Helena West Side, MT

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3035640, place: Helena West Side CDP, Montana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,298 (100%)
In labor force: 923 (71.11%)
--Civilian labor force: 914 (70.42%)
----Employed: 868 (66.87%)
----Unemployed: 46 (3.54%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5%
--Armed Forces: 9 (0.69%)
Not in labor force: 375 (28.89%)
Females 16 years and over: 663 (51.08%)
In labor force: 455 (35.05%)
--Civilian labor force: 453 (34.9%)
----Employed: 442 (34.05%)
Own children under 6 years: 111 (8.55%)
All parents in family in labor force: 96 (7.4%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 865 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 715 (82.66%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 89 (10.29%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2 (0.23%)
Walked: 26 (3.01%)
Other means: 10 (1.16%)
Worked at home: 23 (2.66%)
Mean travel time to work: 14.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 868 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 324 (37.33%)
Service occupations: 137 (15.78%)
Sales and office occupations: 230 (26.5%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 4 (0.46%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 95 (10.94%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 78 (8.99%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 12 (1.38%)
Construction: 72 (8.29%)
Manufacturing: 16 (1.84%)
Wholesale trade.: 40 (4.61%)
Retail trade: 92 (10.6%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 34 (3.92%)
Information: 19 (2.19%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 50 (5.76%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 68 (7.83%)
Educational, health and social services: 172 (19.82%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 81 (9.33%)
Other services (except public administration): 75 (8.64%)
Public administration: 137 (15.78%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 580 (66.82%)
Government workers: 228 (26.27%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 57 (6.57%)
Unpaid family workers: 3 (0.35%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 695 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 72 (10.36%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 41 (5.9%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 87 (12.52%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 142 (20.43%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 105 (15.11%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 135 (19.42%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 40 (5.76%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 70 (10.07%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.29%)
$200,000 or more: 1 (0.14%)
Median household income: $35,655

With earnings: 577 (83.02%)
--Mean earnings: $43,209
With Social Security income: 174 (25.04%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,806
With Supplemental Security Income: 28 (4.03%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,668
With public assistance income: 21 (3.02%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,695
With retirement income: 129 (18.56%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,795

Families: 479 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 20 (4.18%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 19 (3.97%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 62 (12.94%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 92 (19.21%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 74 (15.45%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 117 (24.43%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 38 (7.93%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 54 (11.27%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.42%)
$200,000 or more: 1 (0.21%)
Median family income: $44,554

Per capita income: $18,299

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,724
Female full-time, year-round workers: $26,827

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 34 (7.1%)
--With related children under 18 years: 21 (4.38%)
----With related children under 5 years: 11 (2.3%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 10 (2.09%)
--With related children under 18 years: 7 (1.46%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 169 (35.28%)
--18 years and over: 115 (24.01%)
----65 years and over: 15 (3.13%)
--Related children under 18 years: 51 (10.65%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 36 (7.52%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 61 (12.73%)

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