2021 Report: Whitefish holds 82nd highest position for average income in Montana

Whitefish ranked 82nd highest for average annual earnings per resident among cities in Montana, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

With a median income of $37,755 per year after inflation adjustments, Whitefish has a total of 3,475 households within its 7,783 resident population.

Ranking first in Montana was Lindsay, where residents earn an inflation-adjusted median income of $76,667 annually. This is $38,912 more than what the average Whitefish resident earns. Lindsay was home to 10 households and had a total population of 12.

At the opposite end of the scale, Surprise Creek Colony ranked lowest in Montana for its inflation-adjusted median income at $2,499 per year - $35,256 less than that of Whitefish. Surprise Creek Colony was comprised of 7 households and had a total population of 12.

Rank	City	Earnings Per Resident
1	Lindsay	$76,667
2	Cardwell	$72,500
3	Haugan	$67,292
4	Sula	$66,400
5	Rockvale	$62,778
6	Brockway	$61,250
7	Fishtail	$60,121
8	Crane	$58,942
9	Helena Valley Northeast	$58,425
10	Gallatin River Ranch	$56,477
11	Bearcreek	$55,000
12	Rader Creek	$54,375
13	Martinsdale	$53,103
14	Spokane Creek	$52,596
15	Four Corners	$52,591
16	Frenchtown	$51,801
17	Silesia	$51,250
18	Winston	$50,664
19	Rocky Point	$50,516
20	Kicking Horse	$50,179
21	Montana City	$49,171
22	Turah	$48,917
23	Rhodes	$47,935
24	Potomac	$47,813
25	Wise River	$47,750
26	Froid	$47,727
27	Wye	$47,546
28	Whitewater	$45,625
29	Bridger	$45,476
30	Gardiner	$44,970
31	Brady	$44,167
31	Gallatin Gateway	$44,167
33	Kremlin	$44,107
34	Wheatland	$43,882
35	Hardy	$43,750
36	King Arthur Park	$43,728
37	Edgar	$43,542
38	Pray	$43,491
39	Loma	$43,411
40	Culbertson	$43,125
41	Sunburst	$43,021
42	Unionville	$42,955
43	Colstrip	$42,923
44	Clinton	$42,522
45	East Helena	$42,500
45	Shepherd	$42,500
47	Bainville	$42,404
48	Carlton	$42,159
49	Hall	$41,875
49	Wineglass	$41,875
51	Wisdom	$41,750
52	York	$41,563
53	Manhattan	$41,402
54	Happys Inn	$41,314
55	Bloomfield	$41,250
55	Simms	$41,250
57	Silver Star	$41,080
58	Floweree	$40,938
59	Birney	$40,833
60	Lindisfarne	$40,813
61	Beaver Creek	$40,750
62	Churchill	$40,694
63	Belgrade	$40,589
64	Jefferson City	$40,581
65	Ponderosa Pines	$40,479
66	Big Sky	$40,197
67	Helena Valley Northwest	$39,971
68	Westby	$39,926
69	Helena Valley West Central	$39,891
70	South Glastonbury	$39,750
71	Ulm	$39,609
72	Sweet Grass	$39,583
73	St. Xavier	$39,545
74	Conner	$39,500
75	Weeksville	$39,214
76	Fort Peck	$39,063
77	Gildford	$38,929
78	Twin Creeks	$38,922
79	Reserve	$38,750
80	Plevna	$38,182
81	Rosebud	$37,891
82	Whitefish	$37,755
83	Springhill	$37,647
84	Camp Three	$36,875
85	Fairfield	$36,548
86	Fairview	$36,386
87	Craig	$36,250
87	North Harlem Colony	$36,250
87	Power	$36,250
90	Lockwood	$35,917
91	Fromberg	$35,774
92	Sand Coulee	$35,764
93	Hebgen Lake Estates	$35,682
94	Marion	$35,652
94	Woods Bay	$35,652
96	Corwin Springs	$35,625
96	Pendroy	$35,625
98	Laurel	$35,598
99	Basin	$35,455
100	Ravalli	$35,437
