Kalispell Metro Area

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  2. Kalispell Metro Area Statistics
  3. Kalispell Metro Area Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Kalispell Metro Area Employment Information
  5. Kalispell Metro Area Family Information
  6. Kalispell Metro Area Education Information
  7. Kalispell Metro Area Business Information
  8. Kalispell Metro Area Public Benefits Information
  9. Kalispell Metro Area Criminal Information
  10. Kalispell Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Kalispell Metro Area Counties
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Kalispell Metro Area Legal Resources Back to top

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Kalispell Metro Area Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 74,471
  • Land Area (2000): 13,204.632 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 409.513 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 34,773
Kalispell Metro Area Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 70,588 46.93%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 4,389 2.92%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 75,428 50.15%

Kalispell Metro Area Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Kalispell Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Kalispell Metro Area Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 30,859 28,495 2,365 7.66% 77
1991 31,191 28,637 2,554 8.19% 82
1992 32,234 29,706 2,528 7.84% 79
1993 34,198 31,776 2,422 7.08% 71
1994 35,386 32,821 2,565 7.25% 73
1995 36,147 33,438 2,709 7.49% 75
1996 36,781 33,954 2,827 7.69% 77
1997 37,290 34,539 2,751 7.38% 74
1998 37,836 34,868 2,968 7.84% 79
1999 37,416 34,741 2,675 7.15% 72
2000 39,329 37,264 2,064 5.25% 53
2001 40,158 38,051 2,107 5.25% 53
2002 39,895 37,826 2,069 5.19% 52
2003 40,433 38,246 2,187 5.41% 54
2004 41,474 39,380 2,094 5.05% 51
2005 42,685 40,868 1,817 4.26% 43
2006 44,329 42,714 1,615 3.64% 37
2007 45,777 44,174 1,603 3.50% 35
2008 47,175 44,904 2,271 4.81% 48
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 45,767 43,187 2,580 5.64% 56
Feb 2008 45,603 43,077 2,526 5.54% 55
Mar 2008 45,933 43,196 2,737 5.96% 60
Apr 2008 46,422 44,109 2,313 4.98% 50
May 2008 46,707 44,618 2,089 4.47% 45
Jun 2008 48,194 46,065 2,129 4.42% 44
Jul 2008 49,325 47,494 1,831 3.71% 37
Aug 2008 49,277 47,224 2,053 4.17% 42
Sep 2008 47,350 45,167 2,183 4.61% 46
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Kalispell Metro Area Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 5,844 15.46%
2. Wood Manufacturing 2,846 7.53%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 2,554 6.76%
4. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 2,110 5.58%
5. Educational Services 1,442 3.82%
6. Metal Manufactuing 1,434 3.79%
7. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 1,356 3.59%
8. Health Care 1,194 3.16%
9. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 1,122 2.97%
10. Repair and Maintenance 1,100 2.91%
11. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 1,090 2.88%
12. Finance and Insurance 920 2.43%
13. Food and Beverage Stores 910 2.41%
14. Public Administration 906 2.40%
15. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 898 2.38%
16. Truck Transportation 874 2.31%
17. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 862 2.28%
18. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 848 2.24%
19. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 792 2.10%
20. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 654 1.73%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 5,024 15.91%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 3,776 11.96%
3. Educational Services 3,442 10.90%
4. Finance and Insurance 1,788 5.66%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 1,482 4.69%
6. Food and Beverage Stores 1,250 3.96%
7. Social Assistance 1,104 3.50%
8. Public Administration 976 3.09%
9. Department and Other General Stores 898 2.84%
10. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 880 2.79%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 820 2.60%
12. Personal and Laundry Services 808 2.56%
13. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 772 2.45%
14. Construction 648 2.05%
15. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 624 1.98%
16. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 508 1.61%
17. Wood Manufacturing 464 1.47%
18. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 426 1.35%
19. Other Direct Selling Estab 408 1.29%
20. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 284 0.90%

