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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $983 (1.1%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Beaverhead County is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $636 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $823 a month.
Cities in this county include: Dillon
, Lima
, Wisdom
, Monarch-Neihart
.
Neighboring
counties: Deer Lodge County
, Clark County, Idaho
, Fremont County, Idaho
, Madison County
, Lemhi County, Idaho
, Ravalli County
, Silver Bow County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Beaverhead County: G
B Shaffner Ranch
(A),
Rebich Ranch
(B),
Fred Else
(C),
Francis Ranch
(D),
Ray Bacon
(E),
Frame Ranch
(F),
Fourth of July Campground
(G),
Forty Bar Ranch
(H),
Boulder Campground
(I),
Breeden Ranch
(J),
Brenner Ranch
(K),
Briggs Ranch
(L),
Brown Ranch
(M),
Brownes Bridge Fishing Access
(N),
Brownes Lake Fishing Access Site
(O),
Brownes Lake Recreation Site
(P),
R Willey
(Q),
Canyon Creek Camp
(R),
Canyon Creek Campground
(S),
Canyon Creek Charcoal Kilns
(T)
Church in Beaverhead County: Church
of the Big Hole
(A).
Cemeteries: Briston
Cemetery
(1),
Argenta Cemetery
(2),
Maurice Cemetery
(3),
Dewey Cemetery
(4),
Popularis Cemetery
(5),
Mountain View Cemetery
(6),
Bannack Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Bobs
Lake
(A),
Bobcat Lakes
(B),
Skinner Lake
(C),
Coyote Lake
(D),
Cowbone Lake
(E),
Boatman Lake
(F),
Goldstone Lake
(G),
Tent Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hot
Springs Creek
(A),
Clam Creek
(B),
Hopps Creek
(C),
Hooligan Creek
(D),
Schultz Creek
(E),
Clark Creek
(F),
Schwartz Creek
(G),
Holland Creek
(H),
Clark Fork
(I)
Parks in Beaverhead County include: Storm
Park
(1),
United States Sheep Experiment Station
(2),
Ray Lynch Park
(3),
Bannack Historical Marker
(4),
Great Northern Railway Historical Marker
(5),
Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
(6),
Veterans Memorial Park
(7),
Old Trail to the Gold Diggins Historical Marker
(8),
Clark Canyon Reservoir Recreational Area
(9)
Post offices: Wise
River Post Office
(A),
Jackson Post Office
(B)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 1,117
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 26.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 147 (48% naturalized citizens)
| Beaverhead
County: |
1.6% | | Whole
state: | 1.8% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 43
- 1990
to 1994: 11
- 1985
to 1989: 5
- 1980
to 1984: 25
- 1975
to 1979: 3
- 1970
to 1974: 4
- 1970
to 1974: 5
- 1965
to 1969: 51
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Mean travel time to work: 14.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.7%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 3,064
- One,
attached: 79
- Two:
202
- 3
or 4: 130
- 5
to 9: 62
- 10
to 19: 60
- 20
or more: 122
- Mobile
homes: 826
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 26
Housing units in Beaverhead County with a mortgage: 897 (138 second mortgage, 129 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 492 Agriculture
in Beaverhead County
Average size of farms: 3038 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $150274
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $77.59
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 85.14%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $129006
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 9.47%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 90.34%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $96562
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 66.03%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.63
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.03%
All wheat for grain: 6307 harvested acresBeaverhead
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Montana state average. It is 9.4 times below overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
- Construction
(12%)
- Educational
services (10%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Mining
(4%)
- Health
care (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (22%)
- Health
care (14%)
- Accommodation
and food services (13%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Finance
and insurance (6%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Farmers
and farm managers (11%)
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (9%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (3%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (6%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Health
technologists and technicians (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(46%)
- Canada
(20%)
- Germany
(10%)
- United
Kingdom (5%)
- Poland
(3%)
- Pakistan
(3%)
- Other
Western Europe (3%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Beaverhead County:
|
- German
(17%)
- English
(15%)
- Irish
(11%)
- United
States or American (9%)
- Norwegian
(7%)
- Danish
(4%)
- Italian
(3%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 3,060 (69%)
- Carpooled:
441 (10%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 24 (1%)
- Motorcycle:
5 (0%)
- Bicycle:
19 (0%)
- Walked:
504 (11%)
- Other
means: 33 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 317 (7%)
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People
in group quarters in Beaverhead County, Montana
- 376
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 69
people in nursing homes
- 17
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 10
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 9
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 7
people in other workers' dormitories
- 5
people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,259.
