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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Garfield County is $27,218, which is about the same as the state average of $25,977 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Garfield County median household income is $51,000, which has grown by 96.78% 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 Garfield County residents spend 10.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower 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, #17

Garfield County	27,218 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

Garfield County	31,553 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

Garfield County	36,765 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

Garfield County	22,417 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, #9

Garfield County	51,000 USD
Montana	46,766 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Garfield County	63,098 USD
Montana	62,086 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #1

Garfield County	96.78%
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

	Garfield County		Montana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.44%	$11,401, see rank	25.61%	$17,592	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	41.11%	$15,278, see rank	31.54%	$17,075	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.22%	$0, see rank	2.32%	$3,179	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	10.22%	$10,802, 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

Garfield County	62,917 USD
Montana	60,581 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Garfield County	75,314 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

	Garfield County	Montana	U.S.
White	$52,917, see rank	$48,107	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Garfield County	Montana	U.S.
less than 25	$26,250, see rank	$25,992	$25,788
25 to 44	$57,143, see rank	$52,540	$58,398
45 to 64	$61,528, see rank	$55,064	$65,027
65 or over	$27,344, see rank	$35,632	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Garfield County	Montana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	862, see rank	807,917	248,775,628
Male¹	417, 48.38%, see rank	50.00%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	331, 79.38%, see rank	68.59%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.69%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	331, 79.38%, see rank	67.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	330, 99.70%, see rank	92.12%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1, 0.30%, see rank	7.88%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	86, 20.62%, see rank	31.41%	30.72%
Female¹	445, 51.62%, see rank	50.00%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	259, 58.20%, see rank	60.09%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	259, 58.20%, see rank	59.94%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	259, 100.00%, see rank	94.35%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.65%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	186, 41.80%, 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

	Garfield County	Montana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	583, 100%	473,349	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	453, 77.70%, see rank	75.33%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	43, 7.38%, see rank	10.32%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1, 0.17%, see rank	0.85%	5.06%
Walked	19, 3.26%, see rank	4.79%	2.78%
Other Means	2, 0.34%, see rank	2.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	65, 11.15%, see rank	6.39%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Garfield County	10.8 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

	Garfield County	Montana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	589	481,119	143,435,233
Male¹	330, 56.03%, see rank	52.52%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	198, 60.00%, see rank	32.39%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	8, 2.42%, see rank	14.44%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	19, 5.76%, see rank	15.31%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	34, 10.30%, see rank	2.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	25, 7.58%, see rank	12.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	32, 9.70%, see rank	15.23%	17.94%
Female¹	259, 43.97%, see rank	47.48%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	95, 36.68%, see rank	38.86%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	71, 27.41%, see rank	24.45%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	74, 28.57%, see rank	31.75%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	15, 5.79%, see rank	0.62%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.52%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4, 1.54%, 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

	Garfield County	Montana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	589, 100%	481,119	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	258, 43.80%, see rank	7.22%	1.96%
Construction	41, 6.96%, see rank	7.97%	6.17%
Manufacturing	5, 0.85%, see rank	4.54%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.35%	2.75%
Retail Trade	78, 13.24%, see rank	12.14%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	16, 2.72%, see rank	4.91%	4.93%
Information	21, 3.57%, see rank	1.79%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	13, 2.21%, see rank	5.48%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	4, 0.68%, see rank	8.17%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	77, 13.07%, see rank	23.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	23, 3.90%, see rank	11.07%	9.49%
Public Administration	31, 5.26%, see rank	6.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	22, 3.74%, see rank	4.84%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Garfield County	%	Montana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	98	8.95%, see rank	15.29%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	23	7.21%, see rank	10.04%	11.47%

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