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Billings Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 138,904
Land Area (2000): 12,129.290 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 72.761 square kilometers

Billings Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	126,768	2002	130,387	2005	Not Available
2000	Not Available	2003	142,566	2006	147,997
2001	Not Available	2004	144,401	2007	150,563

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	215,512	76.68%
Rural, Farm	9,747	3.47%
Rural, Non-farm	55,798	19.85%

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Billings Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	66,536	63,199	3,338	5.02%	50
1991	66,944	63,660	3,284	4.90%	49
1992	68,455	64,873	3,582	5.23%	52
1993	69,001	65,670	3,331	4.83%	48
1994	71,241	68,093	3,148	4.42%	44
1995	71,891	68,669	3,222	4.48%	45
1996	71,896	68,480	3,416	4.75%	48
1997	72,681	69,338	3,343	4.60%	46
1998	74,024	70,710	3,313	4.48%	45
1999	75,334	72,175	3,159	4.19%	42
2000	76,479	73,345	3,134	4.10%	41
2001	77,339	74,529	2,811	3.63%	36
2002	79,581	76,688	2,893	3.64%	36
2003	80,367	77,651	2,717	3.38%	34
2004	81,577	78,896	2,681	3.29%	33
2005	83,820	81,260	2,560	3.05%	31
2006	85,204	82,912	2,293	2.69%	27
2007	86,979	84,910	2,069	2.38%	24
2008	87,412	84,719	2,693	3.08%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	65,731	61,897	3,834	5.83%	58
Feb 1990	66,600	62,547	4,053	6.09%	61
Mar 1990	66,351	62,866	3,485	5.25%	53
Apr 1990	66,442	63,352	3,090	4.65%	47
May 1990	66,462	63,711	2,751	4.14%	41
Jun 1990	66,793	63,508	3,285	4.92%	49
Jul 1990	67,998	64,808	3,190	4.69%	47
Aug 1990	66,268	63,115	3,153	4.76%	48
Sep 1990	66,235	63,103	3,132	4.73%	47
Oct 1990	66,186	63,026	3,160	4.77%	48
Nov 1990	66,674	63,197	3,477	5.21%	52
Dec 1990	66,694	63,253	3,441	5.16%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	66,016	62,041	3,975	6.02%	60
Feb 1991	66,659	62,778	3,881	5.82%	58
Mar 1991	66,475	62,935	3,540	5.33%	53
Apr 1991	66,700	63,816	2,884	4.32%	43
May 1991	66,889	63,933	2,956	4.42%	44
Jun 1991	67,583	64,046	3,537	5.23%	52
Jul 1991	67,177	63,978	3,199	4.76%	48
Aug 1991	66,970	63,975	2,995	4.47%	45
Sep 1991	66,451	63,629	2,822	4.25%	42
Oct 1991	66,571	63,589	2,982	4.48%	45
Nov 1991	67,845	64,512	3,333	4.91%	49
Dec 1991	67,991	64,692	3,299	4.85%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	67,537	63,600	3,937	5.83%	58
Feb 1992	68,622	64,639	3,983	5.80%	58
Mar 1992	68,109	64,209	3,900	5.73%	57
Apr 1992	68,345	65,179	3,166	4.63%	46
May 1992	69,170	65,683	3,487	5.04%	50
Jun 1992	69,229	65,263	3,966	5.73%	57
Jul 1992	69,621	65,900	3,721	5.34%	53
Aug 1992	68,541	65,031	3,510	5.12%	51
Sep 1992	67,622	64,354	3,268	4.83%	48
Oct 1992	68,077	64,947	3,130	4.60%	46
Nov 1992	68,253	64,867	3,386	4.96%	50
Dec 1992	68,328	64,798	3,530	5.17%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	67,626	63,544	4,082	6.04%	60
Feb 1993	68,564	64,563	4,001	5.84%	58
Mar 1993	69,009	65,129	3,880	5.62%	56
Apr 1993	68,584	65,473	3,111	4.54%	45
