Lame Deer, MT Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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56%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

9%

Household income NAT. AVG.

82%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lame Deer	Montana	National
Income per capita	$19,843	$39,875	$44,883
Median household income	$74,261	$71,326	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$74,486	$88,680	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$71,699	$45,249	$52,080
Median earnings male	$46,057	$47,130	$54,343
Median earnings female	$38,496	$32,153	$38,439
Unemployment rate	8.9%	3.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	32.5%	14.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lame Deer is 56% lower than the national average
The median household income in Lame Deer is 9% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lame Deer is 82% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Lame Deer is 115% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$49,502 $74,261 $148,522

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Lame Deer employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	1.4%	1.4%
Manufacturing sector	4.3%	4.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	7.9%	7.9%
Public administration	28.4%	28.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.4%	1.4%
Education, health & social services	8.6%	8.6%
Other	47.8%	47.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Busby, MT	607	$81,174	0.2%
Muddy, MT	626	$57,521	29.3%
Lame Deer, MT	2,363	$74,261	8.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM	2,363	$55,080	32.3%
Shinnston, WV	2,363	$86,466	6.3%
Cass City, MI	2,362	$74,282	8.7%
Kootenay Boundary E / West Boundary, BC	2,362	n/a
Brogden, NC	2,364	$54,338	33.2%
Lame Deer, MT	2,363	$74,261	8.7%

Source: The Lame Deer, 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.