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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Powder River County is $28,849, which is higher than the state average of $25,977 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Powder River County median household income is $44,167, which has grown by 55.53% 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 Powder River County residents spend 15.1 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, #11

Powder River County	28,849 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

Powder River County	27,545 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

Powder River County	31,000 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

Powder River County	26,106 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, #31

Powder River County	44,167 USD
Montana	46,766 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Powder River County	61,969 USD
Montana	62,086 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #17

Powder River County	55.53%
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

	Powder River County		Montana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	30.21%	$13,626, see rank	25.61%	$17,592	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	37.30%	$14,765, see rank	31.54%	$17,075	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.40%	$1,267, see rank	2.32%	$3,179	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	7.75%	$16,019, 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

Powder River County	54,857 USD
Montana	60,581 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Powder River County	76,346 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

	Powder River County	Montana	U.S.
White	$43,942, see rank	$48,107	$56,900
Hispanic	$81,250, see rank	$36,434	$42,396

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Powder River County	Montana	U.S.
25 to 44	$41,042, see rank	$52,540	$58,398
45 to 64	$52,946, see rank	$55,064	$65,027
65 or over	$39,375, see rank	$35,632	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Powder River County	Montana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,446, see rank	807,917	248,775,628
Male¹	714, 49.38%, see rank	50.00%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	549, 76.89%, see rank	68.59%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.69%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	549, 76.89%, see rank	67.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	522, 95.08%, see rank	92.12%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	27, 4.92%, see rank	7.88%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	165, 23.11%, see rank	31.41%	30.72%
Female¹	732, 50.62%, see rank	50.00%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	416, 56.83%, see rank	60.09%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	416, 56.83%, see rank	59.94%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	391, 93.99%, see rank	94.35%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	25, 6.01%, see rank	5.65%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	316, 43.17%, 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

	Powder River County	Montana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	894, 100%	473,349	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	548, 61.30%, see rank	75.33%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	39, 4.36%, see rank	10.32%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.85%	5.06%
Walked	105, 11.74%, see rank	4.79%	2.78%
Other Means	24, 2.68%, see rank	2.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	178, 19.91%, see rank	6.39%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Powder River County	15.1 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

	Powder River County	Montana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	913	481,119	143,435,233
Male¹	522, 57.17%, see rank	52.52%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	274, 52.49%, see rank	32.39%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	23, 4.41%, see rank	14.44%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	35, 6.70%, see rank	15.31%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	68, 13.03%, see rank	2.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	66, 12.64%, see rank	12.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	32, 6.13%, see rank	15.23%	17.94%
Female¹	391, 42.83%, see rank	47.48%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	130, 33.25%, see rank	38.86%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	122, 31.20%, see rank	24.45%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	120, 30.69%, see rank	31.75%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5, 1.28%, 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	14, 3.58%, 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

	Powder River County	Montana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	913, 100%	481,119	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	388, 42.50%, see rank	7.22%	1.96%
Construction	60, 6.57%, see rank	7.97%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2, 0.22%, see rank	4.54%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	3, 0.33%, see rank	2.35%	2.75%
Retail Trade	101, 11.06%, see rank	12.14%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	45, 4.93%, see rank	4.91%	4.93%
Information	14, 1.53%, see rank	1.79%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	19, 2.08%, see rank	5.48%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	33, 3.61%, see rank	8.17%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	138, 15.12%, see rank	23.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	38, 4.16%, see rank	11.07%	9.49%
Public Administration	59, 6.46%, see rank	6.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	13, 1.42%, see rank	4.84%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Powder River County	%	Montana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	185	11.03%, see rank	15.29%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	31	6.35%, see rank	10.04%	11.47%

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