Great Falls, Montana Economy Profile

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Great Falls, Montana Economy

14.55% Great Falls, Montana households have a household income of between $25,000 and $34,999.18.87% Great Falls, Montana households have a household income of between $35,000 to $49,999. Median household income in a Great Falls, Montana household is $32,436. Great Falls, Montana households with supplemental security income account for 2.21% of Great Falls, Montana households. There are 2.14% households with public assistance income in Great Falls, Montana.

75.05% of workers comprise private wage and salary workers in Great Falls, Montana. Government workers account for 16.49% of Great Falls, Montana workers. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Great Falls, Montana are $29,353. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches $20,859.

63.74% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Great Falls, Montana. Among them 30.26% are females aged 16 and over. 25.09% of workers provide educational, health and social services. 10.5% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Great Falls, Montana.

	Great Falls, Montana	%, Great Falls, Montana	United States
Population 16 years and over	43,951		217,168,077
In labor force	28,015	63.74%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	26,757	60.88%	63.39%
- - Employed	24,909	56.67%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,848	4.2%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.9		5.8
- Armed Forces	1,258	2.86%	0.53%
Not in labor force	15,936	36.26%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	22,882	52.06%	51.66%
In labor force	13,299	30.26%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	13,092	29.79%	29.65%
- - Employed	12,356	28.11%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	4,291	9.76%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	3,016		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	25,840		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	21,139	81.81%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	2,593	10.03%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	253	0.98%	4.73%
Walked	812	3.14%	2.93%
Other means	218	0.84%	1.19%
Worked at home	825	3.19%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	13.9	0.05%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	24,909		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	7,778	31.23%	33.65%
Service occupations	4,660	18.71%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	7,596	30.5%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	127	0.51%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	2,189	8.79%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	2,559	10.27%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	349	1.4%	1.87%
Construction	1,798	7.22%	6.78%
Manufacturing	859	3.45%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	907	3.64%	3.6%
Retail trade	3,599	14.45%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,256	5.04%	5.2%
Information	625	2.51%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	1,935	7.77%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	1,623	6.52%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	6,250	25.09%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	2,616	10.5%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	1,409	5.66%	4.87%
Public administration	1,683	6.76%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	18,694	75.05%	78.47%
Government workers	4,107	16.49%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	1,979	7.94%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	129	0.52%	0.31%

	Great Falls, Montana	%, Great Falls, Montana	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	23,811		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	2,914	12.24%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,194	9.21%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	4,188	17.59%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	3,464	14.55%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	4,494	18.87%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	3,851	16.17%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,396	5.86%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	805	3.38%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	195	0.82%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	310	1.3%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	32,436		41,994
With earnings	17,975	40.9%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	39,185		56,604
With Social Security income	7,187	16.35%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,930		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	970	2.21%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,858		6,320
With public assistance income	940	2.14%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,293		3,032
With retirement income	4,887	11.12%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	16,486		17,376
Families	14,956		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	1,034	6.91%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	832	5.56%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	2,270	15.18%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,123	14.19%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	3,271	21.87%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	3,240	21.66%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,184	7.92%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	615	4.11%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	170	1.14%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	217	1.45%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	40,107		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	18,059		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	29,353		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	20,859		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	1,658		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	1,436	86.61%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	722	43.55%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	973		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	887	91.16%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	418	42.96%	42.27%
Individuals	7,989		33,899,812
18 years and over	5,063	63.37%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	767	9.6%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	2,824	35.35%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	1,943	24.32%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	2,732	34.2%	31.63%

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