Montana vs. Idaho
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Montana Idaho
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 1,068,778 1,787,065 Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 8.0% 14.0% Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 989,407 1,567,657 Population, Census, April 1, 2010 989,415 1,567,582 Persons under 5 years, percent 5.9% 6.6% Persons under 18 years, percent 21.6% 25.5% Persons 65 years and over, percent 18.7% 15.9% Female persons, percent 49.7% 49.9% White alone, percent 89.0% 93.0% Black or African American alone, percent 0.6% 0.9% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 6.6% 1.7% Asian alone, percent 0.9% 1.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.2% Two or More Races, percent 2.8% 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, percent 4.0% 12.7% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 85.9% 81.7% Veterans, 2014-2018 85,480 115,045 Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 2.2% 6.0% Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 515,175 735,672 Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 67.7% 69.3% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $219,600 $192,300 Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,386 $1,228 Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $421 $368 Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $783 $825 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 16.8% 14.9% Building permits, 2018 5,099 15,824 Households, 2014-2018 423,240 618,331 Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.39 2.68 Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 84.2% 82.6% Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 4.1% 10.8% Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 87.3% 90.2% Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 78.1% 79.7% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 93.2% 90.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 31.2% 26.9% With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.2% 9.3% Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 10.0% 13.2% In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.1% 62.1% In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 59.4% 56.5% Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,420,455 2,680,225 Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 6,469,475 7,895,614 Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 11,535,236 20,201,432 Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 12,645,824 17,906,012 Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 15,623,573 20,444,278 Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $15,544 $12,812 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 18.0 20.7 Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $52,559 $53,089 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $29,765 $26,772 Persons in poverty, percent 13.0% 11.8% Total employer establishments, 2017 38,192 47,574 Total employment, 2017 376,565 578,134 Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 14,773,193 23,564,597 Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -0.5% 2.8% Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 91,520 130,699 All firms, 2012 112,419 146,642 Men-owned firms, 2012 55,913 70,438 Women-owned firms, 2012 35,449 45,121 Minority-owned firms, 2012 5,578 10,592 Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 102,746 130,973 Veteran-owned firms, 2012 11,486 12,804 Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 93,393 124,314 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.2% 0.2% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.0% 0.9% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 0.8% Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.0% 2.6% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 24.6% 23.5% Population per square mile, 2010 6.8 19.0 Land area in square miles, 2010 145,545.80 82,643.12
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Montana and Idaho using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
