Fallon County, Montana (MT)

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County population in 2005: 2,717 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 881
Renter-occupied apartments: 259

% of renters here:	23%
State:	31%

Land area: 1620 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	12.5%
Whole state:	14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	4.8%
Whole state:	5.8%

Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (23.2%), Educational,health and social services (23.2%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (10.6%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 60%
Government: 21%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 18%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Fallon County, Montana business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Fallon County, Montana:

White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
American Indian (0.6%)

Median resident age:	41.1 years
Montana median age:	37.5 years

Males: 1,434	(50.5%)
Females: 1,403	(49.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $26,637
County population in 2003: 2,768
Jobs in 2003: 1,223

Total labor force in 2004: 1,617
Unemployment rate in 2004: 2.8%

Average household size:

Fallon County:	2.5 people
Montana:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,636 ($29,944 in 2000)

This county	$35,636
Montana:	$39,301

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $65,937

Fallon County	$65,937
Montana:	$131,600

Median montly rent in 2000: $322
Institutionalized population: 42
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Fallon County in 2000: $651

Fallon County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Fallon County Montana:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 79.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 19.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $643 (1.3%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Fallon County is $424 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $678 a month.

Cities in this county include: Baker, Plevna, Wild Horse Lake.

Neighboring counties: Carter County , Bowman County, North Dakota , Custer County , Golden Valley County, North Dakota , Harding County, South Dakota , Prairie County , Slope County, North Dakota , Wibaux County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Fallon County: Phebus Trailer Court (A), Rush Hall Fishing Access Site (B), South Sandstone Fishing Access Site (C), Westmore (D), Fallon County Fairgrounds (E), Lakeview Country Club (F), Kingmont Siding (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Bonnievale Cemetery (1), Saint Anthony Cemetery (2), Saint John Cemetery (3), Fertile Prairie Cemetery (4), Peace Lutheran Cemetery (5), Community Union Cemetery (6), Lame Jones Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: South Sandstone Reservoir (A), Sportsman Pond (B), Buffalo Reservoir (C), Rush Hall Reservoir (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Horse Creek (A), Hidden Water Creek (B), Scroggin Creek (C), Fork of Beaver Creek (D), Fletcher Creek (E), Coon Creek (F), South Fork Coal Bank Creek (G), Ash Creek (H), Back Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Fallon County include: Jaycee Park (1), Mangold Field (2), Triangle Park (3), Wagon Road Historical Marker (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	1.2%
Montana:	2.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 16
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 27 (67% naturalized citizens)

Fallon County:	1.0%
Whole state:	1.8%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 3
1990 to 1994: 4
1985 to 1989: 0
1980 to 1984: 3
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 3
1965 to 1969: 14

Mean travel time to work: 14.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.2%

Fallon County marital status for males

Fallon County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,024
One, attached: 8
Two: 31
3 or 4: 36
5 to 9: 18
10 to 19: 14
20 or more: 3
Mobile homes: 276

Housing units in Fallon County with a mortgage: 236 (15 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 263

Agriculture in Fallon County
Average size of farms: 2851 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $68622
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $32.57
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 90.30%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $62277
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 7.17%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $85786
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 81.96%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.50
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.04%
All wheat for grain: 29625 harvested acres

Fallon County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Montana state average. It is 1.8 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
Mining (13%)
Construction (13%)
Educational services (8%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (20%)
Educational services (19%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (19%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Germany (22%)
Canada (19%)
Sweden (11%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (11%)
France (7%)
Spain (7%)
Poland (7%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Fallon County:

German (39%)
Norwegian (17%)
Irish (10%)
English (8%)
United States or American (5%)
Polish (3%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)

Fallon County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,030 (73%)
Carpooled: 135 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 98 (7%)
Other means: 4 (0%)
Worked at home: 137 (10%)

People in group quarters in Fallon County, Montana

37 people in nursing homes
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
3 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
2 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $47,876.

