The State:

• Profile: Click here for political history and analysis.
• Size: 147,042 square miles
• Population in 2000: 902,195; 54.0% urban; 46.0% rural
• Population in 1990: 799,065
• Population Change: Up 12.9% 1990-2000; Up 1.6% 1980-1990
• Population Rank: 44th of 50; 0.3% of total U.S. population
• Most Populous Cities: Billings (95,220); Missoula (60,722); Great Falls (56,155); Butte (32,519); Bozeman (30,753)
• Registered Voters: No party registration
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• Congressional Redistricting: Click here for additional details. An expanded map of the current lines is also available.
• State Senate: 27 D 23 R
• State House: 50 D 50 R
• State Legislative Term Limits: Yes

The People:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2006 Guide to Usage.

• Race/Ethnic Origin: 807,823 (89.5%) white; 2,534 (0.3%) black; 4,569 (0.5%) Asian; 54,426 (6.0%) American Indian; 425 (0.0%) Pacific islander/Hawaiian; 13,768 (1.5%) two-plus races; 569 (0.1%) other; 18,081 (2.0%) Hispanic origin
• Ancestry: 18.8% German, 10.3% Irish, 8.8% English, 7.4% Norwegian, 3.6% USA
• State Natives: 56.1% of residents were born in-state.
• Non-Citizens: 0.8% of residents are foreign-born and not U.S. citizens
• Language Spoken, by Household: 92.0% English; 3.3% Other Eur.; 2.6% Spanish
• Education: 87.2% high school graduates; 24.4% college graduates
• Military Veterans: 108,476 (16.1%); WWII: (19.7%); Korea: (13.4%); Vietnam: (34.2%); First Gulf War: (9.5%)

The Economy:
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• Industry: 7.9% agriculture; 7.4% construction; 5.5% finance; 2.2% information; 11.4% manufacturing; 28.2% professional; 5.9% public administration; 15.8% trade; 15.6% other
• Work Force: 22.0% blue collar; 58.6% white collar; 19.4% gray collar
• Work Sector: 69.2% private; 18.3% government; 11.8% self-employed; 0.7% unpaid family workers
• Unemployment: 0.7% unemployed
• Median Household Income: $33,024
  • 14.6% are below the poverty line
  • 20.2% less than $15,000
  • 32.5% $15-35,000
  • 18.2% $35-50,000
  • 23.5% $50-100,000
  • 3.6% $100-150,000
  • 1.9% more than $150,000
• Median Home Value: $95,800
  • 19.4% less than $50,000
  • 33.8% $50-100,000
  • 34.5% $100-200,000
  • 7.2% $200-300,000
  • 3.1% $300-500,000
  • 2.0% more than $500,000