Kalispell Metro Area Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Sales and Related Occupations 2,072 5.48%
2. Other Installation / Maintenance 2,008 5.31%
3. Other Production Occupations 1,956 5.18%
4. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 1,878 4.97%
5. Other Management Occupations 1,576 4.17%
6. Carpenters 1,494 3.95%
7. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 1,468 3.88%
8. Other Construction Trades 1,280 3.39%
9. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 1,276 3.38%
10. Vehicle Mechanics 1,246 3.30%
11. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 1,084 2.87%
12. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 930 2.46%
13. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 758 2.01%
14. Woodworkers 718 1.90%
15. Construction Laborers 696 1.84%
16. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 670 1.77%
17. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 668 1.77%
18. Top Executives 602 1.59%
19. Other Food Preparation and Servers 580 1.53%
20. Farmers and Farm Managers 574 1.52%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 1,654 5.24%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 1,578 5.00%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 1,530 4.85%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 1,526 4.83%
5. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 1,390 4.40%
6. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 1,276 4.04%
7. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 1,276 4.04%
8. Other Management Occupations 1,250 3.96%
9. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 1,246 3.95%
10. Registered Nurses 1,030 3.26%
11. Waiters and Waitresses 1,022 3.24%
12. Cashiers 1,004 3.18%
13. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 740 2.34%
14. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 718 2.27%
15. Health Technologists and Technicians 704 2.23%
16. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 652 2.07%
17. Other Personal Care, Not child care 652 2.07%
18. Customer Service Representatives 628 1.99%
19. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 622 1.97%
20. Child Care Workers 614 1.95%

Kalispell Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 60,931 52.27%
15-35 hours 17,126 14.69%
1-14 hours 4,575 3.93%
No regular hours 33,927 29.11%

Kalispell Metro Area Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 2,212 3.39%
5 AM-5:29 AM 1,486 2.28%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 2,110 3.23%
6 AM-6:29 AM 4,006 6.14%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 5,427 8.32%
7 AM-7:29 AM 8,387 12.85%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 14,166 21.71%
8 AM-8:29 AM 8,460 12.96%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 3,976 6.09%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 3,869 5.93%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 1,892 2.90%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 757 1.16%
Noon-3:59 PM 3,965 6.08%
4 PM-11:59 PM 4,553 6.98%

Kalispell Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 4,128 6.32%
5-9 11,194 17.15%
10-14 13,118 20.10%
15-19 11,293 17.30%
20-24 9,843 15.08%
25-29 3,025 4.63%
30-34 6,845 10.49%
35-39 689 1.06%
40-44 1,030 1.58%
45-59 1,783 2.73%
60-89 1,058 1.62%
At least 90 1,260 1.93%

Kalispell Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 126 0.19% 52,475 80.40%
30-44 116 0.18% 8,448 12.94%
45-59 10 0.02% 1,773 2.72%
At least 60 24 0.04% 2,294 3.51%

Kalispell Metro Area Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 402 0.58%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 8,361 12.14%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 52,955 76.91%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 28 0.04%
Color 4 Box Other 464 0.67%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 276 0.40%
Color 6 Box Walked 2,780 4.04%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 3,586 5.21%

Kalispell Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Kalispell Metro Area Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 59,388 (146,634 people)
Families (2000): 41,202 (121,618 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 16,486
People at same address in 1995: 74,485
Kalispell Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 5,927 9.89%
$10,000-$14,999 4,942 8.25%
$15,000-$19,999 4,955 8.27%
$20,000-$24,999 5,047 8.42%
$25,000-$29,999 5,030 8.40%
$30,000-$34,999 4,448 7.42%
$35,000-$39,999 4,285 7.15%
$40,000-$44,999 4,198 7.01%
$45,000-$49,999 3,119 5.21%
$50,000-$59,999 5,027 8.39%
$60,000-$74,999 5,255 8.77%
$75,000-$99,999 4,088 6.82%
$100,000-$124,999 1,350 2.25%
$125,000-$149,999 749 1.25%
$150,000-$199,999 576 0.96%
$200,000 or more 919 1.53%

