Great Falls, MT

Census Place

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US Senator
Steve Daines
Republican Party
US Senator
Tim Sheehy
Republican Party
2023 Median Age
39.3
1.29% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
14%
6.63% 1-year decrease
2023 Employed Population
28,857
0.101% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Great Falls, MT reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Great Falls, MT are University of Providence (530 degrees awarded in 2023), Great Falls College Montana State University (243 degrees), and Montana Academy of Salons (93 degrees).

Economy

The economy of Great Falls, MT employs 28.9k people. The largest industries in Great Falls, MT are , and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($145,133), Public Administration ($60,434), and Construction ($53,185).

Occupations

28.9k
2023 Value
± 1,327
0.101%
1 Year growth
± 6.5%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Great Falls, MT, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,230 people), Sales & Related Occupations (3,173 people), and Management Occupations (2,805 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Great Falls, MT.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

28.9k
2023 Value
± 1,327
0.101%
1 Year growth
± 6.5%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Great Falls, MT, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Great Falls, MT, though some of these residents may live in Great Falls, MT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($62,166), Construction ($54,569), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Manufacturing ($47,606), Wholesale Trade ($45,779), and Public Administration ($43,429).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.24%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 508k people employed in Montana. This represents a 2.24% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Montana.

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Civics

Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy are the senators currently representing the state of Montana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Montana is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Montana

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Steve Daines
Senator from Montana2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015
Tim Sheehy
Senator from Montana1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy are the senators currently representing Montana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Montana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representatives from Montana

Montana is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Montana have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Great Falls, MT awarded 866 degrees. The student population of Great Falls, MT in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Great Falls, MT are White (659 and 76.1%), followed by Unknown (40 and 4.62%), Hispanic or Latino (39 and 4.5%), and Asian (38 and 4.39%).

The largest universities in Great Falls, MT by number of degrees awarded are University of Providence (530 and 61.2%), Great Falls College Montana State University (243 and 28.1%), and Montana Academy of Salons (93 and 10.7%).

The most popular majors in Great Falls, MT are Missionary Studies & Missiology (199 and 23%), Registered Nursing (124 and 14.3%), and Welding Technology (62 and 7.16%).

The median tuition cost in Great Falls, MT for private four year colleges is $28,618.

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

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In 2023 in Great Falls, MT, the percentage of applicants admitted was 64.2%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 55.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 2,142 (30.3% men and 69.7% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 2,142 students enrolled in Great Falls, MT, 30.3% men and 69.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,637 records, of which 71.1% were women and 28.9% men.

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Concentrations

In 2023, the most common concentation for N/A recipients in Great Falls, MT was Substance Abuse Counseling with 0 degrees awarded.

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Universities

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Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. 530 degrees awarded
  2. 243 degrees awarded
  3. 93 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Providence with 530 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

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In 2023, 220 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Great Falls, MT, which is 0.341 times less than the 646 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 659 degrees mean that there were 16.5 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 40 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($28,618) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($957) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,400) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Educational Pyramid

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In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Housing & Living

Median household income in Great Falls, MT is N/A. In N/A, the place with the highest median household income in Great Falls, MT was Census Tract 18 with a value of $81,799, followed by Census Tract 19 and Census Tract 10, with respective values of $80,730 and $75,899.

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (N/A)
  1. Census Tract 18
  2. Census Tract 19
  3. Census Tract 10

In N/A, the place with the highest Median Household Income (N/A) in Great Falls, MT was Census Tract 18 with a value of $81,799, followed by Census Tract 19 and Census Tract 10, with respective values of $80,730 and $75,899.

The following map shows all of the places in Great Falls, MT colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Great Falls, MT distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (79.5%)
  2. Carpooled (9.84%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.6%)

In 2023, 79.5% of workers in Great Falls, MT drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.84%) and those who worked at home (6.6%).

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Commute Time

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Using averages, employees in Great Falls, MT have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Great Falls, MT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

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Poverty & Diversity

14% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Great Falls, MT (8.23k out of 58.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Great Falls, MT is White, followed by Native American and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

93.9% of the population of Great Falls, MT has health coverage, with 37.9% on employee plans, 21.5% on Medicaid, 11.6% on Medicare, 17.6% on non-group plans, and 5.29% on military or VA plans.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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Uninsured People

6.14%
Uninsured
37.9%
Employer Coverage
21.5%
Medicaid
11.6%
Medicare
17.6%
Non-Group
5.29%
Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Great Falls, MT changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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