-occupied61.7%72.8%−11.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate22.3%1.5%+20.8 pts
Rent-burdened households58.6%23.9%+34.8 pts
Average commute16.619.6−2.9
Worked from home24.4%6.3%+18.0 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Uninsured5.3%11.5%−6.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024