Valley County, Montana (MT)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	31%

This county:	13.5%
Whole state:	14.6%

This county:	4.9%
Whole state:	5.8%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.9%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (17.1%), Retail trade (12.3%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Valley County, Montana:

Median resident age:	41.7 years
Montana median age:	37.5 years

Males: 3,802	(49.5%)
Females: 3,873	(50.5%)

Valley County:	2.4 people
Montana:	2.5 people

This county	$36,867
Montana:	$39,301

Valley County	$81,597
Montana:	$131,600

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 5
• Thefts: 15
• Auto thefts: 2

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 7
• Thefts: 19
• Auto thefts: 2

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Valley 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: Glasgow, Frazer, Nashua, St. Marie, Opheim, Glacier National Park, Hinsdale.

Neighboring counties: Daniels County , Garfield County , McCone County , Phillips County , Roosevelt County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Valley County: Fuhrman Community Center (A), Frazer Pumping Station (B), Ratchford's Ranch (C), Fort Peck Dredge Cuts Fishing Access Site (D), Browning Ranch (E), Price's Ranch (F), Port of Opheim (G), Collins Ranch (H), David Horse Camp (I), Drabb's Ranch (J), Blanchard Ranch (K), Duck Creek Fishing Access Site (L), Blanchard Cabin (M), Pierson's Ranch (N), Roub's Ranch (O), Sherry's Ranch (P), Sneed's Ranch (Q), Snieder's Ranch (R), Oswego (S), Stebley Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Valley County include: United Methodist Church (A), Holy Family Catholic Church (B), Hinsdale Lutheran Church (C), Evangelical Mennonite Brethren Church (D), Lustre Mennonite Brethren Church (E), Lustre Bethel Mennonite Church (F), Saint Alberts Catholic Church (G), Bethel Lutheran Church of Grain (H), Grace Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Roanwood Cemetery (1), Hillview Cemetery (2), Larslan Cemetery (3), Memorial Gardens (4), Hill Crest Cemetery (5), Lawndale Cemetery (6), Galpin Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Georges Pond (A), Dry Lake (B), Grable, Lake (C), Todd Lakes (D), Elbert, Lake (E), Baalke Slough (F), Forrest Reservoir (G), Trish Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Horse Creek (A), Hardscrabble Creek (B), Hard Pan Creek (C), Coal Mine Creek (D), Collins Creek (E), Short Creek (F), First Creek (G), Snake Creek (H), Alkali Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Valley County include: Fort Peck Recreation Area (1), Old Fort Peck Historical Marker (2), Duck Creek Recreation Area (3), Scottie Field (4), Downstream Recreation Area (5), Liquid Gold Historical Marker (6), Trout Pond Recreation Area (7), Charles M Russell National Wildlife Refuge (8), John Hahn Memorial Field (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Larslan Post Office (A), Richland Post Office (B), Glentana Post Office (C), Hinsdale Post Office (D), Vandalia Post Office (E), Wendell Post Office (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	2.0%
Montana:	2.1%

Current college students: 129
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 87 (78% naturalized citizens)

Valley County:	1.1%
Whole state:	1.8%

Mean travel time to work: 12.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,172
• One, attached: 367
• Two: 142
• 3 or 4: 646
• 5 to 9: 102
• 10 to 19: 56
• 20 or more: 24
• Mobile homes: 331
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Valley County with a mortgage: 759 (78 second mortgage, 77 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 877

Valley County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Montana state average. It is 5.1 times below overall U.S. average.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,585 (74%) Carpooled: 343 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 17 (0%) Bicycle: 2 (0%) Walked: 243 (7%) Other means: 6 (0%) Worked at home: 274 (8%)

5.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,452 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.57%
Montana average:	8.25%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.62% relocated from other counties in Montana ($17,350 average AGI)
2.94% relocated from other states ($17,102 average AGI)

Valley County:	2.94%
Montana average:	4.64%

from Roosevelt County, MT	0.46% ($37,231 average AGI)
from Yellowstone County, MT	0.35% ($32,300)

6.89% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,822 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.89%
Montana average:	7.69%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.05% relocated to other counties in Montana ($19,706 average AGI)
2.83% relocated to other states ($12,117 average AGI)

Valley County:	2.83%
Montana average:	4.10%

to Yellowstone County, MT	0.91% ($32,923 average AGI)
to Hill County, MT	0.45% ($25,538)
to Gallatin County, MT	0.35% ($20,200)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,678 (1,526 aged, 152 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 6,401 (1,762 male householders, 378 female householders)

  1,736 spouses, 2,202 children (2,019 natural, 91 adopted, 92 stepchildren), 117 grandchildren, 26 brothers or sisters, 36 parents, 62 other relatives, 82 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,092 (467 male householders (412 living alone)), 536 female householders (511 living alone)), 89 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 182 (62 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,093 2-persons, 417 3-persons, 347 4-persons, 195 5-persons, 50 6-persons, 38 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 923 1-person, 78 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

1,364 married couples with children.
415 single-parent households (115 men, 300 women).

96.7% of residents of Valley County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (95% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $84,008,000 ($11555 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $16,378,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $25,136,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,778,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $14,199,000
Federal grants: $9,664,000
Federal procurement contracts: $16,540,000 ($13,267,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,690,000 ($1,573,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $533,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,378,000
Federal Government insurance: $36,365,000

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

Here:	73 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 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: 1.19 millions of gallons per day (66% from ground, 34% from surface)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.1

Here:	4.6
State:	4.1

70% of Valley County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Montana.

Valley County:	69.9%
State average:	54.0%

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

• This state: 5085
• Northeast: 110
• Midwest: 1399
• South: 220
• West: 732

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $21,700

Here:	2.6%
Montana:	7.4%

Here:	8.3%
Montana:	6.1%

Here:	12.2%
Montana:	11.5%

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