People Facts Great Falls Montana
      Population, 2003 estimate 56,155 917,621
      Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 -1.0% 1.7%
      Population, 2000 56,690 902,195
      Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 2.4% 12.9%
      Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.4% 6.1%
      Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 24.9% 25.5%
      Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 15.7% 13.4%
      Female persons, percent, 2000 51.5% 50.2%
      White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 90.0% 90.6%
      Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.0% 0.3%
      American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 5.1% 6.2%
      Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.9% 0.5%
      Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% 0.1%
      Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.6% 0.6%
      Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.5% 1.7%
      Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 2.4% 2.0%
      Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 53.0% 53.6%
      Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 2.5% 1.8%
      Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 4.9% 5.2%
      High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 87.2% 87.2%
      Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 22.4% 24.4%
      Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 13.9 17.7
       
      Housing units, 2000 25,250 412,633
      Homeownership rate, 2000 63.0% 69.1%
      Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $92,000 $99,500
       
      Households, 2000 23,834 358,667
      Persons per household, 2000 2.31 2.45
      Median household income, 1999 $32,436 $33,024
      Per capita money income, 1999 $18,059 $17,151
      Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 14.5% 14.6%
          Business Facts
      Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) 996,245 7,596,802
      Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 782,903 7,779,112
      Retail sales per capita, 1997 $13,833 $8,853
      Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) 95,818 1,199,251
      Total number of firms, 1997 5,264 93,677
      Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 2.2% 3.6%
      Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 21.5% 23.9%
          Geography Facts Great Falls Montana
      Land area, 2000 (square miles) 19 145,552
      Persons per square mile, 2000 2,909.1 6.2
      Counties Cascade County