Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $1,665 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,408 (0.8%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Flathead County is $461 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $579 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $819 a month.
Cities in this county include: Kalispell
, Evergreen
, Whitefish
, Columbia Falls
, Lakeside
, Bigfork
, Hungry Horse
, Somers
, Coram
, Martin City
.
2005 air pollution in Flathead County:
Carbon Monoxide: 3 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.063 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Significantly below U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.057 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Significantly below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10)
Annual: 26 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10)
24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m3):
104 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3):
9.7 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3):
22 µg/m3.
Below U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Glacier County
, Lake County
, Lewis and Clark County
, Lincoln County
, Missoula County
, Pondera County
, Powell County
, Sanders County
, Teton County
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Flathead County: Red
Eagle
(A),
Baptiste Lookout
(B),
Foy Lake Cross Country Ski Area
(C),
Ashley Creek Fishing Access Site
(D),
Ashley Lake Campground
(E),
Ashley Lake Fishing Access Site
(F),
Boisvert Camp
(G),
Bootjack Lake Fishing Access Site
(H),
Bowman Creek Campground
(I),
Bowman Lake Campground
(J),
Radnor
(K),
Quintokon Forest Service Station
(L),
C M Quarter Circle Ranch
(M),
Quartz Creek Campground
(N),
Quarter Circle MC Ranch
(O),
Camas Creek Entrance
(P),
Camas Creek Overlook
(Q),
Canyon Creek Campground
(R),
Canyon Lookout
(S),
Pressentine Bar Fishing Access
(T)
Churches in Flathead County include: Country
Way Church of God
(A),
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
(B),
Stillwater Church
(C),
Glacier Church
(D),
Bigfork Baptist Church
(E),
Community United Methodist Church
(F),
Shining Mountains Church of Religious Science
(G),
Church of the Nazarene
(H),
Saint Annes Catholic Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Soldiers
Home Cemetery
(1),
Glacier Memorial Gardens
(2),
Woodlawn Cemetery
(3),
Demersville Cemetery
(4),
Bethany Cemetery
(5),
Creston Cemetery
(6),
Trinity Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Cree
Lake
(A),
Middle Quartz Lake
(B),
Crater Lake
(C),
Marion Lake
(D),
Ruger Lake
(E),
Recluse Lake
(F),
Skookum Lake
(G),
Middle Foy Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Schafer
Creek
(A),
Clack Creek
(B),
Hornet Creek
(C),
Hoop Creek
(D),
Clark Creek
(E),
Hoke Creek
(F),
Hodge Creek
(G),
Hodag Creek
(H),
Highrock Creek
(I)
Parks in Flathead County include: Armory
Park
(1),
Ray Kuhns Wildlife Management Area
(2),
Flathead Waterfowl Production Area
(3),
Batavia Waterfowl Production Area
(4),
Bad Rock Canyon Historical Marker
(5),
Coram Experimental Forest
(6),
Kalispell-Somers Railroad Spur Line Historical Marker
(7),
Surrounded by Wilderness Historical Marker
(8),
Grand View Park
(9)
Beach: Long
Beach
(A).
