Petroleum County, Montana (MT)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	31%

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (58.2%), Educational,health and social services (15.5%).

Type of workers:

Petroleum County, Montana business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Petroleum County, Montana:

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

Males: 259	(52.5%)
Females: 234	(47.5%)

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Petroleum County:	2.3 people
Montana:	2.5 people

This county:	$31,776
Montana:	$43,531

Petroleum County:	$90,501
Montana:	$170,000

This county:	$262
State:	$485

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 2
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 0

This county:	23.2%
Whole state:	14.6%

This county:	10.4%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Petroleum 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: Winnett.

Neighboring counties: Fergus County , Garfield County , Musselshell County , Phillips County , Rosebud County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Petroleum County: Crooked Creek Campground (A), Novak Homestead (B), Fail Ranch (C), McArthur Ranch (D), Maxwell Ranch (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Winnett Cemetery (1), Cat Creek Cemetery (2), Flatwillow Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Little Bear Lake (A), Wild Horse Lake (B), Petrolia Lake (C), War Horse Lake (D), Prtrolla Lake (E), Headman-Field Reservoir (F), Yellow Water Reservoir (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Fords Creek (A), Flatwillow Creek (B), Snoose Creek (C), Soda Creek (D), Cottonwood Creek (E), Bear Creek (F), Bender Creek (G), Box Elder Creek (H), Pike Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Petroleum County include: Crooked Creek Recreation Area (1), War Horse National Wildlife Refuge (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	2.4%
Montana:	2.1%

Current college students: 12
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 3 (100% naturalized citizens)

Petroleum County:	0.6%
Whole state:	1.8%

Mean travel time to work: 11.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 87.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 218
• 5 to 9: 6
• Mobile homes: 68

Housing units in Petroleum County with a mortgage: 14 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 66

Here:	17.5% with mortgage
State:	64.4% with mortgage

Petroleum County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Montana state average. It is 8.5 times below overall U.S. average.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 80 (35%) Carpooled: 34 (15%) Walked: 56 (25%) Other means: 3 (1%) Worked at home: 55 (24%)

8.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($19,500 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.76%
Montana average:	8.25%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties in Montana.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.

10.71% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,467 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.71%
Montana average:	7.69%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other counties in Montana.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.2

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

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 77 (0 aged, 0 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 28%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 30%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 409 (120 male householders, 18 female householders)

  127 spouses, 135 children (130 natural, 5 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 84 (49 male householders (42 living alone)), 22 female householders (21 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 70 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 4 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 63 1-person, 6 2-persons, 2 4-persons.

93.9% of residents of Petroleum County speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
2.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $5,028,000 ($10220 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $58,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,050,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $523,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,620,000
Federal grants: $507,000
Federal procurement contracts: $83,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $244,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $20,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $0,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,157,000

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	62 per 1000 residents

Here:	34 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-62 per 1000 residents
State:	+20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.01 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.6
State:	6.1

Here:	4.9
State:	4.1

66% of Petroleum County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Montana.

Petroleum County:	66.1%
State average:	54.0%

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

• This state: 332
• Northeast: 13
• Midwest: 49
• South: 39
• West: 57

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Here:	0.0%
Montana:	7.4%

Here:	0.0%
Montana:	6.1%

Here:	0.0%
Montana:	11.5%