Great Falls, MT

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3032800, place: Great Falls city, Montana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 43,951 (100%)
In labor force: 28,015 (63.74%)
--Civilian labor force: 26,757 (60.88%)
----Employed: 24,909 (56.67%)
----Unemployed: 1,848 (4.2%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.9%
--Armed Forces: 1,258 (2.86%)
Not in labor force: 15,936 (36.26%)
Females 16 years and over: 22,882 (52.06%)
In labor force: 13,299 (30.26%)
--Civilian labor force: 13,092 (29.79%)
----Employed: 12,356 (28.11%)
Own children under 6 years: 4,291 (9.76%)
All parents in family in labor force: 3,016 (6.86%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 25,840 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 21,139 (81.81%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,593 (10.03%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 253 (0.98%)
Walked: 812 (3.14%)
Other means: 218 (0.84%)
Worked at home: 825 (3.19%)
Mean travel time to work: 13.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 24,909 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 7,778 (31.23%)
Service occupations: 4,660 (18.71%)
Sales and office occupations: 7,596 (30.5%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 127 (0.51%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 2,189 (8.79%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,559 (10.27%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 349 (1.4%)
Construction: 1,798 (7.22%)
Manufacturing: 859 (3.45%)
Wholesale trade.: 907 (3.64%)
Retail trade: 3,599 (14.45%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,256 (5.04%)
Information: 625 (2.51%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,935 (7.77%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,623 (6.52%)
Educational, health and social services: 6,250 (25.09%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 2,616 (10.5%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,409 (5.66%)
Public administration: 1,683 (6.76%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 18,694 (75.05%)
Government workers: 4,107 (16.49%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,979 (7.94%)
Unpaid family workers: 129 (0.52%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 23,811 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,914 (12.24%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 2,194 (9.21%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 4,188 (17.59%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,464 (14.55%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 4,494 (18.87%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,851 (16.17%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,396 (5.86%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 805 (3.38%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 195 (0.82%)
$200,000 or more: 310 (1.3%)
Median household income: $32,436

With earnings: 17,975 (75.49%)
--Mean earnings: $39,185
With Social Security income: 7,187 (30.18%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,930
With Supplemental Security Income: 970 (4.07%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,858
With public assistance income: 940 (3.95%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,293
With retirement income: 4,887 (20.52%)
--Mean retirement income: $16,486

Families: 14,956 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,034 (6.91%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 832 (5.56%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,270 (15.18%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,123 (14.19%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 3,271 (21.87%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,240 (21.66%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,184 (7.92%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 615 (4.11%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 170 (1.14%)
$200,000 or more: 217 (1.45%)
Median family income: $40,107

Per capita income: $18,059

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,353
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,859

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 1,658 (11.09%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,436 (9.6%)
----With related children under 5 years: 722 (4.83%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 973 (6.51%)
--With related children under 18 years: 887 (5.93%)
----With related children under 5 years: 418 (2.79%)
Individuals: 7,989 (53.42%)
--18 years and over: 5,063 (33.85%)
----65 years and over: 767 (5.13%)
--Related children under 18 years: 2,824 (18.88%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,943 (12.99%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 2,732 (18.27%)

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