COMPARING TWO PLACES
Yaak vs Sandpoint
PLACE A
Yaak, Montana
VS
PLACE B
Sandpoint, Idaho
Yaak is 97% smaller than Sandpoint. Sandpoint earns more, with a median household income $12,289 higher. Yaak has grown faster since 2000 (36% vs 17%).
YAAKSANDPOINTDIFFERENCE
Total population29310,645−97% vs Sandpoint
Population density112,489−2,478
Population growth36.3%17.3%+19.0 pts
Median age62.241.5+20.7
Male48.5%49.2%−0.8 pts
Female51.5%50.8%+0.8 pts
Foreign-born1.0%3.0%−2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.5%88.0%−9.5 pts
Black0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.8%5.7%+1.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other14.7%5.2%+9.5 pts
Median household income$60,000$72,289−$12,289
Per capita income$29,462$43,623−$14,161
Poverty rate19.6%14.6%+4.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3550.508−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher17.8%36.6%−18.8 pts
Graduate degree6.6%12.4%−5.9 pts
Unemployment rate1.3%2.5%−1.2 pts
Labor force participation30.8%63.1%−32.3 pts
Median home value$380,800$465,600−$84,800
Median gross rent$929$1,125−$196
Owner-occupied87.9%57.5%+30.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate53.0%6.7%+46.4 pts
Rent-burdened households41.2%51.8%−10.6 pts
Average commute35.414.0+21.4
Worked from home64.6%10.3%+54.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured12.1%8.9%+3.2 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024