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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Petroleum County is $22,567, which is lower than the state average of $25,977 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Petroleum County median household income is $40,250, which has grown by 66.96% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 41.61% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Petroleum County residents spend 18.2 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, #40

Petroleum County	22,567 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

Petroleum County	22,872 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

Petroleum County	24,632 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

Petroleum County	17,500 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, #43

Petroleum County	40,250 USD
Montana	46,766 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Petroleum County	49,731 USD
Montana	62,086 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #8

Petroleum County	66.96%
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

	Petroleum County		Montana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.18%	$15,465, see rank	25.61%	$17,592	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	39.55%	$13,731, see rank	31.54%	$17,075	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.73%	$4,900, see rank	2.32%	$3,179	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.64%	$14,197, 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

Petroleum County	49,107 USD
Montana	60,581 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Petroleum County	57,038 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

	Petroleum County	Montana	U.S.
White	$41,000, see rank	$48,107	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Petroleum County	Montana	U.S.
25 to 44	$49,250, see rank	$52,540	$58,398
45 to 64	$39,375, see rank	$55,064	$65,027
65 or over	$38,750, see rank	$35,632	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Petroleum County	Montana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	417, see rank	807,917	248,775,628
Male¹	219, 52.52%, see rank	50.00%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	155, 70.78%, see rank	68.59%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.69%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	155, 70.78%, see rank	67.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	139, 89.68%, see rank	92.12%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	16, 10.32%, see rank	7.88%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	64, 29.22%, see rank	31.41%	30.72%
Female¹	198, 47.48%, see rank	50.00%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	114, 57.58%, see rank	60.09%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	114, 57.58%, see rank	59.94%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	114, 100.00%, see rank	94.35%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.65%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	84, 42.42%, 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

	Petroleum County	Montana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	245, 100%	473,349	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	122, 49.80%, see rank	75.33%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	24, 9.80%, see rank	10.32%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.85%	5.06%
Walked	38, 15.51%, see rank	4.79%	2.78%
Other Means	4, 1.63%, see rank	2.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	57, 23.27%, see rank	6.39%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Petroleum County	18.2 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

	Petroleum County	Montana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	253	481,119	143,435,233
Male¹	139, 54.94%, see rank	52.52%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	77, 55.40%, see rank	32.39%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	6, 4.32%, see rank	14.44%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4, 2.88%, see rank	15.31%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	13, 9.35%, see rank	2.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	25, 17.99%, see rank	12.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	7, 5.04%, see rank	15.23%	17.94%
Female¹	114, 45.06%, see rank	47.48%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	55, 48.25%, see rank	38.86%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	15, 13.16%, see rank	24.45%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	38, 33.33%, see rank	31.75%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6, 5.26%, 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	0, 0.00%, 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

	Petroleum County	Montana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	253, 100%	481,119	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	100, 39.53%, see rank	7.22%	1.96%
Construction	27, 10.67%, see rank	7.97%	6.17%
Manufacturing	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.54%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.35%	2.75%
Retail Trade	22, 8.70%, see rank	12.14%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	8, 3.16%, see rank	4.91%	4.93%
Information	8, 3.16%, see rank	1.79%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	4, 1.58%, see rank	5.48%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3, 1.19%, see rank	8.17%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	47, 18.58%, see rank	23.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	23, 9.09%, see rank	11.07%	9.49%
Public Administration	9, 3.56%, see rank	6.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2, 0.79%, see rank	4.84%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Petroleum County	%	Montana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	53	10.91%, see rank	15.29%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	11	7.28%, see rank	10.04%	11.47%

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