5.81% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,905 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.81%
Montana average:	8.25%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.58% relocated from other counties in Montana ($14,397 average AGI)
3.23% relocated from other states ($18,508 average AGI)
Fallon County: 3.23%
Montana average: 4.64%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

6.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($49,100 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.42%
Montana average:	7.69%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.02% relocated to other counties in Montana ($20,057 average AGI)
3.39% relocated to other states ($29,043 average AGI)
Fallon County: 3.39%
Montana average: 4.10%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.3

Births per 1000 population in Fallon County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Fallon County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 0.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Fallon County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 553 (512 aged, 41 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,791

In family households: 2,431 (708 male householders, 88 female householders)
723 spouses, 819 children (780 natural, 6 adopted, 33 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 23 other relatives, 41 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 360 (147 male householders (132 living alone)), 183 female householders (171 living alone)), 30 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 46 (40 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 381 2-persons, 158 3-persons, 143 4-persons, 87 5-persons, 27 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 303 1-person, 27 2-persons.

582 married couples with children.
114 single-parent households (43 men, 71 women).

96.9% of residents of Fallon County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 52% speak English not well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $20,304,000 ($7319 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $145,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $6,895,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $2,963,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,557,000
Federal grants: $4,356,000
Federal procurement contracts: $115,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $417,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,050,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,858,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 134

Here:	49 per 1000 residents
State:	62 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 146

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: 0

Here:	0 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -105

Here:	-39 per 1000 residents
State:	+20 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Fallon County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.38 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.0
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 17
1995 to 1998: 54
1990 to 1994: 47
1980 to 1989: 166
1970 to 1979: 283
1960 to 1969: 186
1950 to 1959: 224
1940 to 1949: 131
1939 or earlier: 302

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fallon County, Montana:

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 5
3 rooms: 35
4 rooms: 64
5 rooms: 188
6 rooms: 169
7 rooms: 139
8 rooms: 136
9 or more rooms: 143

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fallon County, Montana:

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 12
3 rooms: 27
4 rooms: 53
5 rooms: 68
6 rooms: 28
7 rooms: 13
8 rooms: 23
9 or more rooms: 33

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fallon County:

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 24
2 bedrooms: 191
3 bedrooms: 360
4 bedrooms: 212
5 or more bedrooms: 92

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fallon County:

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 32
2 bedrooms: 86
3 bedrooms: 80
4 bedrooms: 41
5 or more bedrooms: 18

Cars and other vehicles available in Fallon County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 32
1 vehicle: 178
2 vehicles: 340
3 vehicles: 211
4 vehicles: 78
5 or more vehicles: 42

Cars and other vehicles available in Fallon County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 30
1 vehicle: 85
2 vehicles: 96
3 vehicles: 37
4 vehicles: 8
5 or more vehicles: 3

67% of Fallon County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Montana.

Fallon County:	67.1%
State average:	54.0%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 1754
Northeast: 23
Midwest: 752
South: 63
West: 207

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $11,700

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (60%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
Electricity (6%)
Coal or coke (1%)
Other fuel (1%)
Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (57%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
Electricity (15%)
Coal or coke (1%)
Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2

Here:	0.6%
Montana:	7.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	0.9%
Montana:	6.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Here:	25.0%
Montana:	11.5%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Fallon County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $348,000
Solid Waste Management: $279,000

Parks & Recreation: $47,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $320,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,072,000
Health Services - Other: $866,000

General - Other: $609,000

Parks & Recreation: $601,000

Police Protection: $407,000

Financial Administration: $353,000

Solid Waste Management: $286,000

Natural Resources - Other: $220,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $211,000

General Public Buildings: $195,000

Central Staff Services: $178,000

Welfare - Other: $114,000

Housing & Community Development: $69,000

Elementary & Secondary Education: $67,000

Air Transportation: $63,000

Corrections - Other: $55,000

Gas Utilities: $52,000

Fire Protection: $24,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $705,000
Highways: $93,000

General Support: $38,000

Health & Hospitals: $16,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $532,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $39,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $172,000
General Revenue, NEC: $64,000
Other Capital Outlay - Air Transportation: $676,000
Natural Resource - Other: $245,000

General Public Building: $168,000

General - Other: $158,000

Parks & Recreation: $36,000

Health - Other: $26,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $21,011,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $5,451,000
Highways: $229,000

Health & Hospitals: $162,000

General Support: $122,000
Tax - Property: $1,773,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,499,000

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