COMPARING TWO PLACES
Yaak vs Kalispell
PLACE A
Yaak, Montana
VS
PLACE B
Kalispell, Montana
Yaak is 99% smaller than Kalispell. Kalispell earns more, with a median household income $3,415 higher. Yaak has grown faster since 2000 (36% vs 23%).
YAAKKALISPELLDIFFERENCE
Total population29331,851−99% vs Kalispell
Population density112,511−2,500
Population growth36.3%23.2%+13.1 pts
Median age62.236.2+26.0
Male48.5%48.0%+0.5 pts
Female51.5%52.0%−0.5 pts
Foreign-born1.0%3.5%−2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.5%87.4%−8.9 pts
Black0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.8%5.4%+1.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Other14.7%5.7%+8.9 pts
Median household income$60,000$63,415−$3,415
Per capita income$29,462$36,679−$7,217
Poverty rate19.6%10.0%+9.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3550.456−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.8%34.8%−17.1 pts
Graduate degree6.6%12.2%−5.6 pts
Unemployment rate1.3%2.6%−1.3 pts
Labor force participation30.8%65.3%−34.5 pts
Median home value$380,800$428,000−$47,200
Median gross rent$929$1,078−$149
Owner-occupied87.9%55.1%+32.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate53.0%3.8%+49.2 pts
Rent-burdened households41.2%49.4%−8.2 pts
Average commute35.414.9+20.5
Worked from home64.6%12.5%+52.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured12.1%10.0%+2.1 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024