9.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,171 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
9.18% | | Montana
average: |
8.25% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.12% relocated from other counties in Montana ($11,587 average AGI)
5.06% relocated from other states ($25,584 average AGI)
| Beaverhead
County: |
5.06% | | Montana
average: |
4.64% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Gallatin County, MT
|
0.78% ($30,375 average AGI) |
| from
Missoula County, MT
|
0.56% ($19,765) |
| from
Silver Bow County, MT
|
0.56% ($22,000) |
| from
Madison County, MT
|
0.39% ($21,333) |
9.53% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,587 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
9.53% | | Montana
average: |
7.69% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.30% relocated to other counties in Montana ($13,294 average AGI)
4.23% relocated to other states ($13,294 average AGI)
| Beaverhead
County: |
4.23% | | Montana
average: |
4.10% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Gallatin County, MT
|
1.14% ($20,657 average AGI) |
| to
Missoula County, MT
|
0.75% ($23,565) |
| to
Silver Bow County, MT
|
0.68% ($27,381) |
| to
Yellowstone County, MT
|
0.49% ($22,667) |
| to
Cascade County, MT
|
0.36% ($16,000) |
| to
Flathead County, MT
|
0.33% ($21,700) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1
Births
per 1000 population in Beaverhead County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.2
Deaths
per 1000 population in Beaverhead County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.7
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Beaverhead County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,439 (1,263 aged, 176 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 8,709
- In
family households: 7,112 (1,922 male householders, 432 female householders)
2,045
spouses, 2,446 children (2,198 natural, 81 adopted, 167 stepchildren), 48 grandchildren, 53 brothers or sisters, 42 parents, 41 other relatives, 83 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,597 (691 male householders (529 living alone)), 634 female householders (561 living alone)), 272 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 493 (12 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,122 2-persons, 499 3-persons, 461 4-persons, 178 5-persons, 70 6-persons, 24 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,090 1-person, 192 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 14 4-persons.
1,762 married couples with children.
301 single-parent households (98 men, 203 women).
95.7% of residents of Beaverhead County speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (40% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 40% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $70,022,000 ($7917 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,190,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $22,558,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $13,182,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,024,000
Federal grants: $19,034,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,405,000 ($213,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,819,000 ($587,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $222,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,708,000
Federal Government insurance: $9,280,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 462
| Here: |
53 per 1000 residents | | State: | 62
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 455
| Here: |
52 per 1000 residents | | State: |
47 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +26
| Here: |
+3 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+2 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -453
| Here: |
-52 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+20 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Beaverhead County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.60 millions of gallons per day (32% from ground, 68% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 60
- 1995
to 1998: 422
- 1990
to 1994: 198
- 1980
to 1989: 618
- 1970
to 1979: 967
- 1960
to 1969: 558
- 1950
to 1959: 478
- 1940
to 1949: 367
- 1939
or earlier: 903
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Beaverhead County, Montana: |
- 1
room: 11
- 2
rooms: 38
- 3
rooms: 76
- 4
rooms: 324
- 5
rooms: 449
- 6
rooms: 415
- 7
rooms: 358
- 8
rooms: 249
- 9
or more rooms: 425
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Beaverhead County, Montana: |
- 1
room: 39
- 2
rooms: 186
- 3
rooms: 230
- 4
rooms: 315
- 5
rooms: 248
- 6
rooms: 131
- 7
rooms: 86
- 8
rooms: 42
- 9
or more rooms: 62
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Beaverhead County: |
- no
bedroom: 13
- 1
bedroom: 123
- 2
bedrooms: 531
- 3
bedrooms: 943
- 4
bedrooms: 548
- 5
or more bedrooms: 187
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Beaverhead County: |
- no
bedroom: 51
- 1
bedroom: 374
- 2
bedrooms: 442
- 3
bedrooms: 306
- 4
bedrooms: 131
- 5
or more bedrooms: 35
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Beaverhead County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 89
- 1
vehicle: 475
- 2
vehicles: 933
- 3
vehicles: 605
- 4
vehicles: 146
- 5
or more vehicles: 97
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Beaverhead County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 94
- 1
vehicle: 662
- 2
vehicles: 417
- 3
vehicles: 137
- 4
vehicles: 24
- 5
or more vehicles: 5
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54% of Beaverhead County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Montana.
| Beaverhead
County: |
54.0% | | State
average: | 54.0% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 5122
- Northeast:
277
- Midwest:
962
- South:
374
- West:
2247
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $48,000 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (52%)
- Wood
(17%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (14%)
- Electricity
(13%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (38%)
- Electricity
(37%)
- Wood
(12%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 42
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 113
| Here: |
10.7% | | Montana: | 11.5% |
Beaverhead
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $593,000
Solid Waste Management: $127,000
- Construction
- Regular Highways: $75,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $985,000
General - Other: $852,000
Police Protection: $634,000
Solid Waste Management: $508,000
Central Staff Services: $456,000
Natural Resources - Other: $337,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $329,000
Financial Administration: $278,000
Parks & Recreation: $274,000
General Public Buildings: $258,000
Health Services - Other: $177,000
Corrections - Other: $170,000
Welfare - Other: $75,000
Housing & Community Development: $71,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $541,000
General Support: $513,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $75,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $990,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,244,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,120,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $124,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $52,000
Interest Earnings: $42,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $338,000
General - Other: $241,000
Police Protection: $7,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,901,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $458,000
General Support: $324,000
All Other: $153,000
- Tax
- Property: $3,522,000
NEC: $8,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $2,350,000
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