Big Sandy, MT Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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20%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

23%

Household income NAT. AVG.

20%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Big Sandy	Montana	National
Income per capita	$35,773	$39,875	$44,883
Median household income	$62,518	$71,326	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$68,996	$88,680	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$60,708	$45,249	$52,080
Median earnings male	$31,325	$47,130	$54,343
Median earnings female	$33,052	$32,153	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.9%	3.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	12.7%	14.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Big Sandy is 20% lower than the national average
The median household income in Big Sandy is 23% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Big Sandy is 20% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Big Sandy is 16% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$41,674 $62,518 $125,036

City

$47,545 $71,326 $142,652

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Big Sandy employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	32.1%	32.1%
Manufacturing sector	5.0%	5.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	9.3%	9.3%
Public administration	0.7%	0.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.4%	1.4%
Education, health & social services	23.6%	23.6%
Other	27.9%	27.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Azure, MT	444	$51,272	37.0%
Box Elder, MT	59	$46,832	42.4%
Rocky Boy West, MT	854	$43,750	46.2%
St. Pierre, MT	369	$39,464	51.5%
Sangrey, MT	429	$32,888	59.6%
Big Sandy, MT	659	$62,518	23.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Littletown, AZ	659	$69,608	14.4%
Acacia Villas, FL	659	$134,720	65.6%
Farmington, IA	659	$66,660	18.0%
Hayden Lake, ID	659	$126,533	55.6%
Coffeen, IL	659	$54,053	33.5%
Big Sandy, MT	659	$62,518	23.1%

Source: The Big Sandy, MT employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.