| Indicators |
National |
Montana |
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| Populations |
 |
 |
 |
| Total population |
304,059,724 |
957,861 |
 |
 |
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| Families |
34,884,816 |
99,809 |
 |
 |
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| Children |
89,378,554 |
257,842 |
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| Households |
 |
 |
 |
| Average family size |
3.20 |
3.06 |
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| Family Composition |
 |
 |
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| One parent (female) |
23.80% |
20.42% |
 |
 |
 |
| One parent (male) |
7.27% |
8.51% |
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 |
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| Two-parent |
68.93% |
71.07% |
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| Income |
 |
 |
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| Median family income |
$63,211 |
$53,497 |
 |
 |
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| Mean family income |
$82,719 |
$66,228 |
 |
 |
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| Fair market rent two-bedroom apartment |
$928 |
$627 |
 |
 |
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| Income needed to afford two-bedroom apartment |
$37,105 |
$25,064 |
 |
 |
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| Employment |
 |
 |
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| Unemployed |
5.80% |
5.21% |
 |
 |
 |
| Families Below Poverty Level |
 |
 |
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| Total |
14.93% |
16.92% |
 |
 |
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| Children under 5 |
21.02% |
21.11% |
 |
 |
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| Children 5-17 |
16.53% |
16.59% |
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| Education |
 |
 |
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| No high school diploma |
15.47% |
10.01% |
 |
 |
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| High school and above |
84.53% |
89.99% |
 |
 |
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| Bachelor’s degree and above |
27.41% |
26.96% |
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 |
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| High school dropout rate |
3.70% |
3.40% |
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| Teen Birth Rate |
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| Percent of total births to teens |
10.36% |
10.37% |
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| Birth rate ranking |
|
29 |
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