Post offices: Marion
Post Office
(A),
Kila Post Office
(B),
Olney Post Office
(C),
Essex Post Office
(D),
West Glacier Post Office
(E)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 2,223
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,585 (55% naturalized citizens)
| Flathead
County: |
2.1% | | Whole
state: |
1.8% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 236
- 1990
to 1994: 207
- 1985
to 1989: 177
- 1980
to 1984: 87
- 1975
to 1979: 68
- 1970
to 1974: 68
- 1970
to 1974: 69
- 1965
to 1969: 673
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Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 96.8%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 23,829
- One,
attached: 830
- Two:
932
- 3
or 4: 1,422
- 5
to 9: 602
- 10
to 19: 453
- 20
or more: 945
- Mobile
homes: 5,640
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 120
Housing units in Flathead County with a mortgage: 10,081 (1,060 second mortgage, 991 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,999 Agriculture
in Flathead County
Average size of farms: 218 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $28384
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $237.81
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 19.65%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 36.51%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $25988
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 34.69%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 34.68%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $42663
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.98%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.31
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 5.56%
All wheat for grain: 23874 harvested acres
Vegetables: 43 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 111 acres
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(15%)
- Wood
products (8%)
- Accommodation
and food services (7%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Educational
services (4%)
- Metal
and metal products (4%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (4%)
|
Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (16%)
- Accommodation
and food services (12%)
- Educational
services (11%)
- Finance
and insurance (6%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
- Social
assistance (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Carpenters
(4%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Retail
sales workers except cashiers (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Canada
(34%)
- Germany
(10%)
- United
Kingdom (9%)
- Russia
(7%)
- Mexico
(5%)
- Korea
(5%)
- Other
Northern Europe (4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Flathead County:
|
- German
(22%)
- Irish
(11%)
- Norwegian
(11%)
- English
(10%)
- United
States or American (9%)
- French
(except Basque) (3%)
- Italian
(3%)
|
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 26,229 (77%)
- Carpooled:
4,139 (12%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 114 (0%)
- Railroad:
4 (0%)
- Taxi:
18 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
14 (0%)
- Bicycle:
201 (1%)
- Walked:
1,373 (4%)
- Other
means: 232 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 1,721 (5%)
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People
in group quarters in Flathead County, Montana
- 651
people in nursing homes
- 157
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 95
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 81
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 59
people in other group homes
- 32
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 22
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 20
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 10
people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 8
people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 5
people in religious group quarters
- 4
people in other nonhousehold living situations
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $48,684.
8.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,971 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.05% | | Montana
average: | 8.25% |
0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($252 average AGI)
| Flathead
County: |
0.08% | | Montana
average: | 0.11% |
2.25% relocated from other counties in Montana ($9,755 average AGI)
5.71% relocated from other states ($30,964 average AGI)
| Flathead
County: |
5.71% | | Montana
average: |
4.64% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Missoula County, MT
|
0.42% ($28,785 average AGI) |
| from
Lake County, MT
|
0.35% ($38,315) |
| from
Lincoln County, MT
|
0.31% ($29,122) |
| from
King County, WA
|
0.21% ($43,574) |
| from
Spokane County, WA
|
0.19% ($32,820) |
| from
Gallatin County, MT
|
0.18% ($27,263) |
| from
Cascade County, MT
|
0.15% ($39,898) |
6.22% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,000 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.22% | | Montana
average: | 7.69% |
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($327 average AGI)
| Flathead
County: |
0.06% | | Montana
average: | 0.08% |
2.16% relocated to other counties in Montana ($10,703 average AGI)
4.01% relocated to other states ($21,969 average AGI)
| Flathead
County: |
4.01% | | Montana
average: | 4.10% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Missoula County, MT
|
0.49% ($20,621 average AGI) |
| to
Gallatin County, MT
|
0.25% ($21,000) |
| to
Lincoln County, MT
|
0.22% ($25,971) |
| to
Lake County, MT
|
0.18% ($44,776) |
| to
King County, WA
|
0.17% ($39,127) |
| to
Spokane County, WA
|
0.16% ($31,360) |
| to
Cascade County, MT
|
0.16% ($45,163) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8
Births
per 1000 population in Flathead County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.9
Deaths
per 1000 population in Flathead County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.6
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Flathead County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 12,638 (10,767 aged, 1,871 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 73,317
- In
family households: 62,083 (16,700 male householders, 3,901 female householders)
17,065
spouses, 21,412 children (19,266 natural, 731 adopted, 1,415 stepchildren), 616 grandchildren, 354 brothers or sisters, 231 parents, 530 other relatives, 1,274 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 11,234 (4,545 male householders (3,485 living alone)), 4,548 female householders (3,954 living alone)), 2,141 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 1,154 (763 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 9,708 2-persons, 4,313 3-persons, 3,951 4-persons, 1,753 5-persons, 611 6-persons, 265 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 7,439 1-person, 1,352 2-persons, 204 3-persons, 60 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.
14,090 married couples with children.
3,969 single-parent households (1,180 men, 2,789 women).