Kalispell Metro Area Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 7,453 25.19%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 9,685 32.73%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 1,398 4.72%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 4,272 14.44%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 218 0.74%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 3,905 13.20%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 68 0.23%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 1,703 5.76%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 14 0.05%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 572 1.93%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 9 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 288 0.97%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 3 0.01%

Kalispell Metro Area Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 48,056 28.55%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 23,582 14.01%
Public Assistance 1,350 0.80%
Retirement 9,972 5.92%
Self Employment 12,677 7.53%
Social Security 15,764 9.37%
Supplemental Security 2,222 1.32%
Wage / Salary 44,793 26.61%
Other 9,906 5.89%

Kalispell Metro Area Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 19,699 57.42%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 14,610 42.58%

Kalispell Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 6,456 10.97%
Color 1 Box Married 36,303 61.66%
Color 2 Box Never Married 14,804 25.15%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,310 2.23%

Kalispell Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 7,614 12.60%
Color 1 Box Married 36,627 60.64%
Color 2 Box Never Married 10,397 17.21%
Color 3 Box Widowed 5,767 9.55%

Kalispell Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Kalispell Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Kalispell Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 3,775 3.38%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 11,991 10.75%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 34,842 31.22%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 30,621 27.44%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 7,293 6.54%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 16,581 14.86%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 6,493 5.82%

Kalispell Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 955 1.28% 834 1.12% 1,789 2.40%
Kindergarten 1,664 2.23% 357 0.48% 2,021 2.71%
Grades 1-4 7,842 10.53% 969 1.30% 8,811 11.83%
Grades 5-8 8,800 11.82% 902 1.21% 9,702 13.03%
Grades 9-12 9,036 12.13% 495 0.66% 9,531 12.80%
Undergrad college 3,473 4.66% 479 0.64% 3,952 5.31%
Graduate or professional school 377 0.51% 178 0.24% 555 0.75%
Total 32,147 43.17% 4,214 5.66% 36,361 48.83%

Kalispell Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Kalispell Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Kalispell Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year
Year Color 0 Box Business Births Color 1 Box Business Deaths
2003 495 292
2004 485 325

Kalispell Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Kalispell Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Kalispell Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 128,789 87.05%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 19,153 12.95%

Kalispell Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Kalispell Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 95
Kalispell Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Kalispell Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Kalispell Metro Area Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 9,672 12.99%
10-19 Years 11,514 15.46%
20-29 Years 7,444 10.00%
30-39 Years 9,851 13.23%
40-49 Years 13,475 18.09%
50-59 Years 9,611 12.91%
60-69 Years 5,916 7.94%
70-79 Years 4,418 5.93%
80-89 Years 2,169 2.91%
90+ Years 401 0.54%

Kalispell Metro Area Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 36,911 49.56%
Color 1 Box Female 37,560 50.44%

Kalispell Metro Area Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 71,046 95.40%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 1,061 1.42%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 1,004 1.35%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 815 1.09%
Color 2 Box Asian 340 0.46%
Color 1 Box African-American 108 0.15%
Color 6 Box Other Race 60 0.08%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 37 0.05%

Kalispell Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 36,932 23.33%
2. Irish 21,848 13.80%
3. English 19,971 12.62%
4. Norwegian 16,394 10.36%
5. United States Or American 10,550 6.67%
6. French Non-Basque 7,179 4.54%
7. Swedish 5,200 3.29%
8. Scottish 4,725 2.99%
9. Italian 4,582 2.89%
10. Dutch 4,282 2.71%

Kalispell Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 136,579 96.60%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 1,662 1.18%
3. German 768 0.54%
4. French 606 0.43%
5. Russian 284 0.20%
6. Scandinavian 258 0.18%
7. Italian 224 0.16%
8. Other Native North American 224 0.16%
9. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 74 0.05%
10. Polish 66 0.05%

Kalispell Metro Area Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 147,203 97.87%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 1,767 1.17%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 1,435 0.95%

Kalispell Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Kalispell Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Kalispell Metro Area Counties Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
Flathead County    

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