May 1993	68,803	65,767	3,036	4.41%	44
Jun 1993	69,740	66,100	3,640	5.22%	52
Jul 1993	69,775	66,526	3,249	4.66%	47
Aug 1993	69,717	66,546	3,171	4.55%	45
Sep 1993	67,704	64,837	2,867	4.23%	42
Oct 1993	69,007	66,032	2,975	4.31%	43
Nov 1993	69,719	66,770	2,949	4.23%	42
Dec 1993	69,764	66,757	3,007	4.31%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	69,716	65,813	3,903	5.60%	56
Feb 1994	70,340	66,498	3,842	5.46%	55
Mar 1994	70,438	66,702	3,736	5.30%	53
Apr 1994	70,549	67,372	3,177	4.50%	45
May 1994	70,707	67,997	2,710	3.83%	38
Jun 1994	71,400	68,246	3,154	4.42%	44
Jul 1994	71,895	68,995	2,900	4.03%	40
Aug 1994	71,830	68,902	2,928	4.08%	41
Sep 1994	71,043	68,411	2,632	3.70%	37
Oct 1994	71,737	68,954	2,783	3.88%	39
Nov 1994	72,649	69,671	2,978	4.10%	41
Dec 1994	72,585	69,556	3,029	4.17%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	70,787	67,139	3,648	5.15%	52
Feb 1995	71,002	67,405	3,597	5.07%	51
Mar 1995	71,721	68,131	3,590	5.01%	50
Apr 1995	71,435	68,306	3,129	4.38%	44
May 1995	71,572	68,688	2,884	4.03%	40
Jun 1995	72,446	68,915	3,531	4.87%	49
Jul 1995	72,598	69,384	3,214	4.43%	44
Aug 1995	72,614	69,517	3,097	4.27%	43
Sep 1995	72,000	69,112	2,888	4.01%	40
Oct 1995	72,264	69,535	2,729	3.78%	38
Nov 1995	72,610	69,382	3,228	4.45%	44
Dec 1995	71,644	68,512	3,132	4.37%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	71,082	67,107	3,975	5.59%	56
Feb 1996	71,661	67,797	3,864	5.39%	54
Mar 1996	71,765	67,947	3,818	5.32%	53
Apr 1996	71,373	68,368	3,005	4.21%	42
May 1996	71,823	68,621	3,202	4.46%	45
Jun 1996	72,613	68,853	3,760	5.18%	52
Jul 1996	73,132	69,434	3,698	5.06%	51
Aug 1996	72,838	69,373	3,465	4.76%	48
Sep 1996	71,375	68,325	3,050	4.27%	43
Oct 1996	71,738	68,854	2,884	4.02%	40
Nov 1996	71,764	68,641	3,123	4.35%	44
Dec 1996	71,584	68,437	3,147	4.40%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	71,611	67,770	3,841	5.36%	54
Feb 1997	72,231	68,391	3,840	5.32%	53
Mar 1997	72,257	68,397	3,860	5.34%	53
Apr 1997	72,716	69,379	3,337	4.59%	46
May 1997	72,682	69,634	3,048	4.19%	42
Jun 1997	72,921	69,356	3,565	4.89%	49
Jul 1997	74,180	70,911	3,269	4.41%	44
Aug 1997	73,399	70,078	3,321	4.52%	45
Sep 1997	71,856	68,828	3,028	4.21%	42
Oct 1997	72,341	69,492	2,849	3.94%	39
Nov 1997	72,739	69,766	2,973	4.09%	41
Dec 1997	73,243	70,053	3,190	4.36%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	72,370	68,433	3,937	5.44%	54
Feb 1998	74,395	70,543	3,852	5.18%	52
Mar 1998	75,032	70,779	4,253	5.67%	57
Apr 1998	75,091	71,844	3,247	4.32%	43
May 1998	74,775	71,718	3,057	4.09%	41
Jun 1998	75,326	71,592	3,734	4.96%	50
Jul 1998	74,939	71,614	3,325	4.44%	44
Aug 1998	73,998	70,906	3,092	4.18%	42
Sep 1998	73,020	70,138	2,882	3.95%	39
Oct 1998	73,337	70,594	2,743	3.74%	37
Nov 1998	72,815	70,038	2,777	3.81%	38
Dec 1998	73,188	70,326	2,862	3.91%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	74,009	70,698	3,311	4.47%	45
Feb 1999	74,743	71,477	3,266	4.37%	44
Mar 1999	75,271	71,931	3,340	4.44%	44
Apr 1999	75,943	73,121	2,822	3.72%	37
