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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Westby is $36,535, which is higher than the state average of $25,977 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Westby median household income is $20,000, which has shrunk by 39.16% 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 Westby residents spend 19.8 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, #27

Westby, MT	36,535 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

Westby, MT	16,429 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

Westby, MT	16,538 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

Westby, MT	16,250 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, #337

Westby, MT	20,000 USD
Montana	46,766 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Westby, MT	52,573 USD
Montana	62,086 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #264

Westby, MT		-39.16%
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

	Westby, MT		Montana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.05%	$86,047, see rank	25.61%	$17,592	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	37.50%	$12,558, see rank	31.54%	$17,075	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-1.14%	$0, see rank	2.32%	$3,179	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	11.36%	$13,860, 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

Westby, MT	41,875 USD
Montana	60,581 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Westby, MT	91,710 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

	Westby, MT	Montana	U.S.
White	$20,833, see rank	$48,107	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Westby, MT	Montana	U.S.
25 to 44	$16,917, see rank	$52,540	$58,398
45 to 64	$41,875, see rank	$55,064	$65,027
65 or over	$11,250, see rank	$35,632	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Westby, MT	Montana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	145, see rank	807,917	248,775,628
Male¹	70, 48.28%, see rank	50.00%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	46, 65.71%, see rank	68.59%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.69%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	46, 65.71%, see rank	67.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	46, 100.00%, see rank	92.12%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.88%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	24, 34.29%, see rank	31.41%	30.72%
Female¹	75, 51.72%, see rank	50.00%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	28, 37.33%, see rank	60.09%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	28, 37.33%, see rank	59.94%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	27, 96.43%, see rank	94.35%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1, 3.57%, see rank	5.65%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	47, 62.67%, 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

	Westby, MT	Montana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	73, 100%	473,349	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	52, 71.23%, see rank	75.33%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2, 2.74%, see rank	10.32%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.85%	5.06%
Walked	14, 19.18%, see rank	4.79%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	5, 6.85%, see rank	6.39%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Westby, MT	19.8 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

	Westby, MT	Montana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	73	481,119	143,435,233
Male¹	46, 63.01%, see rank	52.52%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3, 6.52%, see rank	32.39%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	8, 17.39%, see rank	14.44%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3, 6.52%, see rank	15.31%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2, 4.35%, see rank	2.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	11, 23.91%, see rank	12.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	15, 32.61%, see rank	15.23%	17.94%
Female¹	27, 36.99%, see rank	47.48%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	10, 37.04%, see rank	38.86%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	5, 18.52%, see rank	24.45%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	10, 37.04%, see rank	31.75%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.62%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1, 3.70%, see rank	0.52%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1, 3.70%, 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

	Westby, MT	Montana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	73, 100%	481,119	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	25, 34.25%, see rank	7.22%	1.96%
Construction	5, 6.85%, see rank	7.97%	6.17%
Manufacturing	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.54%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	2, 2.74%, see rank	2.35%	2.75%
Retail Trade	8, 10.96%, see rank	12.14%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	8, 10.96%, see rank	4.91%	4.93%
Information	6, 8.22%, see rank	1.79%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.48%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2, 2.74%, see rank	8.17%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	10, 13.70%, see rank	23.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	6, 8.22%, see rank	11.07%	9.49%
Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1, 1.37%, see rank	4.84%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Westby, MT	%	Montana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	43	25.60%, see rank	15.29%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	6	14.29%, see rank	10.04%	11.47%

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