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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Powell County is $20,650, which is lower than the state average of $25,977 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Powell County median household income is $41,326, which has grown by 34.94% 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 Powell County residents spend 17.6 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, #48

Powell County	20,650 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

Powell County	18,818 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

Powell County	16,009 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

Powell County	22,770 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, #37

Powell County	41,326 USD
Montana	46,766 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Powell County	54,184 USD
Montana	62,086 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #45

Powell County	34.94%
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

	Powell County		Montana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.63%	$13,163, see rank	25.61%	$17,592	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	39.02%	$16,527, see rank	31.54%	$17,075	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.50%	$1,847, see rank	2.32%	$3,179	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.80%	$21,235, 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

Powell County	51,131 USD
Montana	60,581 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Powell County	61,384 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

	Powell County	Montana	U.S.
White	$41,433, see rank	$48,107	$56,900
Two or More Races	$50,469, see rank	$37,542	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Powell County	Montana	U.S.
less than 25	$37,100, see rank	$25,992	$25,788
25 to 44	$42,990, see rank	$52,540	$58,398
45 to 64	$50,408, see rank	$55,064	$65,027
65 or over	$33,478, see rank	$35,632	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Powell County	Montana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,057, see rank	807,917	248,775,628
Male¹	3,857, 63.68%, see rank	50.00%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,648, 42.73%, see rank	68.59%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.69%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,648, 42.73%, see rank	67.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,578, 95.75%, see rank	92.12%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	70, 4.25%, see rank	7.88%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,209, 57.27%, see rank	31.41%	30.72%
Female¹	2,200, 36.32%, see rank	50.00%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,180, 53.64%, see rank	60.09%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,180, 53.64%, see rank	59.94%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,171, 99.24%, see rank	94.35%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	9, 0.76%, see rank	5.65%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,020, 46.36%, 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

	Powell County	Montana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,732, 100%	473,349	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,999, 73.17%, see rank	75.33%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	248, 9.08%, see rank	10.32%	9.59%
Public Transportation	5, 0.18%, see rank	0.85%	5.06%
Walked	148, 5.42%, see rank	4.79%	2.78%
Other Means	24, 0.88%, see rank	2.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	308, 11.27%, see rank	6.39%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Powell County	17.6 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

	Powell County	Montana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,749	481,119	143,435,233
Male¹	1,578, 57.40%, see rank	52.52%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	513, 32.51%, see rank	32.39%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	385, 24.40%, see rank	14.44%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	138, 8.75%, see rank	15.31%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	79, 5.01%, see rank	2.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	216, 13.69%, see rank	12.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	154, 9.76%, see rank	15.23%	17.94%
Female¹	1,171, 42.60%, see rank	47.48%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	436, 37.23%, see rank	38.86%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	339, 28.95%, see rank	24.45%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	309, 26.39%, see rank	31.75%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8, 0.68%, see rank	0.62%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4, 0.34%, see rank	0.52%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	73, 6.23%, 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

	Powell County	Montana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,749, 100%	481,119	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	265, 9.64%, see rank	7.22%	1.96%
Construction	280, 10.19%, see rank	7.97%	6.17%
Manufacturing	149, 5.42%, see rank	4.54%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	6, 0.22%, see rank	2.35%	2.75%
Retail Trade	165, 6.00%, see rank	12.14%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	141, 5.13%, see rank	4.91%	4.93%
Information	34, 1.24%, see rank	1.79%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	70, 2.55%, see rank	5.48%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	84, 3.06%, see rank	8.17%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	555, 20.19%, see rank	23.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	470, 17.10%, see rank	11.07%	9.49%
Public Administration	426, 15.50%, see rank	6.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	104, 3.78%, see rank	4.84%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Powell County	%	Montana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	836	15.25%, see rank	15.29%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	172	11.19%, see rank	10.04%	11.47%

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