Musselshell County, Montana (MT)

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County population in 2005: 4,497 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,445
Renter-occupied apartments: 433

% of renters here:	23%
State:	31%

Land area: 1867 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	19.9%
Whole state:	14.6%

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

This county:	5.5%
Whole state:	5.8%

Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (20.6%), Educational,health and social services (20.4%), Retail trade (13.1%), Construction (11.4%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 59%
Government: 17%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 22%
Unpaid family work: 2%

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

Races in Musselshell County, Montana:

White Non-Hispanic (95.9%)
American Indian (2.1%)
Hispanic (1.6%)
Two or more races (1.2%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	43.2 years
Montana median age:	37.5 years

Males: 2,196	(48.8%)
Females: 2,301	(51.2%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $20,428
County population in 2003: 4,485
Jobs in 2003: 1,162

Total labor force in 2004: 2,118
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.8%

Average household size:

Musselshell County:	2.3 people
Montana:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,379 ($25,527 in 2000)

This county	$30,379
Montana:	$39,301

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $75,004

Musselshell County	$75,004
Montana:	$131,600

Median montly rent in 2000: $350
Institutionalized population: 34
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Musselshell County in 2000: $628

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 19
Burglaries: 7
Thefts: 112
Auto thefts: 6

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 1
Rapes: 3
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 15
Burglaries: 12
Thefts: 152
Auto thefts: 4

Musselshell County races chart

Musselshell County, MT map from a distance

2004 Presidential Election results in Musselshell County Montana:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 74.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 23.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $615 (1.1%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Musselshell 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: Roundup, Klein, Camp Three, Melstone, Musselshell.

Neighboring counties: Fergus County , Golden Valley County , Petroleum County , Rosebud County , Yellowstone County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Musselshell County: Blue Streak Downs (A), Thirtymile Ranch (B), Musselshell County Fairground (C), Little Wall Pumping Station (D), Akers Ranch (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Cabin Creek Cemetery (1), Roundup Cemetery (2), Melstone Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Talbot Lake (A), Busse Water (B), Devils Hole Lake (C), Des Moines Lakes (D), Miller Lake (E), May Martin Lake (F), Thom, Lake (G), Lake Mason (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Horse Creek (A), Goulding Creek (B), Shovel Creek (C), Fulcher Creek (D), Fourmile Creek (E), Fishel Creek (F), Fattig Creek (G), Alkali Creek (H), Spring Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Musselshell County include: Cow Country Historical Marker (1), Lake Mason National Wildlife Refuge (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.1%
Montana:	2.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 120
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 88 (51% naturalized citizens)

Musselshell County:	2.0%
Whole state:	1.8%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 2
1990 to 1994: 17
1985 to 1989: 3
1980 to 1984: 5
1975 to 1979: 4
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 24
1965 to 1969: 33

Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 77.8%

Musselshell County marital status for males

Musselshell County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,659
One, attached: 37
Two: 31
3 or 4: 43
5 to 9: 28
10 to 19: 20
Mobile homes: 473
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 26

Housing units in Musselshell County with a mortgage: 266 (21 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 416

Agriculture in Musselshell County
Average size of farms: 3240 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $49381
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $50.29
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 5.08%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 86.17%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $57592
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 4.19%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 19.09%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $60477
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.33%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.55
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.06%
All wheat for grain: 15777 harvested acres
Vegetables: 5 harvested acres

Musselshell County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Montana state average. It is 14.2 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
Construction (19%)
Repair and maintenance (8%)
Mining (6%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Educational services (4%)
Health care (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Educational services (13%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Public administration (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (15%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Carpenters (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

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

Canada (22%)
Other Northern Europe (19%)
Iran (14%)
Other Western Europe (9%)
Mexico (8%)
Austria (6%)
India (6%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Musselshell County:

German (27%)
English (15%)
Norwegian (8%)
Irish (8%)
United States or American (7%)
Scotch-Irish (4%)
Scottish (3%)

Musselshell County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,290 (68%)
Carpooled: 202 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%)
Bicycle: 6 (0%)
Walked: 210 (11%)
Other means: 13 (1%)
Worked at home: 161 (9%)

People in group quarters in Musselshell County, Montana

41 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
31 people in nursing homes
21 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
19 people in other nonhousehold living situations
3 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $34,408.

