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People QuickFacts |
Petroleum County |
Montana |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
474 | 944,632 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-3.9% | 4.7% |
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Population, 2000 |
493 | 902,195 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
3.8% | 6.1% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
22.6% | 23.1% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
17.9% | 13.8% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
48.7% | 50.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
99.2% | 90.8% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.0% | 0.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.6% | 6.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.0% | 0.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.0% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
0.2% | 1.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
1.3% | 2.5% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
97.9% | 88.7% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
65.8% | 53.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
0.6% | 1.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
6.1% | 5.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
82.9% | 87.2% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
17.4% | 24.4% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
76 | 145,732 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
11.7 | 17.7 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
291 | 432,023 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
74.4% | 69.1% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
2.1% | 15.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$58,300 | $99,500 |
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Households, 2000 |
211 | 358,667 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.34 | 2.45 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$23,951 | $35,574 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$15,986 | $17,151 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
10.8% | 13.6% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Petroleum County |
Montana |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
12 | 35,7362 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
601 | 326,8872 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
NA | 10.4%2 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
30 | 80,851 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
46 | 100,402 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 2.0% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 24.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
NA | 4,987,577 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
NA | 7,223,420 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 10,122,625 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
NA | $11,116 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
363 | 1,537,986 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
0 | 4,542 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
5,028 | 7,493,5672 |
