MSU Billings's Living Circumstances

Billings Elementary School District Overview

Montana State University Billings located in Billings Elementary School District area. A total of 47,598 households are located in Billings Elementary School District area. Among them, 13,875 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.92 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 28,669 and 25,827 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0.95% (1,038) of residents are non-citizens and 4.19% (4,572) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Billings Elementary School District, Montana
Household	47,598
Population	109,057
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	13,875 (29.15%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	28,669
Total Students	25,827
Pre-Kindergarten	1,750
Kindergarten	1,504
Grade 1-8	11,408
Grade 9-12	5,362
College/Graduate School	5,803
Veterans	86,336
Non-citizen	1,038
Non-English Home Language	4,572
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

88,984 residents are over the age of 16 and 59,533 people are in labor force. Among them, 59,466 people are in civilian labor force and 67 are in armed labor force. 57,561 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.20%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Billings Elementary School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	56,632	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	46,947	82.90%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	4,780	8.44%
Public transportation	343	0.61%
Walked	1,736	3.07%
Other method	837	1.48%
Worked from home	1,989	3.51%
Average Commute Time	18 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	57,561	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	21,154	36.75%
Service	11,243	19.53%
Sales and office	12,456	21.64%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	6,037	10.49%
Production, transportation, and material moving	6,671	11.59%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	57,561	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,221	2.12%
Construction	4,471	7.77%
Manufacturing	2,604	4.52%
Wholesale trade	1,920	3.34%
Retail trade	6,454	11.21%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	3,559	6.18%
Information	1,295	2.25%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	3,706	6.44%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	5,581	9.70%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	14,886	25.86%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	6,439	11.19%
Other services, except public administration	3,008	5.23%
Public administration	2,417	4.20%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	57,561	-
Private wage and salary workers	46,828	81.35%
Government workers	6,985	12.13%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	3,707	6.44%
Unpaid family workers	41	0.07%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $80,241 for the 47,598 households in Billings Elementary School District area, Montana. The average income of a single worker is $34,012. 102,483 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 92.86%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	47,598	-
Less than $10,000	2,307	4.85%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,032	4.27%
$15,000 - $24,999	5,073	10.66%
$25,000 - $34,999	4,501	9.46%
$35,000 - $49,999	6,274	13.18%
$50,000 - $74,999	9,683	20.34%
$75,000 - $99,999	6,274	13.18%
$100,000 - $149,999	6,314	13.27%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,708	5.69%
More than $200,000	2,432	5.11%
Median Household Income	$59,665	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$80,241	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	28,134	-
Less than $10,000	598	2.13%
$10,000 - $14,999	447	1.59%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,807	6.42%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,109	7.50%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,250	11.55%
$50,000 - $74,999	5,785	20.56%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,522	16.07%
$100,000 - $149,999	5,244	18.64%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,298	8.17%
More than $200,000	2,074	7.37%

Median Family Income	$75,263	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$100,059	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$34,012	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$51,646	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$51,646	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	110,365	-
With health insurance coverage	102,483	92.86%
Public coverage	38,586	34.96%
Private health insurance	78,746	71.35%
Without health insurance coverage	7,882	7.14%

Housing

There are 51,089 housing units in Billings Elementary School District area, Montana with 47,598 units (93.17%) occupied. 30,678 houses (64.45%) are occupied by owner and 16,920 houses (35.55%) are rented. The average housing value is $221,400 and the average rental cost is $883. 1,678 houses (3.28%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 7,347 houses (14.38%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	51,089	-
Occupied	47,598	93.17%
Owner Occupied	30,678	64.45%
Renter Occupied	16,920	35.55%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	31,713	62.07%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	3,122	6.11%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	12,511	24.49%
Mobile Homes	3,695	7.23%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	48	0.09%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	51,089	-
Built 2014 or later	1,678	3.28%
Built 2010 - 2013	2,048	4.01%
Built 2000 - 2009	5,945	11.64%
Built 1990 - 1999	5,924	11.60%
Built 1980 - 1989	5,889	11.53%
Built 1970 - 1979	9,640	18.87%
Built 1960 - 1969	5,314	10.40%
Built 1950 - 1959	7,304	14.30%
Built 1949 or earlier	7,347	14.38%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	51,089	-
1 room	944	1.85%
2 rooms	1,999	3.91%
3 rooms	4,983	9.75%
4 rooms	9,171	17.95%
5 rooms	7,287	14.26%
6 rooms	6,493	12.71%
7 rooms	5,313	10.40%
8 rooms	5,519	10.80%
9 rooms or more	9,380	18.36%
Median Number of Rooms	5.7 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	51,089	-
no bedroom	1,031	2.02%
1 bedroom	5,144	10.07%
2 bedrooms	14,367	28.12%
3 bedrooms	15,408	30.16%
4 bedrooms	10,540	20.63%
5 bedrooms or more	4,599	9.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	30,678	-
Less than $50,000	1,689	5.51%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,088	3.55%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,740	8.93%
$150,000 - $199,999	6,460	21.06%
$200,000 - $299,999	12,004	39.13%
$300,000 - $499,999	4,861	15.85%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,607	5.24%
$1,000,000 or more	229	0.75%
Median House Value	$221,400	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	16,323	-
Less than $500	1,684	10.32%
$500 - $999	8,522	52.21%
$1,000 - $1,499	4,464	27.35%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,057	6.48%
$2,000 - $2,499	107	0.66%
$2,500 - $2,999	150	0.92%
$3,000 or more	339	2.08%
Median Rental Costs	$883	-

Demographic

A total of 112,180 people lives in Billings Elementary School District area, Montana with 54,376 male and 57,804 female. The males to female ratio is 48.47 to 51.53. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	112,180	-
Male	54,376	48.47%
Female	57,804	51.53%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	112,180	-
Under 5 years	7,095	6.32%
5 - 9 years	7,487	6.67%
10 - 14 years	7,196	6.41%
15 - 19 years	6,662	5.94%
20 - 24 years	7,223	6.44%
25 - 34 years	16,797	14.97%
35 - 44 years	13,625	12.15%
45 - 54 years	12,921	11.52%
55 - 59 years	7,347	6.55%
60 - 64 years	7,061	6.29%
65 - 74 years	10,300	9.18%
75 - 84 years	5,205	4.64%
85 years and older	3,261	2.91%
Median Age	37.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	112,180	-
One Race	108,130	96.39%
White	99,761	88.93%
Black or African American	1,110	0.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native	5,205	4.64%
Asian	1,045	0.93%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	136	0.12%
Other	873	0.78%

Two or more races	4,050	3.61%
White and Black or African American	992	0.88%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,722	1.54%
White and Asian	614	0.55%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	91	0.08%