101	Elliston	$35,398
102	Wibaux	$35,338
103	Billings	$35,309
104	Orchard Homes	$35,193
105	West Glacier	$35,139
106	Jardine	$35,089
107	Huntley	$34,955
108	Gibson Flats	$34,688
109	Helena	$34,660
110	Fox Lake	$34,583
111	Kings Point	$34,545
112	Kerr	$34,507
113	Florence	$34,444
114	Havre	$34,349
115	Lakeside	$34,333
116	Winnett	$34,250
117	Greycliff	$34,167
118	Musselshell	$33,906
118	Ovando	$33,906
120	Gilman	$33,889
121	Azure	$33,875
122	Bigfork	$33,866
123	Clancy	$33,861
124	South Hills	$33,724
125	Swan Lake	$33,636
126	Chester	$33,533
127	West Glendive	$33,487
128	Broadus	$33,472
129	Poplar	$33,370
130	Fort Benton	$33,191
131	Somers	$32,946
132	Three Forks	$32,875
133	Helena Valley Southeast	$32,805
134	Baker	$32,801
135	Little Browning	$32,625
136	Harrison	$32,375
137	Willow Creek	$32,292
138	Riceville	$32,250
139	Sun Prairie	$32,205
140	Scobey	$31,949
141	Red Lodge	$31,915
142	Livingston	$31,909
143	Circle	$31,875
143	Cyr	$31,875
145	Great Falls	$31,840
146	Lolo	$31,771
147	Dutton	$31,667
147	Fort Smith	$31,667
147	Norris	$31,667
150	Noxon	$31,573
151	Townsend	$31,570
152	Glendive	$31,450
153	Amsterdam	$31,429
154	Chinook	$31,193
155	Malmstrom AFB	$31,148
156	Plentywood	$31,106
157	Ennis	$31,094
158	Wilsall	$30,972
159	Trout Creek	$30,950
160	Saco	$30,938
161	Vaughn	$30,842
162	Bynum	$30,833
163	Medicine Lake	$30,781
164	Kalispell	$30,460
165	Dayton	$30,313
166	The Silos	$30,227
167	Columbus	$30,217
168	Bear Dance	$30,208
169	Carter	$30,096
170	Miles City	$30,095
171	Cut Bank	$30,057
172	Evergreen	$30,034
173	Highwood	$29,875
174	Nashua	$29,808
175	Rudyard	$29,773
176	Fortine	$29,771
177	Reed Point	$29,750
178	Glasgow	$29,636
179	Park City	$29,355
180	Sheridan	$29,330
181	Missoula	$29,247
182	Savage	$29,228
183	Vida	$29,205
184	Malta	$29,057
185	Alberton	$28,984
186	Lima	$28,846
187	Richey	$28,750
188	Worden	$28,625
189	West Havre	$28,512
190	St. Regis	$28,490
191	Lonepine	$28,438
192	Tracy	$28,393
193	Babb	$28,365
194	Jordan	$28,333
195	Clyde Park	$28,214
196	Wolf Creek	$27,917
197	Big Sandy	$27,893
198	East Missoula	$27,865
199	Bozeman	$27,856
200	Choteau	$27,845
201	Cooke City	$27,750
201	Rimrock Colony	$27,750
203	Seeley Lake	$27,509
204	Augusta	$27,500
204	Broadview	$27,500
204	Custer	$27,500
204	Dewey	$27,500
204	Geyser	$27,500
204	Grass Range	$27,500
204	Maverick Mountain	$27,500
211	West Yellowstone	$27,283
212	Busby	$27,250
213	Piltzville	$27,182
214	Winifred	$27,171
215	Big Timber	$27,151
216	Hobson	$27,083
216	Sidney	$27,083
218	Helena Flats	$27,008
219	Butte-Silver Bow	$27,005
220	Conrad	$26,953
221	Saddle Butte	$26,908
222	Absarokee	$26,803
223	Condon	$26,750
224	Thompson Falls	$26,662
225	Helena West Side	$26,654
226	Muddy	$26,638
227	Yaak	$26,625
228	Roscoe	$26,563
229	Twin Bridges	$26,484
230	Melstone	$26,442
231	Trego	$26,420
232	Belt	$26,375
233	Denton	$26,324
234	Harlem	$26,219
235	Roy	$26,094
236	Olney	$25,893
237	Lewistown	$25,824
238	Boulder	$25,819
239	White Sulphur Springs	$25,743
240	East Glacier Park Village	$25,673
241	Libby	$25,661
242	Anaconda-Deer Lodge	$25,606
