Outlook, MT

Census Place

2024 Population

US Senator

Steve Daines

Republican Party

US Senator

Tim Sheehy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

51.8

15.5% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

9.8%

53.9% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$58,125

15.5% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Economy

The economy of Outlook, MT employs 16 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Outlook, MT were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (4 people), Public Administration (4 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (4 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($13,750) and Health Care & Social Assistance ($13,750).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 71

45.5%

1 Year growth

± 548%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Outlook, MT grew at a rate of 45.5%, from 11 employees to 16 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Outlook, MT, are Management Occupations (5 people), Law Enforcement Workers Including Supervisors (2 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (2 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Outlook, MT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Montana.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Montana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2024 Value

± 71

45.5%

1 Year growth

± 548%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Outlook, MT grew at a rate of 45.5%, from 11 employees to 16 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Outlook, MT, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (4 people), Public Administration (4 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (4 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Outlook, MT, though some of these residents may live in Outlook, MT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$58,125

Median earning men ± $10,359

$20,417

Median earning women ± $26,933

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($13,750).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Outlook, MT was $125,000 in 2024, which is 0.376 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $103,100 to $125,000, a 21.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Outlook, MT is 100%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Outlook, MT have an average commute time of 25.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Outlook, MT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$125,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$81,228

$24

Median Property Taxes

±$30

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Outlook, MT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Outlook, MT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

100%

Homeownership

2024

66%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 100% of the housing units in Outlook, MT were occupied by their owner. This percentage stayed from the previous year's rate of 100%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Outlook, MT compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$58,125

Median Household Income

± $8,248

Number of Households

± 36

In 2024, the median household income of the 24 households in Outlook, MT grew to $58,125 from the previous year's value of $50,313.

The following chart displays the households in Outlook, 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 $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Outlook, MT is from Montana.

0.458

2024 Wage GINI in Montana

0.46

2023 Wage GINI in Montana

In 2024, the income inequality in Montana was 0.458 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.613% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Montana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Montana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Montana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (62.5%)
Worked At Home (31.3%)
Carpooled (6.25%)

In 2024, 62.5% of workers in Outlook, MT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (31.3%) and those who carpooled to work (6.25%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Outlook, MT have a shorter commute time (25.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Outlook, MT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Outlook, MT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Outlook, MT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Outlook, MT have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Outlook, MT (5 out of 51 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 16 - 17, followed by Females 15 and then Females 12 - 14.

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

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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