COMPARING TWO PLACES
Yaak vs Whitefish
PLACE A
Yaak, Montana
VS
PLACE B
Whitefish, Montana
Yaak is 97% smaller than Whitefish. Whitefish earns more, with a median household income $13,811 higher. Yaak has grown faster since 2000 (36% vs 22%).
YAAKWHITEFISHDIFFERENCE
Total population2939,358−97% vs Whitefish
Population density111,303−1,293
Population growth36.3%21.9%+14.4 pts
Median age62.244.4+17.8
Male48.5%50.4%−1.9 pts
Female51.5%49.6%+1.9 pts
Foreign-born1.0%3.5%−2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.5%93.6%−15.1 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino6.8%2.2%+4.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other14.7%4.2%+10.5 pts
Median household income$60,000$73,811−$13,811
Per capita income$29,462$56,782−$27,320
Poverty rate19.6%9.4%+10.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3550.499−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.8%56.8%−39.0 pts
Graduate degree6.6%16.7%−10.2 pts
Unemployment rate1.3%2.4%−1.1 pts
Labor force participation30.8%66.5%−35.7 pts
Median home value$380,800$684,300−$303,500
Median gross rent$929$1,354−$425
Owner-occupied87.9%61.7%+26.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate53.0%22.3%+30.7 pts
Rent-burdened households41.2%58.6%−17.5 pts
Average commute35.416.6+18.7
Worked from home64.6%24.4%+40.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured12.1%5.3%+6.8 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024