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Metaline Falls, WA vs Shelby, MT

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- Household income in Shelby, is 77% more than it is in Metaline Falls and is 46% below the National Average.
- Metaline Falls unemployment rate is 9.2%.
- Shelby unemployment rate is 3.3%.
 Metaline Falls, WAShelby, MTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-4.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,276  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$47,389$69,021
 Family Median Income$58,750  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Metaline Falls, WAShelby, MTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K10.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock17.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K0.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock6.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock9.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Metaline Falls, WAShelby, MTUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.1%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.6%1.2%
 Education, library15.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock13.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock14.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance7.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support0.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair17.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock10.6%13.1%
Reviews for Metaline Falls    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

The mine in the area by far the largest employer anmounced ib late 2008 that it was shutting the mine down, for now due to depressed world demand and pricing for their  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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