Flathead County, Montana (MT)

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% of renters here:	27%
State:	31%

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Races in Flathead County, Montana:

Median resident age:	39.0 years
Montana median age:	37.5 years

Males: 36,911	(49.6%)
Females: 37,560	(50.4%)

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Flathead County:	2.5 people
Montana:	2.5 people

This county:	$45,600
Montana:	$43,531

This county:	$499
State:	$485

Flathead County:	$254,200
Montana:	$170,000

Detached houses: $374,784

Here:	$374,784
State:	$251,645

Townhouses or other attached units: $280,766

Here:	$280,766
State:	$207,161

In 2-unit structures: $168,956

Here:	$168,956
State:	$147,637

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $162,500

Here:	$162,500
State:	$221,631

Mobile homes: $56,512

Here:	$56,512
State:	$51,663

Flathead County:	13.3%
Montana:	14.1%

This county:	13.0%
Whole state:	14.6%

This county:	4.8%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Flathead County is $461 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $579 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $819 a month.

Cities in this county include: Kalispell, Evergreen, Whitefish, Columbia Falls, Lakeside, Bigfork, Hungry Horse, Somers, Coram, Martin City.

2005 air pollution in Flathead County:

Carbon Monoxide: 3 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.063 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Significantly below U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.057 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Significantly below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 26 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 104 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 9.7 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 22 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Glacier County , Lake County , Lewis and Clark County , Lincoln County , Missoula County , Pondera County , Powell County , Sanders County , Teton County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Flathead County: Red Eagle (A), Baptiste Lookout (B), Foy Lake Cross Country Ski Area (C), Ashley Creek Fishing Access Site (D), Ashley Lake Campground (E), Ashley Lake Fishing Access Site (F), Boisvert Camp (G), Bootjack Lake Fishing Access Site (H), Bowman Creek Campground (I), Bowman Lake Campground (J), Radnor (K), Quintokon Forest Service Station (L), C M Quarter Circle Ranch (M), Quartz Creek Campground (N), Quarter Circle MC Ranch (O), Camas Creek Entrance (P), Camas Creek Overlook (Q), Canyon Creek Campground (R), Canyon Lookout (S), Pressentine Bar Fishing Access (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Flathead County include: Creston Church (A), Country Way Church of God (B), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (C), Stillwater Church (D), Glacier Church (E), Bigfork Baptist Church (F), Community United Methodist Church (G), Shining Mountains Church of Religious Science (H), Church of the Nazarene (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Soldiers Home Cemetery (1), Glacier Memorial Gardens (2), Woodlawn Cemetery (3), Demersville Cemetery (4), Bethany Cemetery (5), Creston Cemetery (6), Trinity Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Cree Lake (A), Middle Quartz Lake (B), Crater Lake (C), Marion Lake (D), Ruger Lake (E), Recluse Lake (F), Skookum Lake (G), Middle Foy Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Scalp Creek (A), Schafer Creek (B), Clack Creek (C), Hornet Creek (D), Hoop Creek (E), Clark Creek (F), Hoke Creek (G), Hodge Creek (H), Hodag Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Flathead County include: Herron Park (1), Armory Park (2), Ray Kuhns Wildlife Management Area (3), Flathead Waterfowl Production Area (4), Batavia Waterfowl Production Area (5), Bad Rock Canyon Historical Marker (6), Coram Experimental Forest (7), Kalispell-Somers Railroad Spur Line Historical Marker (8), Surrounded by Wilderness Historical Marker (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Beach: Long Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map Post offices: Marion Post Office (A), Kila Post Office (B), Olney Post Office (C), Essex Post Office (D), West Glacier Post Office (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	9.7%
Montana:	5.8%

Current college students: 2,223
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,585 (55% naturalized citizens)

Flathead County:	2.1%
Whole state:	1.8%

Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 96.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 23,829
• One, attached: 830
• Two: 932
• 3 or 4: 1,422
• 5 to 9: 602
• 10 to 19: 453
• 20 or more: 945
• Mobile homes: 5,640
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 120

Housing units in Flathead County with a mortgage: 10,081 (1,060 second mortgage, 991 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,999

