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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Knife River is $14,180, which is much lower than the state average of $25,002 and is much lower than the national average of $28,051. Knife River median household income is $28,750, which has shrunk by 3.50% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 41.61% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Knife River residents spend 20.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 17.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.4 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, #312

Knife River, MT	14,180 USD
Montana	25,002 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Knife River, MT	22,625 USD
Montana	25,103 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Knife River, MT	24,083 USD
Montana	30,698 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Knife River, MT	6,875 USD
Montana	20,282 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #291

Knife River, MT	28,750 USD
Montana	45,456 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Knife River, MT	42,043 USD
Montana	59,569 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #236

Knife River, MT		-3.50%
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

	Knife River, MT		Montana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	39.85%	$1,892, see rank	25.96%	$15,848	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	19.55%	$10,227, see rank	30.49%	$16,276	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	5.26%	$9,814, see rank	2.37%	$3,276	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	8.27%	$12,455, see rank	17.69%	$20,223	17.61%	$23,126

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

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Knife River, MT	27,679 USD
Montana	58,951 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Knife River, MT	39,193 USD
Montana	71,880 USD
U.S.	85,065 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 2008-2012 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Knife River, MT	Montana	U.S.
White	$30,179, see rank	$46,805	$56,203
American Indian, Alaska Native	$22,000, see rank	$29,759	$37,469

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Knife River, MT	Montana	U.S.
25 to 44	$24,844, see rank	$50,908	$58,073
45 to 64	$55,114, see rank	$54,437	$64,486
65 or over	$14,500, see rank	$33,720	$36,181

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Knife River, MT	Montana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	258, see rank	794,385	243,810,053
Male¹	121, 46.90%, see rank	49.90%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	106, 87.60%, see rank	69.39%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.76%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	106, 87.60%, see rank	68.63%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	106, 100.00%, see rank	92.08%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.92%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	15, 12.40%, see rank	30.61%	29.80%
Female¹	137, 53.10%, see rank	50.10%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	48, 35.04%, see rank	60.88%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	48, 35.04%, see rank	60.74%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	43, 89.58%, see rank	94.21%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	5, 10.42%, see rank	5.79%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	89, 64.96%, see rank	39.12%	40.57%

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 2008-2012 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Knife River, MT	Montana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	141, 100%	470,377	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	81, 57.45%, see rank	74.97%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	17, 12.06%, see rank	10.27%	10.03%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.93%	4.98%
Walked	26, 18.44%, see rank	4.85%	2.82%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.50%	1.76%
Worked at Home	17, 12.06%, see rank	6.48%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Knife River, MT	20.5 minutes
Montana	17.3 minutes
U.S.	25.4 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 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Knife River, MT	Montana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	149	478,254	141,996,548
Male¹	106, 71.14%, see rank	52.38%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	25, 23.58%, see rank	32.70%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	16, 15.09%, see rank	14.28%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3, 2.83%, see rank	15.19%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	23, 21.70%, see rank	2.75%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	20, 18.87%, see rank	13.04%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	14, 13.21%, see rank	15.17%	17.87%
Female¹	43, 28.86%, see rank	47.62%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	19, 44.19%, see rank	37.58%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	5, 11.63%, see rank	24.09%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	15, 34.88%, see rank	33.15%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.62%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3, 6.98%, see rank	0.48%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1, 2.33%, see rank	3.78%	5.77%

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

Industry

	Knife River, MT	Montana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	149, 100%	478,254	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	43, 28.86%, see rank	7.11%	1.90%
Construction	14, 9.40%, see rank	8.18%	6.49%
Manufacturing	4, 2.68%, see rank	4.77%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	3, 2.01%, see rank	2.51%	2.83%
Retail Trade	8, 5.37%, see rank	11.91%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	10, 6.71%, see rank	4.99%	5.00%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.86%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	4, 2.68%, see rank	5.55%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3, 2.01%, see rank	8.23%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	34, 22.82%, see rank	22.78%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	6, 4.03%, see rank	11.09%	9.18%
Public Administration	3, 2.01%, see rank	6.35%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	17, 11.41%, see rank	4.68%	4.95%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Knife River, MT	%	Montana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	250	62.81%, see rank	14.81%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	42	56.00%, see rank	9.82%	10.92%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.