Heart Butte, MT Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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57%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

50%

Household income NAT. AVG.

224%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Heart Butte	Montana	National
Income per capita	$19,132	$39,875	$44,883
Median household income	$40,815	$71,326	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$60,000	$88,680	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$36,224	$45,249	$52,080
Median earnings male	$34,233	$47,130	$54,343
Median earnings female	$18,419	$32,153	$38,439
Unemployment rate	15.9%	3.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	40.5%	14.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Heart Butte is 57% lower than the national average
The median household income in Heart Butte is 50% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Heart Butte is 224% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Heart Butte is 168% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$27,207 $40,815 $81,630

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Heart Butte employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.5%	6.5%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	6.5%	6.5%
Public administration	3.2%	3.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.5%	6.5%
Education, health & social services	51.6%	51.6%
Other	25.8%	25.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Heart Butte, MT	633	$40,815	49.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Brevig Mission, AK	633	$64,559	20.6%
Luthersville, GA	633	$65,274	19.7%
Witt, IL	633	$53,615	34.1%
Dansville, MI	633	$120,209	47.8%
Port Austin, MI	633	$75,583	7.1%
Heart Butte, MT	633	$40,815	49.8%

Source: The Heart Butte, 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.