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Fergus, Montana county Economy Profile

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 Fergus, Montana United States
StateMontana
CountyFergus
Total population11,893 281,421,906
Male5,787138,053,563
Female6,106143,368,343
Median age (years)42.435.3
Total households4,860105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)30,40941,994

Fergus, Montana county Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Fergus, Montana equals three thousand, two hundred and fifty. Government workers comprise nineteen point zero four percent of workers in Fergus, Montana. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up twenty point four five percent of Fergus, Montana labor force. There are one hundred and thirty-two unpaid family workers in Fergus, Montana.

9.72% of population are involved in construction, 4.97% are in manufacturing, and 2.54% are in wholesale trade. 2.93% of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Fergus, Montana. Eight point three nine percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Fergus, Montana.

sixty-two point seven nine percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Fergus, Montana. 67.4% of Fergus, Montana workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. Eleven point eight one percent of Fergus, Montana residents work at home. 0.27% use public transportation (including taxicab).

 Fergus, Montana %, Fergus, Montana United States
Population 16 years and over9,408  217,168,077
In labor force5,907 62.79%63.92%
- Civilian labor force5,903 62.74%63.39%
- - Employed5,589 59.41%59.73%
- - Unemployed314 3.34%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force5.3  5.8
- Armed Forces4 0.04%0.53%
Not in labor force3,501 37.21%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over4,882 51.89%51.66%
In labor force2,719 28.9%29.72%
- Civilian labor force2,719 28.9%29.65%
- - Employed2,605 27.69%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years725 7.71%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force517  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over5,472  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone3,688 67.4%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled642 11.73%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)15 0.27%4.73%
Walked442 8.08%2.93%
Other means39 0.71%1.19%
Worked at home646 11.81%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)16.4 0.3%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over5,589  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations2,070 37.04%33.65%
Service occupations1,012 18.11%14.86%
Sales and office occupations1,132 20.25%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations198 3.54%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations618 11.06%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations559 10.0%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining943 16.87%1.87%
Construction543 9.72%6.78%
Manufacturing278 4.97%14.1%
Wholesale trade142 2.54%3.6%
Retail trade625 11.18%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities232 4.15%5.2%
Information106 1.9%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing220 3.94%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services164 2.93%9.3%
Educational, health and social services1,238 22.15%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services469 8.39%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)339 6.07%4.87%
Public administration290 5.19%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers3,250 58.15%78.47%
Government workers1,064 19.04%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business1,143 20.45%6.63%
Unpaid family workers132 2.36%0.31%
 Fergus, Montana %, Fergus, Montana United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households4,860  105,539,122
Less than $10,000632 13.0%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999451 9.28%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999898 18.48%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999842 17.33%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999860 17.7%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999697 14.34%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999275 5.66%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999149 3.07%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,99914 0.29%2.2%
$200,000 or more42 0.86%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)30,409  41,994
With earnings3,686 39.18%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)35,395  56,604
With Social Security income1,650 17.54%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)10,942  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income214 2.27%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,570  6,320
With public assistance income84 0.89%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)1,786  3,032
With retirement income823 8.75%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)12,671  17,376
 
Families3,205  72,261,780
Less than $10,000212 6.61%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999154 4.8%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999521 16.26%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999617 19.25%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999723 22.56%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999591 18.44%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999219 6.83%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999120 3.74%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,99911 0.34%2.75%
$200,000 or more37 1.15%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)36,609  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)15,808  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers27,260  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers18,138  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families339  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years235 69.32%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years63 18.58%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present108  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years98 90.74%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years30 27.78%42.27%
 
Individuals1,767  33,899,812
18 years and over1,192 67.46%65.35%
- 65 years and over257 14.54%9.7%
Related children under 18 years529 29.94%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years425 24.05%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over623 35.26%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.