Phillips County, Montana (MT)

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County population in July 2007: 3,948 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,302
Renter-occupied apartments: 546

% of renters here:	30%
State:	31%

Land area: 5140 sq. mi.
Water area: 72.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 1 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Phillips County: 80.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (26.1%), Educational,health and social services (20.8%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 57%
Government: 23%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 18%
Unpaid family work: 2%

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

Races in Phillips County, Montana:

White Non-Hispanic (88.8%)
American Indian (9.6%)
Two or more races (2.1%)
Hispanic (1.2%)

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

Median resident age:	40.8 years
Montana median age:	37.5 years

Males: 2,305	(50.1%)
Females: 2,296	(49.9%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $20,882
County population in 2003: 4,259
Jobs in 2003: 1,610

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Total labor force in 2004: 2,175
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.5%

Average household size:

Phillips County:	2.5 people
Montana:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,833 ($28,702 in 1999)

This county:	$37,833
Montana:	$43,531

2007 median house/condo value: $100,260 ($60,700 in 2000)

Phillips County:	$100,260
Montana:	$170,000

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $319 (lower quartile is $219, upper quartile is $430)

This county:	$319
State:	$485

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,062
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $277

Institutionalized population: 50

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 3
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 15
Burglaries: 13
Thefts: 41
Auto thefts: 1

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 15
Burglaries: 7
Thefts: 39
Auto thefts: 1

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2004 Presidential Election results in Phillips County Montana:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 77.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 21.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,000 (1.8%)

Phillips County household income distribution in 2007

Phillips County home values distribution

Phillips County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	18.3%
Whole state:	14.6%

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

This county:	5.8%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Phillips 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: Malta, Saco, Dodson, Whitewater.

Neighboring counties: Blaine County , Fergus County , Garfield County , Petroleum County , Valley County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Phillips County: Galiger's Ranch (A), Fourchette Creek Campground (B), Randall's Ranch (C), Brady's Ranch (D), Camp Creek Campground (E), Powell's Ranch (F), Cole Ponds Fishing Access Site (G), Edgewater Campground (H), Cotter Ranch (I), Forks (J), D K Ranch (K), Davis Ranch (L), Pinks (M), Dodson (N), Phillips County Fairground (O), Robinson Ranch (P), Robinson's Ranch (Q), Rock Dam (R), Roma White Ranch (S), Peigneux Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Phillips County include: Whitewater Lutheran Church (A), Loring Lutheran Church (B), Saint Joseph Church (C), Saint Johns Catholic Church (D), Grace Chapel (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Grandview Cemetery (1), Graveyard Hill Cemetery (2), Hillside Cemetery (3), Midale Cemetery (4), Zortman Cemetery (5), Forks Cemetery (6), Bowdoin Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Plunge, The (A), Shed Lake (B), Dry Lake Unit (C), Dry Lake (D), Carter Lake (E), Pea Lake (F), McNeil Slough (G), Parrot Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hawley Creek (A), Cline Creek (B), Shotgun Creek (C), Garland Creek (D), Frenchman Creek (E), Fourth Creek (F), Fourchette Creek (G), Siparyann Creek (H), Flat Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Phillips County include: Cattle Brands Historical Marker (1), Manning Corral Prairie Dog Town (2), UL Bend National Wildlife Refuge (3), Milk River - Dodson Dam Unit Wildlife Management Area (4), Little Rocky Mountains Historical Marker (5), Early Day Outlaws Historical Marker (6), Little Rocky Mountains Historical Marker (7), Hillcrest Park (8), Sleeping Buffalo Rock Historical Marker (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Zortman Post Office (A), Loring Post Office (B), Strater Post Office (C), Whitewater Post Office (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.2%
Montana:	2.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 55
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 48 (63% naturalized citizens)

Phillips County:	1.0%
Whole state:	1.8%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 10 1990 to 1994: 2 1985 to 1989: 6 1980 to 1984: 12 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 4 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 14

Mean travel time to work: 14.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.9%

Phillips County marital status for males

Phillips County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,819
One, attached: 17
Two: 30
3 or 4: 107
5 to 9: 69
10 to 19: 43
Mobile homes: 405
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Housing units in Phillips County with a mortgage: 364 (30 second mortgage, 19 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 504

Here:	41.9% with mortgage
State:	64.4% with mortgage

Agriculture in Phillips County
Average size of farms: 3613 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $72016
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $62.54
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 67.90%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $69263
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 10.23%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 15.72%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $78517
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 78.67%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.79
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.13%
All wheat for grain: 95155 harvested acres

Phillips County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Montana state average. It is 26.4 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (37%)
Construction (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Public administration (5%)
Utilities (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (22%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Health care (9%)
Public administration (8%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (22%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Carpenters (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)

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

Canada (81%)
Philippines (6%)
Germany (4%)
Russia (4%)
South Africa (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Phillips County:

German (25%)
Norwegian (19%)
Irish (8%)
English (7%)
Scottish (4%)
Swedish (4%)
French (except Basque) (3%)

Phillips County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,317 (62%)
Carpooled: 249 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 19 (1%)
Walked: 307 (15%)
Worked at home: 221 (10%)

People in group quarters in Phillips County, Montana

45 people in nursing homes
12 people in other group homes
10 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
7 people in homes for the mentally retarded
3 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
2 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $33,418.

