Box Elder, MT Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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31%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

44%

Household income NAT. AVG.

602%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Box Elder	Montana	National
Income per capita	$20,654	$27,309	$29,829
Median household income	$30,893	$48,380	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$0	$60,564	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$31,071	$30,651	$35,192
Median earnings male	$0	$31,798	$36,919
Median earnings female	$0	$21,711	$26,250
Unemployment rate	32.7%	3.6%	4.7%
Poverty level	15.8%	14.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Box Elder is 31% lower than the national average
The median household income in Box Elder is 44% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Box Elder is 602% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Box Elder is 5% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$20,593 $30,893 $61,786

City

$32,250 $48,380 $96,760

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

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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Box Elder median earnings by income bracket

Box Elder employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	53.8%	53.8%
Other	46.2%	46.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Herron, MT	188	$115,486	108.8%
Rocky Boy's Agency, MT	353	$47,798	13.6%
Big Sandy, MT	637	$42,137	23.8%
Parker School, MT	659	$36,250	34.5%
Azure, MT	431	$34,531	37.6%
Box Elder, MT	57	$30,893	44.2%

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Crooked Creek, AK	57	$0	100.0%
Crown Point, AK	57	$0	100.0%
Pelican, AK	57	$52,188	5.7%
Carlton, AL	57	$0	100.0%
Amagon, AR	57	$27,083	51.0%
Box Elder, MT	57	$30,893	44.2%

Source: The Box Elder, MT employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).