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Missoula Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Missoula Area is $26,559, which is about the same as the state average of $25,977 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Missoula Area median household income is $47,029. On average Missoula Area residents spend 16.4 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, #213

Missoula Area	26,559 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

Missoula Area	23,446 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

Missoula Area	27,096 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

Missoula Area	20,552 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, #384

Missoula Area	47,029 USD
Montana	46,766 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Missoula Area	63,057 USD
Montana	62,086 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Missoula Area	14.09%
Montana	41.61%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Missoula 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

	Missoula Area		Montana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	26.58%	$16,216, see rank	25.61%	$17,592	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	25.85%	$17,871, see rank	31.54%	$17,075	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.12%	$3,070, see rank	2.32%	$3,179	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.19%	$23,281, 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

Missoula Area	65,066 USD
Montana	60,581 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Missoula Area	79,698 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

	Missoula Area	Montana	U.S.
White	$48,215, see rank	$48,107	$56,900
Black	$16,087, see rank	$36,842	$35,600
Hispanic	$39,401, see rank	$36,434	$42,396
Asian	$29,102, see rank	$47,631	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$32,667, see rank	$30,284	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$78,152, see rank	$30,000	$53,370
One Race, Other	$27,094, see rank	$32,023	$40,300
Two or More Races	$41,738, see rank	$37,542	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Missoula Area	Montana	U.S.
less than 25	$24,238, see rank	$25,992	$25,788
25 to 44	$51,243, see rank	$52,540	$58,398
45 to 64	$60,554, see rank	$55,064	$65,027
65 or over	$38,943, see rank	$35,632	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Missoula Area	Montana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	91,633, see rank	807,917	248,775,628
Male¹	45,634, 49.80%, see rank	50.00%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	32,964, 72.24%, see rank	68.59%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	112, 0.25%, see rank	0.69%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	32,852, 71.99%, see rank	67.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	29,185, 88.84%, see rank	92.12%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,667, 11.16%, see rank	7.88%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	12,670, 27.76%, see rank	31.41%	30.72%
Female¹	45,999, 50.20%, see rank	50.00%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	31,035, 67.47%, see rank	60.09%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	31,035, 67.47%, see rank	59.94%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	28,865, 93.01%, see rank	94.35%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,170, 6.99%, see rank	5.65%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	14,964, 32.53%, 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

	Missoula Area	Montana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	56,422, 100%	473,349	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	40,589, 71.94%, see rank	75.33%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	5,837, 10.35%, see rank	10.32%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1,055, 1.87%, see rank	0.85%	5.06%
Walked	3,013, 5.34%, see rank	4.79%	2.78%
Other Means	2,746, 4.87%, see rank	2.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	3,182, 5.64%, see rank	6.39%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Missoula Area	16.4 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

	Missoula Area	Montana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	58,050	481,119	143,435,233
Male¹	29,185, 50.28%, see rank	52.52%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	10,452, 35.81%, see rank	32.39%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	4,798, 16.44%, see rank	14.44%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,434, 18.62%, see rank	15.31%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	329, 1.13%, see rank	2.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,794, 9.57%, see rank	12.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,357, 11.50%, see rank	15.23%	17.94%
Female¹	28,865, 49.72%, see rank	47.48%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	11,626, 40.28%, see rank	38.86%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	7,490, 25.95%, see rank	24.45%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	8,838, 30.62%, see rank	31.75%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	70, 0.24%, see rank	0.62%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	65, 0.23%, see rank	0.52%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	681, 2.36%, 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

	Missoula Area	Montana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	58,050, 100%	481,119	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,002, 3.45%, see rank	7.22%	1.96%
Construction	4,104, 7.07%, see rank	7.97%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,194, 3.78%, see rank	4.54%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,281, 2.21%, see rank	2.35%	2.75%
Retail Trade	7,242, 12.48%, see rank	12.14%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,087, 3.60%, see rank	4.91%	4.93%
Information	2,094, 3.61%, see rank	1.79%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,825, 4.87%, see rank	5.48%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	5,998, 10.33%, see rank	8.17%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	15,951, 27.48%, see rank	23.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	7,519, 12.95%, see rank	11.07%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,040, 3.51%, see rank	6.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,713, 4.67%, see rank	4.84%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Missoula Area	%	Montana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	17,299	15.98%, see rank	15.29%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,391	8.94%, see rank	10.04%	11.47%

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