5.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($23,500 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.67%
Montana average:	8.25%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.80% relocated from other counties in Montana ($17,114 average AGI)
1.87% relocated from other states ($6,375 average AGI)
Phillips County: 1.87%
Montana average: 4.64%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

6.51% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,314 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.51%
Montana average:	7.69%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.15% relocated to other counties in Montana ($15,118 average AGI)
2.36% relocated to other states ($11,196 average AGI)
Phillips County: 2.36%
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

1.08% ($18,471 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Births per 1000 population in Phillips County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Phillips County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Phillips County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 897 (815 aged, 82 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 23.8
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 4641.750
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 285.650
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 18043.32

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 909.310
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 885.380
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 23.93

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 20.74
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 71.79

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,524

In family households: 3,847 (1,006 male householders, 237 female householders)
1,067 spouses, 1,330 children (1,238 natural, 46 adopted, 46 stepchildren), 39 grandchildren, 21 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 59 other relatives, 82 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 677 (303 male householders (257 living alone)), 298 female householders (285 living alone)), 76 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 77 (57 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 579 2-persons, 259 3-persons, 239 4-persons, 109 5-persons, 30 6-persons, 27 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 542 1-person, 48 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

96.1% of residents of Phillips County speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $47,385,000 ($11279 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $748,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $11,977,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $6,390,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $11,875,000
Federal grants: $12,133,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,441,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,569,000 ($415,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,985,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,024,000
Federal Government insurance: $20,570,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 226

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	62 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 291

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

Net international migration: +8

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

Net internal migration: -360

Here:	-86 per 1000 residents
State:	+20 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Phillips County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.30 millions of gallons per day (93% from ground, 7% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 8
1995 to 1998: 100
1990 to 1994: 59
1980 to 1989: 340
1970 to 1979: 628
1960 to 1969: 227
1950 to 1959: 264
1940 to 1949: 160
1939 or earlier: 716

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Phillips County, Montana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 11 3 rooms: 37 4 rooms: 158 5 rooms: 276 6 rooms: 256 7 rooms: 186 8 rooms: 147 9+ rooms: 231

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Phillips County, Montana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 38 3 rooms: 91 4 rooms: 113 5 rooms: 115 6 rooms: 88 7 rooms: 20 8 rooms: 48 9+ rooms: 33

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Phillips County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 53 2 bedrooms: 284 3 bedrooms: 504 4 bedrooms: 344 5+ bedrooms: 117

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Phillips County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 109 2 bedrooms: 193 3 bedrooms: 135 4 bedrooms: 83 5+ bedrooms: 26

Cars and other vehicles available in Phillips County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 24 1 vehicle: 281 2 vehicles: 505 3 vehicles: 334 4 vehicles: 89 5+ vehicles: 69

Cars and other vehicles available in Phillips County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 59 1 vehicle: 224 2 vehicles: 199 3 vehicles: 44 4 vehicles: 16 5+ vehicles: 4

65% of Phillips County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Montana.

Phillips County:	65.3%
State average:	54.0%

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

This state: 3572
Northeast: 64
Midwest: 482
South: 63
West: 342

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $13,800

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (67%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%) Wood (5%) Electricity (5%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Coal or coke (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (52%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%) Electricity (18%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Wood (3%) Other fuel (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12

Here:	2.1%
Montana:	7.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15

Here:	3.9%
Montana:	6.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Here:	8.3%
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.)

Phillips County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $318,000
Solid Waste Management: $192,000

Parks & Recreation: $8,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $223,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $827,000
Police Protection: $602,000

Financial Administration: $313,000

Natural Resources - Other: $303,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $293,000

General - Other: $240,000

Health Services - Other: $234,000

General Public Buildings: $207,000

Solid Waste Management: $182,000

Central Staff Services: $155,000

Welfare - Other: $150,000

Libraries: $62,000

Elementary & Secondary Education: $43,000

Fire Protection: $41,000

Parks & Recreation: $31,000

Housing & Community Development: $25,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $275,000
Highways: $172,000

Housing & Community Development: $167,000

All Other: $99,000

Health & Hospitals: $15,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $865,000
Miscellaneous - Rents: $140,000
Interest Earnings: $109,000

General Revenue, NEC: $75,000
Other Capital Outlay - Natural Resource - Other: $259,000
General - Other: $189,000

Fire Protection: $28,000

Judicial: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,776,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,093,000
Highways: $255,000

General Support: $129,000
Tax - Property: $1,847,000
NEC: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,443,000

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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)

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