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Columbia Falls, MT Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Columbia Falls is $20,778, which is lower than the state average of $25,977 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Columbia Falls median household income is $45,393, which has grown by 45.83% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 41.61% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Columbia Falls residents spend 17.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as 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, #215

Columbia Falls, MT	20,778 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

Columbia Falls, MT	25,394 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

Columbia Falls, MT	30,189 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

Columbia Falls, MT	21,843 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, #129

Columbia Falls, MT	45,393 USD
Montana	46,766 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Columbia Falls, MT	49,030 USD
Montana	62,086 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #122

Columbia Falls, MT	45.83%
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

	Columbia Falls, MT		Montana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.22%	$7,684, see rank	25.61%	$17,592	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	24.00%	$18,965, see rank	31.54%	$17,075	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.70%	$6,344, see rank	2.32%	$3,179	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	10.59%	$15,259, 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

Columbia Falls, MT	51,033 USD
Montana	60,581 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Columbia Falls, MT	57,337 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

	Columbia Falls, MT	Montana	U.S.
White	$45,955, see rank	$48,107	$56,900
American Indian, Alaska Native	$33,485, see rank	$30,284	$37,170

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Columbia Falls, MT	Montana	U.S.
25 to 44	$52,250, see rank	$52,540	$58,398
45 to 64	$44,792, see rank	$55,064	$65,027
65 or over	$23,545, see rank	$35,632	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Columbia Falls, MT	Montana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,706, see rank	807,917	248,775,628
Male¹	1,897, 51.19%, see rank	50.00%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,232, 64.94%, see rank	68.59%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.69%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,232, 64.94%, see rank	67.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,118, 90.75%, see rank	92.12%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	114, 9.25%, see rank	7.88%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	665, 35.06%, see rank	31.41%	30.72%
Female¹	1,809, 48.81%, see rank	50.00%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,367, 75.57%, see rank	60.09%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,367, 75.57%, see rank	59.94%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,339, 97.95%, see rank	94.35%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	28, 2.05%, see rank	5.65%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	442, 24.43%, 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

	Columbia Falls, MT	Montana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,407, 100%	473,349	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,203, 91.52%, see rank	75.33%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	163, 6.77%, see rank	10.32%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.85%	5.06%
Walked	22, 0.91%, see rank	4.79%	2.78%
Other Means	18, 0.75%, see rank	2.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1, 0.04%, see rank	6.39%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Columbia Falls, MT	17.5 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

	Columbia Falls, MT	Montana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,457	481,119	143,435,233
Male¹	1,118, 45.50%, see rank	52.52%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	258, 23.08%, see rank	32.39%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	148, 13.24%, see rank	14.44%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	119, 10.64%, see rank	15.31%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	14, 1.25%, see rank	2.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	166, 14.85%, see rank	12.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	303, 27.10%, see rank	15.23%	17.94%
Female¹	1,339, 54.50%, see rank	47.48%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	443, 33.08%, see rank	38.86%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	408, 30.47%, see rank	24.45%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	409, 30.55%, see rank	31.75%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	35, 2.61%, see rank	0.62%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.52%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	44, 3.29%, 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

	Columbia Falls, MT	Montana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,457, 100%	481,119	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	114, 4.64%, see rank	7.22%	1.96%
Construction	145, 5.90%, see rank	7.97%	6.17%
Manufacturing	247, 10.05%, see rank	4.54%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	19, 0.77%, see rank	2.35%	2.75%
Retail Trade	295, 12.01%, see rank	12.14%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	125, 5.09%, see rank	4.91%	4.93%
Information	9, 0.37%, see rank	1.79%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	113, 4.60%, see rank	5.48%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	38, 1.55%, see rank	8.17%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	678, 27.59%, see rank	23.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	484, 19.70%, see rank	11.07%	9.49%
Public Administration	74, 3.01%, see rank	6.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	116, 4.72%, see rank	4.84%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Columbia Falls, MT	%	Montana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	584	12.49%, see rank	15.29%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	123	9.36%, see rank	10.04%	11.47%

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