Helena, Montana Economy Profile

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Helena, Montana Economy

68.32% of people are in the labor force of Helena, Montana. The total population of Helena, Montana is 25,780 people. Per capita income in Helena, Montana is equal to $20,020. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers in Helena, Montana, receive $34,357, female full-time, year-round workers in Helena, Montana, are paid $25,821. There are three hundred and twenty-four families with female householder, no husband present.

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 7.31% of workers in Helena, Montana. 61.39% comprise private wage and salary workers in Helena, Montana. There are 33 Unpaid family workers in Helena, Montana. 2,637 people are involved in public administration. 21.37% of workers provide educational, health and social services in Helena, Montana. The percentage of people involved into transportation and warehousing, and utilities in Helena, Montana is as follows: 2.48%.

	Helena, Montana	%, Helena, Montana	United States
Population 16 years and over	20,733		217,168,077
In labor force	14,164	68.32%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	14,107	68.04%	63.39%
- - Employed	13,291	64.11%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	816	3.94%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	5.8		5.8
- Armed Forces	57	0.27%	0.53%
Not in labor force	6,569	31.68%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	10,931	52.72%	51.66%
In labor force	6,970	33.62%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	6,960	33.57%	29.65%
- - Employed	6,678	32.21%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	1,639	7.91%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,135		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	13,139		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	9,753	74.23%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	1,364	10.38%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	91	0.69%	4.73%
Walked	1,187	9.03%	2.93%
Other means	205	1.56%	1.19%
Worked at home	539	4.1%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	12.6	0.1%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	13,291		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	5,969	44.91%	33.65%
Service occupations	1,973	14.84%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	3,531	26.57%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	86	0.65%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	783	5.89%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	949	7.14%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	162	1.22%	1.87%
Construction	692	5.21%	6.78%
Manufacturing	349	2.63%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	199	1.5%	3.6%
Retail trade	1,346	10.13%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	330	2.48%	5.2%
Information	583	4.39%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	902	6.79%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	1,290	9.71%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	2,840	21.37%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	1,282	9.65%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	679	5.11%	4.87%
Public administration	2,637	19.84%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	8,160	61.39%	78.47%
Government workers	4,127	31.05%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	971	7.31%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	33	0.25%	0.31%

	Helena, Montana	%, Helena, Montana	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	11,476		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	1,438	12.53%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	908	7.91%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,725	15.03%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,767	15.4%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,809	15.76%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	2,228	19.41%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	911	7.94%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	464	4.04%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	130	1.13%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	96	0.84%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	34,416		41,994
With earnings	8,917	43.01%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	43,102		56,604
With Social Security income	2,985	14.4%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,740		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	468	2.26%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,346		6,320
With public assistance income	414	2.0%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,136		3,032
With retirement income	2,240	10.8%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	15,162		17,376
Families	6,358		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	394	6.2%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	297	4.67%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	629	9.89%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	777	12.22%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,080	16.99%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,776	27.93%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	807	12.69%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	416	6.54%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	112	1.76%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	70	1.1%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	50,018		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	20,020		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	34,357		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	25,821		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	591		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	507	85.79%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	304	51.44%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	324		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	305	94.14%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	162	50.0%	42.27%
Individuals	3,559		33,899,812
18 years and over	2,587	72.69%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	275	7.73%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	881	24.75%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	528	14.84%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	1,861	52.29%	31.63%

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