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Choteau, MT vs Shelby, MT

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- Household income in Shelby, is 15% less than it is in Choteau and is 46% below the National Average.
- Choteau unemployment rate is 4.3%.
- Shelby unemployment rate is 3.3%.
 Choteau, MTShelby, MTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-4.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth12.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,834  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$47,389$69,021
 Family Median Income$65,444  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Choteau, MTShelby, MTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock17.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock6.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock9.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Choteau, MTShelby, MTUnited States
 Management, business, finance6.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.1%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.6%1.2%
 Education, library7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock13.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock14.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance10.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock10.6%13.1%
Reviews for Choteau    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I would like to know how the town is to live in and how the jobs an housing in the  More

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Over 13 years ago

Live close to seed plant and you say air quality is 99, tell me why the people at the seed plant can't be seen through all the grain dust. To many sick people in this  More

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Reviews for Shelby    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Yes, there is shopping available, but you have to drive 1 1/2 hours to Great Falls, with very poor shopping for it's size, or 2 1/2 hours over a mountain pass (almost  More

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