Missoula, MT Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 10%

Household income 23%

Unemployment 12%

Index	Missoula	Montana	National
Income per capita	$26,853	$27,309	$29,829
Median household income	$42,389	$48,380	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$68,711	$60,564	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$27,166	$30,651	$35,192
Median earnings male	$24,722	$31,798	$36,919
Median earnings female	$20,171	$21,711	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.2%	3.6%	4.7%
Poverty level	19.3%	14.9%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Missoula is 10% lower than the national average
The median household income in Missoula is 23% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Missoula is 12% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Missoula is 28% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$28,256$42,389$84,778

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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Missoula employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.3%	1.2%
Manufacturing sector	5.1%	3.3%
Financial & insurance services	2.2%	4.8%
Wholesale & retail services	16.6%	12.0%
Public administration	3.7%	3.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.3%	1.7%
Education, health & social services	18.5%	39.5%
Other	33.7%	32.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Turah, MT	426	$99,500	79.9%
Wye, MT	582	$63,355	14.5%
Lolo, MT	3,876	$57,248	3.5%
Piltzville, MT	485	$56,250	1.7%
Clinton, MT	1,076	$54,792	1.0%
Missoula, MT	70,117	$42,389	23.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Rock Hill, SC	70,251	$41,291	25.4%
Flower Mound, TX	69,966	$123,492	123.2%
Norfolk County, ON	70,339	n/a
Redlands, CA	70,442	$66,514	20.2%
Lauderhill, FL	70,452	$37,597	32.0%
Missoula, MT	70,117	$42,389	23.4%

Source: The Missoula, MT employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).