Montana Economic Characteristics

EMPLOYMENT STATUS NUMBER % Population 16 years and over  701,168  100.0 In labor force  458,306  65.4 Civilian labor force  454,687  64.8 Employed  425,977  60.8 Unemployed  28,710  4.1 Percent of civilian labor force  6.3  (X) Armed Forces  3,619  0.5 Not in labor force  242,862  34.6 Females 16 years and over  355,066  100.0 In labor force  212,734  59.9 Civilian labor force  212,204  59.8 Employed  201,044  56.6 Own children under 6 years  63,486  100.0 All parents in family in labor force  41,216  64.9 OCCUPATION NUMBER % Employed civilian population 16 years and over  425,977  100.0 Management, professional, and related occupations  140,956  33.1 Service occupations  73,316  17.2 Sales and office occupations  108,792  25.5 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations  9,246  2.2 Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations  45,770  10.7 Production, transportation, and material moving occupations  47,897  11.2 INDUSTRY NUMBER % Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining  33,691  7.9 Construction  31,724  7.4 Manufacturing  25,414  6.0 Wholesale trade  12,937  3.0 Retail trade  54,468  12.8 Transportation and warehousing, and utilities  23,109  5.4 Information  9,283  2.2 Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing  23,351  5.5 Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services  27,654  6.5 Educational, health and social services  92,445  21.7 Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services  44,135  10.4 Other services (except public administration)  22,471  5.3 Public administration  25,295  5.9 CLASS OF WORKER NUMBER % Private wage and salary workers  294,631  69.2 Government workers  78,123  18.3 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business  50,112  11.8 Unpaid family workers  3,111  0.7 INCOME IN 1999 NUMBER % Households  359,070  100.0 Less than $10,000  40,535  11.3 $10,000 to $14,999  31,864  8.9 $15,000 to $24,999  61,573  17.1 $25,000 to $34,999  55,217  15.4 $35,000 to $49,999  65,393  18.2 $50,000 to $74,999  61,505  17.1 $75,000 to $99,999  23,007  6.4 $100,000 to $149,999  13,071  3.6 $150,000 to $199,999  3,182  0.9 $200,000 or more  3,723  1.0 Median household income (dollars)  33,024  (X) With earnings  285,897  79.6 Mean earnings (dollars)  40,290  (X) With Social Security income  99,432  27.7 Mean Social Security income (dollars)  11,074  (X) With Supplemental Security Income  12,844  3.6 Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)  6,120  (X) With public assistance income  11,818  3.3 Mean public assistance income (dollars)  2,436  (X) With retirement income  58,637  16.3 Mean retirement income (dollars)  15,132  (X) Families  238,733  100.0 Less than $10,000  15,176  6.4 $10,000 to $14,999  13,301  5.6 $15,000 to $24,999  34,241  14.3 $25,000 to $34,999  36,814  15.4 $35,000 to $49,999  49,929  20.9 $50,000 to $74,999  52,176  21.9 $75,000 to $99,999  19,981  8.4 $100,000 to $149,999  11,240  4.7 $150,000 to $199,999  2,810  1.2 $200,000 or more  3,065  1.3 Median family income (dollars)  40,487  (X) Per capita income (dollars)  17,151  (X) Median earnings (dollars):     Male full-time, year-round workers  30,503  (X) Female full-time, year-round workers  20,914  (X) POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (BELOW POVERTY LEVEL) NUMBER % Families  25,004  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  10.5 With related children under 18 years  19,427  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  16.4 With related children under 5 years  9,325  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  21.6 Families with female householder, no husband present  10,343  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  33.2 With related children under 18 years  9,509  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  41.6 With related children under 5 years  4,596  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  58.5 Individuals  128,355  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  14.6 18 years and over  85,443  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  13.1 65 years and over  10,369  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  9.1 Related children under 18 years  41,247  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  18.4 Related children 5 to 17 years  29,073  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  17.1 Unrelated individuals 15 years and over  44,615  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  27.0 COMMUTING TO WORK NUMBER % Workers 16 years and over  422,159  100.0 Car, truck, or van -- drove alone  311,872  73.9 Car, truck, or van -- carpooled  50,192  11.9 Public transportation (including taxicab)  2,812  0.7 Walked  23,336  5.5 Other means  7,036  1.7 Worked at home  26,911  6.4 Mean travel time to work (minutes)  17.7  (X) Source: Source U.S. Census Bureau (2009)  (http://factfinder.census.gov). Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report.