96.5% of residents of Flathead County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (85% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $447,681,000 ($5512 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $30,770,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $219,995,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $61,313,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $954,000
Federal grants: $88,105,000
Federal procurement contracts: $30,784,000 ($9,187,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $46,530,000 ($5,947,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $10,142,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $52,621,000
Federal Government insurance: $45,201,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 5,066
| Here: |
61 per 1000 residents | | State: | 62
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 3,798
| Here: |
46 per 1000 residents | | State: | 47
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +183
| Here: |
+2 per 1000 residents | | State: | +2
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +7,385
| Here: |
+89 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+20 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Flathead County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.22 millions of gallons per day (66% from ground, 34% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 1,276
- 1995
to 1998: 4,441
- 1990
to 1994: 3,653
- 1980
to 1989: 5,934
- 1970
to 1979: 7,644
- 1960
to 1969: 3,273
- 1950
to 1959: 2,885
- 1940
to 1949: 2,009
- 1939
or earlier: 3,658
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Flathead County, Montana: |
- 1
room: 110
- 2
rooms: 334
- 3
rooms: 918
- 4
rooms: 2,802
- 5
rooms: 5,046
- 6
rooms: 4,291
- 7
rooms: 3,342
- 8
rooms: 2,301
- 9
or more rooms: 2,538
|
Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Flathead County, Montana: |
- 1
room: 295
- 2
rooms: 904
- 3
rooms: 1,548
- 4
rooms: 2,219
- 5
rooms: 1,463
- 6
rooms: 724
- 7
rooms: 355
- 8
rooms: 193
- 9
or more rooms: 205
|
Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Flathead County: |
- no
bedroom: 145
- 1
bedroom: 1,053
- 2
bedrooms: 5,123
- 3
bedrooms: 10,468
- 4
bedrooms: 3,802
- 5
or more bedrooms: 1,091
|
Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Flathead County: |
- no
bedroom: 329
- 1
bedroom: 2,205
- 2
bedrooms: 3,030
- 3
bedrooms: 1,872
- 4
bedrooms: 355
- 5
or more bedrooms: 115
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Flathead County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 508
- 1
vehicle: 4,521
- 2
vehicles: 9,986
- 3
vehicles: 4,600
- 4
vehicles: 1,486
- 5
or more vehicles: 581
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Flathead County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 844
- 1
vehicle: 3,675
- 2
vehicles: 2,533
- 3
vehicles: 650
- 4
vehicles: 169
- 5
or more vehicles: 35
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53% of Flathead County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 28% lived in Montana.
| Flathead
County: |
52.8% | | State
average: | 54.0% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 34039
- Northeast:
3491
- Midwest:
13106
- South:
3778
- West:
17926
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $114,500 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 (51%)
- Electricity
(22%)
- Wood
(14%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (44%)
- Electricity
(40%)
- Wood
(8%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 927
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 241
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 232
| Here: |
11.9% | | Montana: |
11.5% |
Flathead
County government finances in 2004:
-
Charges - Air Transportation: $3,382,000
- Charges
- Solid Waste Management: $4,555,000
All Other: $4,265,000
Parks & Recreation: $912,000
- Current
Operations - General - Other: $7,323,000
Regular Highways: $4,950,000
Police Protection: $4,809,000
Health Services - Other: $3,869,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,337,000
Air Transportation: $1,933,000
Financial Administration: $1,638,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,624,000
Central Staff Services: $1,556,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,531,000
Welfare - Other: $1,167,000
Libraries: $1,062,000
General Public Buildings: $902,000
Parks & Recreation: $706,000
Corrections - Other: $595,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $151,000
Fire Protection: $64,000
Housing & Community Development: $24,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,482,000
Health & Hospitals: $1,235,000
General Support: $1,217,000
Highways: $817,000
Housing & Community Development: $23,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $821,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $8,432,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $12,577,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,840,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,742,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $8,762,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $913,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $1,092,000
Interest Earnings: $275,000
Property Sale Other: $118,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Air Transportation: $1,624,000
General - Other: $1,029,000
Natural Resource - Other: $875,000
Police Protection: $87,000
Central Staff: $45,000
Parks & Recreation: $26,000
General Public Building: $18,000
Judicial: $6,000
Health - Other: $6,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $28,011,000
- State
Intergovernmental - General Support: $2,405,000
Highways: $1,181,000
All Other: $890,000
Health & Hospitals: $92,000
Public Welfare: $3,000
- Tax
- Property: $26,136,000
NEC: $265,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $16,068,000
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