Saco, MT

Census Place

2024 Population

140

US Senator

Steve Daines

Republican Party

US Senator

Tim Sheehy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

51.4

7.08% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

27.1%

18% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$48,500

5.37% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Economy

The economy of Saco, MT employs 78 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Saco, MT were Accommodation & Food Services (19 people), Educational Services (19 people), and Retail Trade (8 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($51,667), Retail Trade ($43,333), and Transportation & Warehousing ($41,250).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 70

−13.3%

1 Year decline

± 138%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Saco, MT declined at a rate of −13.3%, from 90 employees to 78 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Saco, MT, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (20 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (15 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (8 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Saco, 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

± 70

−13.3%

1 Year decline

± 138%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Saco, MT declined at a rate of −13.3%, from 90 employees to 78 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Saco, MT, are Accommodation & Food Services (19 people), Educational Services (19 people), and Retail Trade (8 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Saco, MT, though some of these residents may live in Saco, MT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$37,500

Median earning men ± $12,743

$27,500

Median earning women ± $33,952

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($51,667) and Retail Trade ($42,917).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($39,583).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Saco, MT was $75,000 in 2024, which is 0.225 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $64,400 to $75,000, a 16.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Saco, MT is 81.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Saco, MT have an average commute time of 32.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Saco, MT is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$75,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$31,147

$62

Median Property Taxes

±$33

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 Saco, MT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

81.6%

Homeownership

2024

70.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 81.6% of the housing units in Saco, MT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 84.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Saco, 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.

$48,500

Median Household Income

± $11,073

Number of Households

± 32

In 2024, the median household income of the 76 households in Saco, MT declined from $48,500 from the previous year's value of $51,250.

The following chart displays the households in Saco, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Saco, 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 (78.2%)
Walked (19.2%)
Carpooled (2.56%)

In 2024, 78.2% of workers in Saco, MT drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (19.2%) and those who carpooled to work (2.56%).

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

32.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Saco, MT have a longer commute time (32.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.56% of the workforce in Saco, MT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Saco, MT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Saco, MT have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

27.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Saco, MT (38 out of 140 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Saco, 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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