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59401

Great Falls, MT · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
13,255
Median household income
$55,299
People below poverty
17.1%
Median home value
$223,200

Income

The median income of households in 59401 was $55,299. An estimated 7.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 59401 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7.1
$10,000 to $14,999 5.7
$15,000 to $24,999 9
$25,000 to $34,999 9.5
$35,000 to $49,999 14
$50,000 to $74,999 19.4
$75,000 to $99,999 13.1
$100,000 to $149,999 12.7
$150,000 to $199,999 4.6
$200,000 or more 4.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 59401 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 49546
Female 42805

An estimated 75.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 31.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 23.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,124. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 59401 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 75.5
Social Security 31.8
Retirement income 23.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.1
Cash public assistance income 1.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 17.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 23.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 10.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 17.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 59401 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 17.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 23.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 10.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 17.3

In 2020-2024, 13 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 28.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 32.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 25.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 59401 in 2020-2024, 89.5% had health insurance coverage and 10.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 59.4% and public coverage was 48.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.9%.


In 2020-2024, 59401 had a total population of 13,255 - 6,492 (49%) females and 6,763 (51%) males. The median age was 37.1 years. An estimated 16.6% of the population was under 18 years, 42% was 19 to 44 years, 21.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 18.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 59401 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 294 260
5 to 9 244 206
10 to 14 359 332
15 to 19 312 393
20 to 24 514 488
25 to 29 938 694
30 to 34 665 476
35 to 39 453 570
40 to 44 431 333
45 to 49 360 215
50 to 54 290 357
55 to 59 419 364
60 to 64 408 412
65 to 69 418 725
70 to 74 314 238
75 to 79 216 183
80 to 84 76 137
85 and over 52 109

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 83.2% were White; 0.7% were Black or African American; 9.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.7% were Asian; 0.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 7.1% of the people in 59401 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 80.7% of the people in 59401 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 6,290 households in 59401. The average household size was 2.03 people.

Married-couple households made up 33.1% of the households in 59401 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 33.4% of all households, while 26% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 22.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 22.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 45.1% of all households.

In 59401, 20.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 29.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 59401 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 33.1
Cohabiting Couples 7.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
26
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
33.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 38.3% of males and 39.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 42.8 31.8
Now married, except separated 38.3 39.1
Separated 1.3 2
Widowed 2.6 8.5
Divorced 14.9 18.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 59401, 182 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 56.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.2% of the people living in 59401 were U.S. natives. 58.8% of the 59401 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.8% of 59401 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 42.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 23 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 59401 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 59401.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 59401 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 31.9
Asia 40.9
Europe 15.7
Africa 6
Northern America 5.5
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 59401 in 2020-2024, 4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.4% of people at least five years old; 1.9% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 59401 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.4
Other Indo-European languages 1.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.7
Other languages 0.6

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 82.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 59401 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 59401 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 82.2
Different house, same county 9.5
Different county, same state 2.2
Different state 4.7
Abroad 1.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 92.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 27.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 7.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 59401 was 2,394 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 89 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,543. College or graduate school enrollment was 762.

Educational Attainment of People in 59401 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 7.2
High school diploma or equivalency 31.4
Some college, no degree 22.5
Associate's degree 11
Bachelor's degree 16.9
Graduate or professional degree 10.9

Disability

In 59401, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 18.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.5% of people under 18 years old, to 18% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 28.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 59401, 61.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 33.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 80% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 5,613 80
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,054 15
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 342 4.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 59401 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 59401 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.8
Construction 8.1
Manufacturing 4.4
Wholesale trade 2.8
Retail trade 16.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.6
Information 0.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 6.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 27.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 12.3
Other Services, except public administration 4.9
Public administration 4.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 59401 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,393 34.1
Service occupations 1,488 21.2
Sales and office occupations 1,844 26.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 631 9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 663 9.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 74.5% of 59401 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 11.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 13.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 59401 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 74.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 11.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.9
Walked 1.3
Other means 2
Worked from home 9.5

In 2020-2024, 59401 had a total of 6,941 housing units. Of these housing units, 64.9% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 33.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 59401 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 64.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 33.6
Mobile homes 1.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

0.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 42% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 59401 was 5.2 rooms, and of these housing units 43.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 59401 had 6,290 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 651 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 55.4% while renters occupied 44.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.34 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.65.

8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 7.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 10% and another 19.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 59401:

House Heating Fuel Used in 59401 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 76.2
Electricity 22.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 1
No fuel used 0.6

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 59401 was $223,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 67.7 % had a mortgage. 32.3% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,332 and for owners without a mortgage it was $488.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 59401 was $824. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.