Here:	71.6% with mortgage
State:	64.4% with mortgage

Flathead County-area historical earthquake activity is above Montana state average. It is 40% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/22/1998 at 01:17:47, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, 4.6 ML, Depth: 7.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 45.1 miles away from Flathead County center
On 5/2/1995 at 19:31:02, a magnitude 4.5 (4.1 MB, 4.2 ML, 4.5 ML, Depth: 5.6 mi) earthquake occurred 11.3 miles away from the county center
On 6/29/1995 at 18:10:50, a magnitude 4.1 (3.7 ML, 4.1 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 11.4 miles away from the county center
On 3/22/2006 at 17:24:32, a magnitude 4.3 (3.6 MB, 4.3 MW, 4.2 ML, Depth: 5.1 mi) earthquake occurred 55.9 miles away from Flathead County center
On 4/1/1992 at 11:33:47, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 3.8 ML, 4.2 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 38.1 miles away from the county center
On 4/15/1998 at 02:28:35, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MD, 3.8 ML, Depth: 2.7 mi) earthquake occurred 32.0 miles away from Flathead County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 26,229 (77%) Carpooled: 4,139 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 114 (0%) Railroad: 4 (0%) Taxi: 18 (0%) Motorcycle: 14 (0%) Bicycle: 201 (1%) Walked: 1,373 (4%) Other means: 232 (1%) Worked at home: 1,721 (5%)

8.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,971 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.05%
Montana average:	8.25%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($252 average AGI)

Flathead County:	0.08%
Montana average:	0.11%

2.25% relocated from other counties in Montana ($9,755 average AGI)
5.71% relocated from other states ($30,964 average AGI)

Flathead County:	5.71%
Montana average:	4.64%

from Missoula County, MT	0.42% ($28,785 average AGI)
from Lake County, MT	0.35% ($38,315)
from Lincoln County, MT	0.31% ($29,122)
from King County, WA	0.21% ($43,574)
from Spokane County, WA	0.19% ($32,820)
from Gallatin County, MT	0.18% ($27,263)
from Cascade County, MT	0.15% ($39,898)

6.22% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,000 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.22%
Montana average:	7.69%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($327 average AGI)

Flathead County:	0.06%
Montana average:	0.08%

2.16% relocated to other counties in Montana ($10,703 average AGI)
4.01% relocated to other states ($21,969 average AGI)

Flathead County:	4.01%
Montana average:	4.10%

to Missoula County, MT	0.49% ($20,621 average AGI)
to Gallatin County, MT	0.25% ($21,000)
to Lincoln County, MT	0.22% ($25,971)
to Lake County, MT	0.18% ($44,776)
to King County, WA	0.17% ($39,127)
to Spokane County, WA	0.16% ($31,360)
to Cascade County, MT	0.16% ($45,163)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 12,638 (10,767 aged, 1,871 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 62,083 (16,700 male householders, 3,901 female householders)

  17,065 spouses, 21,412 children (19,266 natural, 731 adopted, 1,415 stepchildren), 616 grandchildren, 354 brothers or sisters, 231 parents, 530 other relatives, 1,274 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 11,234 (4,545 male householders (3,485 living alone)), 4,548 female householders (3,954 living alone)), 2,141 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,154 (763 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 9,708 2-persons, 4,313 3-persons, 3,951 4-persons, 1,753 5-persons, 611 6-persons, 265 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,439 1-person, 1,352 2-persons, 204 3-persons, 60 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.

96.5% of residents of Flathead County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (85% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $447,681,000 ($5512 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $30,770,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $219,995,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $61,313,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $954,000
Federal grants: $88,105,000
Federal procurement contracts: $30,784,000 ($9,187,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $46,530,000 ($5,947,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $10,142,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $52,621,000
Federal Government insurance: $45,201,000

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	62 per 1000 residents

Here:	46 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+89 per 1000 residents
State:	+20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.22 millions of gallons per day (66% from ground, 34% from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.1

Here:	4.0
State:	4.1

53% of Flathead County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 28% lived in Montana.

Flathead County:	52.8%
State average:	54.0%

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

• This state: 34039
• Northeast: 3491
• Midwest: 13106
• South: 3778
• West: 17926

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $114,500

Here:	10.1%
Montana:	7.4%

Here:	5.1%
Montana:	6.1%

Here:	11.9%
Montana:	11.5%

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