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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Great Falls is $24,733, which is lower than the state average of $25,977 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Great Falls median household income is $43,374, which has grown by 33.72% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 41.61% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Great Falls residents spend 14.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower 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, #133

Great Falls, MT	24,733 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

Great Falls, MT	26,599 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

Great Falls, MT	31,985 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

Great Falls, MT	21,404 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, #154

Great Falls, MT	43,374 USD
Montana	46,766 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Great Falls, MT	56,191 USD
Montana	62,086 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #161

Great Falls, MT	33.72%
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

	Great Falls, MT		Montana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.11%	$11,019, see rank	25.61%	$17,592	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.10%	$16,951, see rank	31.54%	$17,075	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.93%	$2,452, see rank	2.32%	$3,179	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.50%	$19,312, 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

Great Falls, MT	57,457 USD
Montana	60,581 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Great Falls, MT	68,558 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

	Great Falls, MT	Montana	U.S.
White	$44,552, see rank	$48,107	$56,900
Black	$47,115, see rank	$36,842	$35,600
Hispanic	$36,405, see rank	$36,434	$42,396
Asian	$78,359, see rank	$47,631	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$24,375, see rank	$30,284	$37,170
One Race, Other	$33,056, see rank	$32,023	$40,300
Two or More Races	$26,853, see rank	$37,542	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Great Falls, MT	Montana	U.S.
less than 25	$34,459, see rank	$25,992	$25,788
25 to 44	$46,686, see rank	$52,540	$58,398
45 to 64	$50,768, see rank	$55,064	$65,027
65 or over	$37,295, see rank	$35,632	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Great Falls, MT	Montana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	47,491, see rank	807,917	248,775,628
Male¹	22,945, 48.31%, see rank	50.00%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	15,873, 69.18%, see rank	68.59%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	962, 4.19%, see rank	0.69%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	14,911, 64.99%, see rank	67.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	13,976, 93.73%, see rank	92.12%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	935, 6.27%, see rank	7.88%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	7,072, 30.82%, see rank	31.41%	30.72%
Female¹	24,546, 51.69%, see rank	50.00%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	14,433, 58.80%, see rank	60.09%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	233, 0.95%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	14,200, 57.85%, see rank	59.94%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	13,513, 95.16%, see rank	94.35%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	687, 4.84%, see rank	5.65%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	10,113, 41.20%, 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

	Great Falls, MT	Montana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	28,202, 100%	473,349	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	22,863, 81.07%, see rank	75.33%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,980, 10.57%, see rank	10.32%	9.59%
Public Transportation	250, 0.89%, see rank	0.85%	5.06%
Walked	1,000, 3.55%, see rank	4.79%	2.78%
Other Means	344, 1.22%, see rank	2.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	765, 2.71%, see rank	6.39%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Great Falls, MT	14.0 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

	Great Falls, MT	Montana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	27,489	481,119	143,435,233
Male¹	13,976, 50.84%, see rank	52.52%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,937, 28.17%, see rank	32.39%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,483, 17.77%, see rank	14.44%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,406, 17.22%, see rank	15.31%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	153, 1.09%, see rank	2.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,787, 12.79%, see rank	12.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,136, 15.28%, see rank	15.23%	17.94%
Female¹	13,513, 49.16%, see rank	47.48%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5,023, 37.17%, see rank	38.86%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	3,654, 27.04%, see rank	24.45%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,320, 31.97%, see rank	31.75%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	32, 0.24%, see rank	0.62%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	16, 0.12%, see rank	0.52%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	452, 3.34%, 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

	Great Falls, MT	Montana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	27,489, 100%	481,119	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	545, 1.98%, see rank	7.22%	1.96%
Construction	2,156, 7.84%, see rank	7.97%	6.17%
Manufacturing	818, 2.98%, see rank	4.54%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	690, 2.51%, see rank	2.35%	2.75%
Retail Trade	3,461, 12.59%, see rank	12.14%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,416, 5.15%, see rank	4.91%	4.93%
Information	520, 1.89%, see rank	1.79%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,106, 7.66%, see rank	5.48%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,224, 8.09%, see rank	8.17%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	6,901, 25.10%, see rank	23.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3,515, 12.79%, see rank	11.07%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,884, 6.85%, see rank	6.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,253, 4.56%, see rank	4.84%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Great Falls, MT	%	Montana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	9,265	16.05%, see rank	15.29%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,777	11.87%, see rank	10.04%	11.47%

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