11.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,456 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.09%
Montana average:	8.25%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.86% relocated from other counties in Montana ($13,450 average AGI)
6.23% relocated from other states ($20,006 average AGI)
Musselshell County: 6.23%
Montana average: 4.64%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Yellowstone County, MT

1.95% ($20,900 average AGI)

10.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,262 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.68%
Montana average:	7.69%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.67% relocated to other counties in Montana ($17,933 average AGI)
5.02% relocated to other states ($13,335 average AGI)
Musselshell County: 5.02%
Montana average: 4.10%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Yellowstone County, MT

3.13% ($34,479 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9

Births per 1000 population in Musselshell County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Musselshell County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Musselshell County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 899 (752 aged, 147 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,382

In family households: 3,635 (1,021 male householders, 194 female householders)
1,110 spouses, 1,141 children (1,032 natural, 37 adopted, 72 stepchildren), 29 grandchildren, 17 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 50 other relatives, 73 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 747 (294 male householders (245 living alone)), 356 female householders (321 living alone)), 97 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 115 (39 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 632 2-persons, 241 3-persons, 202 4-persons, 86 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 566 1-person, 72 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 2 5-persons.

767 married couples with children.
189 single-parent households (59 men, 130 women).

94.6% of residents of Musselshell County speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
3.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $31,815,000 ($7047 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $736,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $13,498,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $5,735,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,249,000
Federal grants: $8,058,000
Federal procurement contracts: $317,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $959,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $99,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $754,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,276,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 263

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	62 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 316

Here:	70 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: -1

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

Net internal migration: +64

Here:	+14 per 1000 residents
State:	+20 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Musselshell County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.80 millions of gallons per day (96% from ground, 4% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 43
1995 to 1998: 152
1990 to 1994: 102
1980 to 1989: 274
1970 to 1979: 486
1960 to 1969: 180
1950 to 1959: 153
1940 to 1949: 219
1939 or earlier: 708

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

1 room: 17
2 rooms: 22
3 rooms: 65
4 rooms: 237
5 rooms: 386
6 rooms: 253
7 rooms: 165
8 rooms: 125
9 or more rooms: 175

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

1 room: 13
2 rooms: 11
3 rooms: 73
4 rooms: 124
5 rooms: 110
6 rooms: 55
7 rooms: 29
8 rooms: 10
9 or more rooms: 8

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

no bedroom: 17
1 bedroom: 111
2 bedrooms: 430
3 bedrooms: 562
4 bedrooms: 238
5 or more bedrooms: 87

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Musselshell County:

no bedroom: 15
1 bedroom: 75
2 bedrooms: 215
3 bedrooms: 104
4 bedrooms: 22
5 or more bedrooms: 2

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

no vehicle: 33
1 vehicle: 332
2 vehicles: 543
3 vehicles: 300
4 vehicles: 131
5 or more vehicles: 106

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

no vehicle: 63
1 vehicle: 185
2 vehicles: 125
3 vehicles: 42
4 vehicles: 15
5 or more vehicles: 3

60% of Musselshell County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Montana.

Musselshell County:	59.9%
State average:	54.0%

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

This state: 2582
Northeast: 157
Midwest: 673
South: 233
West: 740

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $28,100

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%)
Wood (22%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
Electricity (8%)
Coal or coke (7%)
Other fuel (1%)
Utility gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
Electricity (20%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
Wood (11%)
Coal or coke (11%)
Utility gas (3%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 25

Here:	5.2%
Montana:	7.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 17

Here:	5.2%
Montana:	6.1%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 11

Here:	11.5%
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)

Musselshell County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $358,000
Parks & Recreation: $3,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $582,000
Regular Highways: $288,000

Health Services - Other: $233,000

General - Other: $217,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $190,000

Solid Waste Management: $158,000

Financial Administration: $138,000

Central Staff Services: $136,000

Housing & Community Development: $89,000

General Public Buildings: $78,000

Natural Resources - Other: $59,000

Fire Protection: $51,000

Welfare - Other: $47,000

Air Transportation: $27,000

Elementary & Secondary Education: $18,000

Parks & Recreation: $17,000

Libraries: $4,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $363,000
General Support: $102,000

Highways: $29,000

Health & Hospitals: $6,000
General - Interest on Debt: $10,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $620,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $175,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $90,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $85,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $157,000
Interest Earnings: $79,000

Special Assessments: $3,000
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $106,000
Natural Resource - Other: $10,000

Air Transportation: $2,000

General - Other: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,304,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $319,000
All Other: $240,000

Highways: $154,000

Housing & Community Development: $1,000
Tax - Property: $2,300,000
NEC: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,159,000

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