Great Falls, MT Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

10%

Household income NAT. AVG.

50%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Great Falls	Montana	National
Income per capita	$30,255	$27,309	$29,829
Median household income	$49,809	$48,380	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$66,153	$60,564	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$31,381	$30,651	$35,192
Median earnings male	$36,836	$31,798	$36,919
Median earnings female	$26,257	$21,711	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.3%	3.6%	4.7%
Poverty level	14.9%	14.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Great Falls is 1% higher than the national average
The median household income in Great Falls is 10% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Great Falls is 50% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Great Falls is 1% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$33,202 $49,809 $99,618

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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Great Falls employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.5%	10.5%
Manufacturing sector	6.2%	6.2%
Financial & insurance services	2.4%	2.4%
Wholesale & retail services	20.0%	20.0%
Public administration	10.0%	10.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.5%	8.5%
Education, health & social services	11.8%	11.8%
Other	28.5%	28.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ulm, MT	750	$80,625	45.7%
Gibson Flats, MT	205	$68,446	23.7%
Sand Coulee, MT	201	$57,500	3.9%
Black Eagle, MT	836	$54,750	1.0%
Malmstrom AFB, MT	3,902	$51,967	6.1%
Great Falls, MT	58,717	$49,809	10.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Greenwood, IN	58,784	$66,103	19.5%
South Whittier, CA	58,616	$75,883	37.2%
Corvallis, OR	58,612	$55,390	0.1%
Springfield, OH	58,957	$39,344	28.9%
Margate, FL	58,465	$46,460	16.0%
Great Falls, MT	58,717	$49,809	10.0%

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