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Colstrip, MT Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Colstrip is $32,372, which is higher than the state average of $25,977 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Colstrip median household income is $82,303, which has grown by 47.89% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 41.61% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Colstrip residents spend 9.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 17.5 minutes and is much lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #45

Colstrip, MT	32,372 USD
Montana	25,977 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Colstrip, MT	52,418 USD
Montana	25,594 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Colstrip, MT	65,076 USD
Montana	31,254 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Colstrip, MT	28,098 USD
Montana	21,003 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #19

Colstrip, MT	82,303 USD
Montana	46,766 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Colstrip, MT	85,353 USD
Montana	62,086 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #110

Colstrip, MT	47.89%
Montana	41.61%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Colstrip, MT		Montana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.84%	$8,688, see rank	25.61%	$17,592	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	16.52%	$18,108, see rank	31.54%	$17,075	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.43%	$832, see rank	2.32%	$3,179	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.37%	$15,340, see rank	17.95%	$21,548	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Colstrip, MT	90,132 USD
Montana	60,581 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Colstrip, MT	90,417 USD
Montana	75,070 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Colstrip, MT	Montana	U.S.
White	$84,750, see rank	$48,107	$56,900
Hispanic	$97,833, see rank	$36,434	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$62,880, see rank	$30,284	$37,170
Two or More Races	$112,083, see rank	$37,542	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Colstrip, MT	Montana	U.S.
25 to 44	$72,708, see rank	$52,540	$58,398
45 to 64	$90,583, see rank	$55,064	$65,027
65 or over	$44,375, see rank	$35,632	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Colstrip, MT	Montana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,625, see rank	807,917	248,775,628
Male¹	847, 52.12%, see rank	50.00%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	724, 85.48%, see rank	68.59%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.69%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	724, 85.48%, see rank	67.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	718, 99.17%, see rank	92.12%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	6, 0.83%, see rank	7.88%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	123, 14.52%, see rank	31.41%	30.72%
Female¹	778, 47.88%, see rank	50.00%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	509, 65.42%, see rank	60.09%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	509, 65.42%, see rank	59.94%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	447, 87.82%, see rank	94.35%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	62, 12.18%, see rank	5.65%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	269, 34.58%, see rank	39.91%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Colstrip, MT	Montana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,140, 100%	473,349	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	754, 66.14%, see rank	75.33%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	130, 11.40%, see rank	10.32%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.85%	5.06%
Walked	80, 7.02%, see rank	4.79%	2.78%
Other Means	115, 10.09%, see rank	2.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	61, 5.35%, see rank	6.39%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Colstrip, MT	9.9 minutes
Montana	17.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Colstrip, MT	Montana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,165	481,119	143,435,233
Male¹	718, 61.63%, see rank	52.52%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	151, 21.03%, see rank	32.39%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	54, 7.52%, see rank	14.44%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	69, 9.61%, see rank	15.31%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	19, 2.65%, see rank	2.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	134, 18.66%, see rank	12.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	196, 27.30%, see rank	15.23%	17.94%
Female¹	447, 38.37%, see rank	47.48%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	240, 53.69%, see rank	38.86%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	99, 22.15%, see rank	24.45%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	86, 19.24%, see rank	31.75%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.62%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	11, 2.46%, see rank	0.52%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	11, 2.46%, see rank	3.52%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Colstrip, MT	Montana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,165, 100%	481,119	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	140, 12.02%, see rank	7.22%	1.96%
Construction	116, 9.96%, see rank	7.97%	6.17%
Manufacturing	26, 2.23%, see rank	4.54%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.35%	2.75%
Retail Trade	50, 4.29%, see rank	12.14%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	279, 23.95%, see rank	4.91%	4.93%
Information	3, 0.26%, see rank	1.79%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	30, 2.58%, see rank	5.48%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	42, 3.61%, see rank	8.17%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	335, 28.76%, see rank	23.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	85, 7.30%, see rank	11.07%	9.49%
Public Administration	40, 3.43%, see rank	6.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	19, 1.63%, see rank	4.84%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Colstrip, MT	%	Montana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	169	7.58%, see rank	15.29%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	39	6.02%, see rank	10.04%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.