Fallon County, Montana (MT)

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County population in July 2007: 2,696 (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).

2008 cost of living index in Fallon County: 78.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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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 data: 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

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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 2007: $39,471 ($29,944 in 1999)

This county:	$39,471
Montana:	$43,531

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $329 (lower quartile is $217, upper quartile is $429)

This county:	$329
State:	$485

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $99,729 (it was $52,100 in 2000)

Fallon County:	$99,729
Montana:	$170,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $45,652 - $151,206

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $176,164
Here: $176,164
State: $251,645

In 2-unit structures: $39,020
Here: $39,020
State: $147,637

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $323,786
Here: $323,786
State: $221,631

Mobile homes: $56,972
Here: $56,972
State: $51,663

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,009
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $265

Institutionalized population: 42

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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 (1.2%)

Fallon County household income distribution in 2007

Fallon County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	12.5%
Whole state:	14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	4.8%
Whole state:	5.8%

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.

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 May 2009:

Here:	3.0%
Montana:	5.8%

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 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

Here:	47.3% with mortgage
State:	64.4% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 2,456
Total congregations: 11

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	The Wesleyan Church	Other
Adherents	937 (38.2%)	848 (34.5%)	125 (5.1%)	112 (4.6%)	434 (17.7%)
Congregations	2 (18.2%)	2 (18.2%)	1 (9.1%)	1 (9.1%)	5 (45.5%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Fallon County - Baker, Plevna

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.

Fallon County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Montana state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/3/1999 at 13:28:52, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 78.1 miles away from Fallon County center
Magnitude types: local magnitude (ML)

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%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

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%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 36.05
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8615.720
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 1874.550
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 32876.71

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1104.160
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 883.330
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 36.81

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 34
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 147.220

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.

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+ 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+ 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+ 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+ 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+ 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+ 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 (60.0%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30.9%) Electricity (5.6%) Coal or coke (1.4%) Other fuel (0.9%) Wood (0.7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (57.1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25.5%) Electricity (15.4%) Coal or coke (0.8%) Wood (0.8%)

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 (Noninst.)

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

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Fallon County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)

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