15.0% of Great Falls, MT residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 19.0% greater than the poverty level of 12.1% across the entire state of Montana. 10.9% of high school graduates and 37.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 25.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 79.7%. For comparison, it was 18.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Great Falls, MT
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Great Falls:
15.0%
Whole state:
12.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Great Falls:
6.2%
Whole state:
5.8%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Great Falls:
25.7%
Montana:
21.8%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 14.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Great Falls:
27.6%
Montana:
25.9%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
79.7%
Residents above poverty level:
18.4%
Poverty by age in Great Falls, MT
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Great Falls,MT (percentage below poverty level)
18.3%Under 5 years
27.2%5 years
18.8%6 to 11 years
24.8%12 to 14 years
11.9%15 years
53.0%16 and 17 years
21.0%18 to 24 years
8.5%25 to 34 years
18.5%35 to 44 years
13.6%45 to 54 years
24.1%55 to 64 years
13.0%65 to 74 years
13.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Great Falls,MT (percentage below poverty level)
21.2%Under 5 years
14.1%5 years
20.7%6 to 11 years
18.6%12 to 14 years
51.0%15 years
13.1%16 and 17 years
19.8%18 to 24 years
19.5%25 to 34 years
19.1%35 to 44 years
9.3%45 to 54 years
5.8%55 to 64 years
17.9%65 to 74 years
17.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Great Falls,MT (% below half of poverty level)
10.1%Under 6 years
5.6%6 to 11 years
9.5%12 to 17 years
12.0%18 to 24 years
6.7%25 to 34 years
5.3%35 to 44 years
4.7%45 to 54 years
4.5%55 to 64 years
2.4%65 to 74 years
4.6%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Great Falls, MT
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Great Falls, MT (%)
14.4%White
22.5%Black
51.8%American Indian
24.0%Asian
28.5%Other race
20.0%2+ races
42.4%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Great Falls, MT (absolute numbers)
6,938White
135Black
1,116American Indian
131Asian
410Other race
1,0592+ races
1,596Hispanic
16.6%Below poverty level
83.4%Above poverty level
3.7%Below poverty level
96.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Great Falls, MT
Children below poverty level:
Great Falls, Montana:
16.3%
State:
12.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Great Falls:
10.9%
Montana:
9.2%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Great Falls:
37.2%
Montana:
31.3%
33.0%Married-couple family
14.0%Male, no wife present
52.9%Female, no husband present
8.0%Worked full-time, year-round
32.4%Worked part-time
59.5%Did not work
3.4%Both worked full-time
10.5%One full-time, other part-time
25.4%One full-time, other didn't work
4.6%Both worked part-time
18.5%One part-time, other didn't work
37.6%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.8%1999 to 2000
0.7%1995 to 1998
1.1%1990 to 1994
3.9%1980 to 1989
8.7%1970 to 1979
22.1%1960 to 1969
19.2%1950 to 1959
15.6%1940 to 1949
28.1%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.2%1999 to 2000
4.0%1995 to 1998
2.9%1990 to 1994
6.4%1980 to 1989
15.5%1970 to 1979
20.4%1960 to 1969
23.9%1950 to 1959
9.4%1940 to 1949
16.3%1939 or earlier
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