Columbia Falls, MT

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3016600, place: Columbia Falls city, Montana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,813 (100%)
In labor force: 1,730 (61.5%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,721 (61.18%)
----Employed: 1,577 (56.06%)
----Unemployed: 144 (5.12%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.4%
--Armed Forces: 9 (0.32%)
Not in labor force: 1,083 (38.5%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,450 (51.55%)
In labor force: 813 (28.9%)
--Civilian labor force: 813 (28.9%)
----Employed: 742 (26.38%)
Own children under 6 years: 307 (10.91%)
All parents in family in labor force: 185 (6.58%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,570 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,256 (80%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 208 (13.25%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 57 (3.63%)
Other means: 16 (1.02%)
Worked at home: 33 (2.1%)
Mean travel time to work: 14.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,577 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 373 (23.65%)
Service occupations: 295 (18.71%)
Sales and office occupations: 394 (24.98%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 16 (1.01%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 129 (8.18%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 370 (23.46%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 16 (1.01%)
Construction: 76 (4.82%)
Manufacturing: 372 (23.59%)
Wholesale trade.: 25 (1.59%)
Retail trade: 250 (15.85%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 49 (3.11%)
Information: 25 (1.59%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 84 (5.33%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 67 (4.25%)
Educational, health and social services: 315 (19.97%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 221 (14.01%)
Other services (except public administration): 53 (3.36%)
Public administration: 24 (1.52%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,217 (77.17%)
Government workers: 221 (14.01%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 132 (8.37%)
Unpaid family workers: 7 (0.44%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,423 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 174 (12.23%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 91 (6.39%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 290 (20.38%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 195 (13.7%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 302 (21.22%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 258 (18.13%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 73 (5.13%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 40 (2.81%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $31,128

With earnings: 1,165 (81.87%)
--Mean earnings: $33,673
With Social Security income: 413 (29.02%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,927
With Supplemental Security Income: 52 (3.65%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,064
With public assistance income: 20 (1.41%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,970
With retirement income: 290 (20.38%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,047

Families: 975 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 93 (9.54%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 30 (3.08%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 149 (15.28%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 145 (14.87%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 228 (23.38%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 234 (24%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 68 (6.97%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 28 (2.87%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $40,794

Per capita income: $14,355

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,109
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,023

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 122 (12.51%)
--With related children under 18 years: 115 (11.79%)
----With related children under 5 years: 56 (5.74%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 65 (6.67%)
--With related children under 18 years: 65 (6.67%)
----With related children under 5 years: 21 (2.15%)
Individuals: 613 (62.87%)
--18 years and over: 344 (35.28%)
----65 years and over: 16 (1.64%)
--Related children under 18 years: 256 (26.26%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 185 (18.97%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 191 (19.59%)

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