Montana State Demographics: Quick Facts

DESCRIPTION VALUE Population, 2008 estimate  967,440 Population estimates base (April 1) 2000  902,190 White persons, percent, 2008 (a)  90.5% Black persons, percent, 2008 (a)  0.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a)  0.1% Persons per household, 2000  2.45 Persons below poverty, percent, 2007  14.1% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002  0.5% Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000)  1,537,986 Building permits, 2008  2,376 Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008  22.8% Female persons, percent, 2008  49.9% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b)  3.0% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008  87.9% Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over  53.6% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000  1.8% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000  87.2% Households, 2000  358,667 Nonemployer establishments, 2006  80,969 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002  0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002  1.0% Women-owned firms, percent, 2002  24.4% Retail sales per capita, 2002  $11,116 Federal spending, 2007 ($1000)  8,497,3611 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008  7.2% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008  14.2% Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a)  0.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000  24.4% Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000  145,732 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000  17.7 Housing units, 2007  435,533 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000  15.7% Median household income, 2007  $43,000 FIPS Code  30 Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000  $99,500 Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2006  36,6491 Private nonfarm employment, 2006  342,5261 Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006  15.6%1 Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000)  4,987,577 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008  6.3% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008  1.7% Total number of firms, 2002  100,402 American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002  2.0% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a)  6.4% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000  5.2% Homeownership rate, 2000  69.1% Per capita money income, 1999  $17,151 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002  0.2% Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000)  7,223,420 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000)  10,122,625 Land area, 2000 (square miles)  145,552.43 Persons per square mile, 2000  6.2 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.