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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Deer Lodge County is $23,951, which is lower than the state average of $25,977 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Deer Lodge County median household income is $41,015, which has grown by 55.92% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 41.61% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Deer Lodge County residents spend 19.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 17.5 minutes and is 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, #31

Deer Lodge County	23,951 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

Deer Lodge County	24,833 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

Deer Lodge County	27,556 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

Deer Lodge County	22,260 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, #39

Deer Lodge County	41,015 USD
Montana	46,766 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Deer Lodge County	53,501 USD
Montana	62,086 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #16

Deer Lodge County	55.92%
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

	Deer Lodge County		Montana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.46%	$8,528, see rank	25.61%	$17,592	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	42.36%	$17,119, see rank	31.54%	$17,075	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.43%	$2,985, see rank	2.32%	$3,179	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	30.31%	$20,482, 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

Deer Lodge County	54,973 USD
Montana	60,581 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Deer Lodge County	68,918 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

	Deer Lodge County	Montana	U.S.
White	$40,893, see rank	$48,107	$56,900
Hispanic	$16,833, see rank	$36,434	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$35,000, see rank	$30,284	$37,170
Two or More Races	$49,881, see rank	$37,542	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Deer Lodge County	Montana	U.S.
less than 25	$28,173, see rank	$25,992	$25,788
25 to 44	$40,217, see rank	$52,540	$58,398
45 to 64	$48,204, see rank	$55,064	$65,027
65 or over	$30,833, see rank	$35,632	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Deer Lodge County	Montana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,894, see rank	807,917	248,775,628
Male¹	4,197, 53.17%, see rank	50.00%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,288, 54.52%, see rank	68.59%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.69%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,288, 54.52%, see rank	67.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,085, 91.13%, see rank	92.12%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	203, 8.87%, see rank	7.88%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,909, 45.48%, see rank	31.41%	30.72%
Female¹	3,697, 46.83%, see rank	50.00%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,965, 53.15%, see rank	60.09%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,965, 53.15%, see rank	59.94%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,852, 94.25%, see rank	94.35%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	113, 5.75%, see rank	5.65%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,732, 46.85%, 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

	Deer Lodge County	Montana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,914, 100%	473,349	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,837, 72.48%, see rank	75.33%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	440, 11.24%, see rank	10.32%	9.59%
Public Transportation	14, 0.36%, see rank	0.85%	5.06%
Walked	124, 3.17%, see rank	4.79%	2.78%
Other Means	75, 1.92%, see rank	2.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	424, 10.83%, see rank	6.39%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Deer Lodge County	19.4 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

	Deer Lodge County	Montana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,937	481,119	143,435,233
Male¹	2,085, 52.96%, see rank	52.52%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	422, 20.24%, see rank	32.39%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	473, 22.69%, see rank	14.44%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	192, 9.21%, see rank	15.31%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	94, 4.51%, see rank	2.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	230, 11.03%, see rank	12.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	470, 22.54%, see rank	15.23%	17.94%
Female¹	1,852, 47.04%, see rank	47.48%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	612, 33.05%, see rank	38.86%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	574, 30.99%, see rank	24.45%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	554, 29.91%, see rank	31.75%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	38, 2.05%, see rank	0.62%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	8, 0.43%, see rank	0.52%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	66, 3.56%, 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

	Deer Lodge County	Montana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,937, 100%	481,119	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	244, 6.20%, see rank	7.22%	1.96%
Construction	368, 9.35%, see rank	7.97%	6.17%
Manufacturing	171, 4.34%, see rank	4.54%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	77, 1.96%, see rank	2.35%	2.75%
Retail Trade	228, 5.79%, see rank	12.14%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	136, 3.45%, see rank	4.91%	4.93%
Information	13, 0.33%, see rank	1.79%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	112, 2.84%, see rank	5.48%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	211, 5.36%, see rank	8.17%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,271, 32.28%, see rank	23.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	472, 11.99%, see rank	11.07%	9.49%
Public Administration	476, 12.09%, see rank	6.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	158, 4.01%, see rank	4.84%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Deer Lodge County	%	Montana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,679	19.06%, see rank	15.29%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	237	10.48%, see rank	10.04%	11.47%

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