243	Shelby	$25,465
244	Hardin	$25,227
245	Columbia Falls	$25,193
246	Deer Lodge	$25,166
247	Pioneer Junction	$25,133
248	Ekalaka	$25,066
249	Ronan	$25,048
250	Lewistown Heights	$24,918
251	Hamilton	$24,910
252	Stockett	$24,615
253	Hysham	$24,583
254	Polson	$24,532
255	Marysville	$24,423
256	Little Bitterroot Lake	$24,125
257	White Haven	$24,122
258	Harlowton	$24,107
259	Valier	$24,063
260	Hingham	$23,750
260	Hinsdale	$23,750
260	Jackson	$23,750
260	Sylvanite	$23,750
264	Corvallis	$23,733
265	Cascade	$23,716
266	St. Marie	$23,702
267	West Kootenai	$23,657
268	Wolf Point	$23,601
269	Lame Deer	$23,580
270	Charlo	$23,438
271	Roundup	$23,365
272	Essex	$23,333
273	Hungry Horse	$23,250
274	Victor	$23,152
275	Judith Gap	$23,125
276	Heron	$23,099
277	Havre North	$23,000
278	Stevensville	$22,658
279	Whitehall	$22,639
280	Superior	$22,536
281	Dupuyer	$22,500
281	Kevin	$22,500
281	Turner	$22,500
281	Wyola	$22,500
285	Bonner-West Riverside	$22,472
286	Zurich	$22,250
287	Walkerville	$22,240
288	Fox	$22,159
289	Rollins	$22,063
290	Moore	$22,031
291	Eureka	$22,027
292	Coram	$22,011
293	Ryegate	$21,855
294	Joliet	$21,500
295	Maxville	$21,458
296	Dodson	$21,389
297	Lodge Grass	$21,250
297	Stanford	$21,250
299	Forsyth	$21,004
300	Landusky	$21,000
301	Plains	$20,979
302	Riverbend	$20,919
303	McAllister	$20,878
304	Lincoln	$20,875
305	Roberts	$20,795
306	Lavina	$20,750
307	Jette	$20,685
308	Grant	$20,625
309	Parker School	$20,329
310	Rexford	$20,313
311	Troy	$20,233
312	Black Eagle	$20,000
313	Drummond	$19,978
314	Lodge Pole	$19,896
315	Batavia	$19,818
316	Klein	$19,583
317	Joplin	$19,514
318	St. Ignatius	$19,375
319	Finley Point	$19,127
320	Dillon	$19,091
321	Hays	$19,079
322	Martin City	$19,074
323	Kila	$19,000
324	Darby	$18,934
325	Ballantine	$18,882
326	Ashland	$18,750
326	Sangrey	$18,750
328	Belfry	$18,611
329	Heart Butte	$18,083
330	Boneau	$18,051
331	Brockton	$17,917
331	Geraldine	$17,917
333	Arlee	$17,847
334	Frazer	$17,750
335	Evaro	$17,708
336	Virginia City	$17,500
336	Windham	$17,500
338	Square Butte	$17,321
339	Stryker	$17,250
340	Crow Agency	$17,137
341	Alzada	$16,875
342	Pinesdale	$16,612
343	Pablo	$16,530
344	Montaqua	$16,445
345	Radersburg	$16,410
346	Bridger	$16,303
347	Acton	$16,250
347	Brandon	$16,250
347	Lake Mary Ronan	$16,250
350	Rocky Boy West	$16,089
351	Terry	$15,962
352	Springdale	$15,833
353	Philipsburg	$15,772
354	Paradise	$15,459
355	Dixon	$15,368
356	Alder	$15,000
356	Pinnacle	$15,000
358	North Browning	$14,928
359	Pryor	$14,805
360	Hot Springs	$14,787
361	Fallon	$14,750
362	Pony	$14,613
363	Browning	$14,541
364	Avon	$14,297
365	St. Pierre	$14,178
366	South Browning	$14,012
367	Polebridge	$13,750
368	Bull Lake	$13,419
369	Fort Belknap Agency	$13,316
370	Hogeland	$13,125
371	De Borgia	$13,036
372	Nibbe	$12,778
373	Hillside Colony	$12,284
374	Santa Rita	$11,591
375	Toston	$11,233
376	Starr School	$10,536
377	Camas	$10,481
378	Gildford Colony	$10,417
378	Old Agency	$10,417
380	Pondera Colony	$8,750
381	Herron	$4,444
382	Eagle Creek Colony	$2,499
382	Moccasin	$2,499
382	Surprise Creek Colony	$2,499