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Great Falls Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Great Falls Area is $25,216, which is about the same as the state average of $25,977 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Great Falls Area median household income is $45,091. On average Great Falls Area residents spend 15.7 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, #298

Great Falls Area	25,216 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

Great Falls Area	26,396 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

Great Falls Area	31,751 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

Great Falls Area	20,936 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, #457

Great Falls Area	45,091 USD
Montana	46,766 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Great Falls Area	59,133 USD
Montana	62,086 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Great Falls Area	7.45%
Montana	41.61%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Great Falls Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Montana and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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

	Great Falls Area		Montana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.45%	$11,504, see rank	25.61%	$17,592	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.31%	$16,808, see rank	31.54%	$17,075	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.43%	$2,586, see rank	2.32%	$3,179	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.80%	$20,091, 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

Great Falls Area	58,200 USD
Montana	60,581 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Great Falls Area	71,401 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

	Great Falls Area	Montana	U.S.
White	$46,062, see rank	$48,107	$56,900
Black	$47,283, see rank	$36,842	$35,600
Hispanic	$36,615, see rank	$36,434	$42,396
Asian	$52,721, see rank	$47,631	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$27,785, see rank	$30,284	$37,170
One Race, Other	$33,056, see rank	$32,023	$40,300
Two or More Races	$30,341, see rank	$37,542	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Great Falls Area	Montana	U.S.
less than 25	$35,780, see rank	$25,992	$25,788
25 to 44	$49,808, see rank	$52,540	$58,398
45 to 64	$53,034, see rank	$55,064	$65,027
65 or over	$37,143, see rank	$35,632	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Great Falls Area	Montana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	65,443, see rank	807,917	248,775,628
Male¹	32,499, 49.66%, see rank	50.00%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	22,459, 69.11%, see rank	68.59%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	2,196, 6.76%, see rank	0.69%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	20,263, 62.35%, see rank	67.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	18,990, 93.72%, see rank	92.12%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,273, 6.28%, see rank	7.88%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	10,040, 30.89%, see rank	31.41%	30.72%
Female¹	32,944, 50.34%, see rank	50.00%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	19,329, 58.67%, see rank	60.09%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	470, 1.43%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	18,859, 57.25%, see rank	59.94%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	17,993, 95.41%, see rank	94.35%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	866, 4.59%, see rank	5.65%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	13,615, 41.33%, 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

	Great Falls Area	Montana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	38,993, 100%	473,349	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	31,023, 79.56%, see rank	75.33%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	4,384, 11.24%, see rank	10.32%	9.59%
Public Transportation	355, 0.91%, see rank	0.85%	5.06%
Walked	1,492, 3.83%, see rank	4.79%	2.78%
Other Means	478, 1.23%, see rank	2.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,261, 3.23%, see rank	6.39%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Great Falls Area	15.7 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

	Great Falls Area	Montana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	36,983	481,119	143,435,233
Male¹	18,990, 51.35%, see rank	52.52%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5,448, 28.69%, see rank	32.39%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	3,126, 16.46%, see rank	14.44%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,050, 16.06%, see rank	15.31%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	349, 1.84%, see rank	2.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,524, 13.29%, see rank	12.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,030, 15.96%, see rank	15.23%	17.94%
Female¹	17,993, 48.65%, see rank	47.48%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6,779, 37.68%, see rank	38.86%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	4,572, 25.41%, see rank	24.45%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,857, 32.55%, see rank	31.75%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	38, 0.21%, see rank	0.62%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	41, 0.23%, see rank	0.52%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	679, 3.77%, 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

	Great Falls Area	Montana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	36,983, 100%	481,119	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,142, 3.09%, see rank	7.22%	1.96%
Construction	2,951, 7.98%, see rank	7.97%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,133, 3.06%, see rank	4.54%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	970, 2.62%, see rank	2.35%	2.75%
Retail Trade	4,760, 12.87%, see rank	12.14%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,100, 5.68%, see rank	4.91%	4.93%
Information	597, 1.61%, see rank	1.79%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,638, 7.13%, see rank	5.48%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,740, 7.41%, see rank	8.17%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	9,162, 24.77%, see rank	23.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	4,404, 11.91%, see rank	11.07%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,666, 7.21%, see rank	6.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,720, 4.65%, see rank	4.84%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Great Falls Area	%	Montana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	11,511	14.42%, see rank	15.29%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,262	10.66%, see rank	10.04%	11.47%

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