May 1999	75,707	72,732	2,975	3.93%	39
Jun 1999	76,279	72,572	3,707	4.86%	49
Jul 1999	78,052	74,699	3,353	4.30%	43
Aug 1999	76,907	73,709	3,198	4.16%	42
Sep 1999	73,726	70,749	2,977	4.04%	40
Oct 1999	74,019	71,092	2,927	3.95%	40
Nov 1999	74,345	71,315	3,030	4.08%	41
Dec 1999	75,003	72,006	2,997	4.00%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	76,126	72,265	3,861	5.07%	51
Feb 2000	76,678	72,848	3,830	4.99%	50
Mar 2000	76,905	73,039	3,866	5.03%	50
Apr 2000	76,982	73,891	3,091	4.02%	40
May 2000	76,890	73,976	2,914	3.79%	38
Jun 2000	77,366	74,109	3,257	4.21%	42
Jul 2000	76,467	73,514	2,953	3.86%	39
Aug 2000	76,160	73,252	2,908	3.82%	38
Sep 2000	75,405	72,941	2,464	3.27%	33
Oct 2000	75,647	73,065	2,582	3.41%	34
Nov 2000	76,350	73,340	3,010	3.94%	39
Dec 2000	76,771	73,897	2,874	3.74%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	77,105	73,726	3,379	4.38%	44
Feb 2001	76,998	73,618	3,380	4.39%	44
Mar 2001	77,373	73,930	3,443	4.45%	44
Apr 2001	78,107	75,318	2,789	3.57%	36
May 2001	77,971	75,629	2,342	3.00%	30
Jun 2001	77,702	74,955	2,747	3.54%	35
Jul 2001	78,133	75,724	2,409	3.08%	31
Aug 2001	77,472	74,898	2,574	3.32%	33
Sep 2001	76,044	73,710	2,334	3.07%	31
Oct 2001	76,693	74,032	2,661	3.47%	35
Nov 2001	77,218	74,347	2,871	3.72%	37
Dec 2001	77,253	74,456	2,797	3.62%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	77,573	74,056	3,517	4.53%	45
Feb 2002	79,518	76,047	3,471	4.37%	44
Mar 2002	80,132	76,600	3,532	4.41%	44
Apr 2002	79,878	76,985	2,893	3.62%	36
May 2002	79,846	77,306	2,540	3.18%	32
Jun 2002	79,913	76,863	3,050	3.82%	38
Jul 2002	80,092	77,368	2,724	3.40%	34
Aug 2002	80,867	78,280	2,587	3.20%	32
Sep 2002	79,201	76,856	2,345	2.96%	30
Oct 2002	79,433	76,975	2,458	3.09%	31
Nov 2002	79,174	76,244	2,930	3.70%	37
Dec 2002	79,350	76,680	2,670	3.36%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	80,026	76,789	3,237	4.04%	40
Feb 2003	80,142	76,917	3,225	4.02%	40
Mar 2003	80,189	77,069	3,120	3.89%	39
Apr 2003	80,654	78,158	2,496	3.09%	31
May 2003	80,466	78,134	2,332	2.90%	29
Jun 2003	81,256	78,222	3,034	3.73%	37
Jul 2003	80,392	77,750	2,642	3.29%	33
Aug 2003	80,163	77,633	2,530	3.16%	32
Sep 2003	79,490	77,226	2,264	2.85%	28
Oct 2003	80,613	78,187	2,426	3.01%	30
Nov 2003	80,707	78,053	2,654	3.29%	33
Dec 2003	80,308	77,669	2,639	3.29%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	80,640	77,330	3,310	4.10%	41
Feb 2004	80,546	77,501	3,045	3.78%	38
Mar 2004	80,524	77,482	3,042	3.78%	38
Apr 2004	81,901	79,265	2,636	3.22%	32
May 2004	81,264	78,833	2,431	2.99%	30
Jun 2004	81,866	78,824	3,042	3.72%	37
Jul 2004	82,653	80,033	2,620	3.17%	32
Aug 2004	81,985	79,552	2,433	2.97%	30
Sep 2004	80,625	78,426	2,199	2.73%	27
Oct 2004	81,701	79,340	2,361	2.89%	29
Nov 2004	82,547	80,026	2,521	3.05%	31
Dec 2004	82,676	80,140	2,536	3.07%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	82,382	79,188	3,194	3.88%	39
Feb 2005	82,868	79,656	3,212	3.88%	39
Mar 2005	83,264	80,256	3,008	3.61%	36
Apr 2005	84,664	82,125	2,539	3.00%	30
May 2005	83,818	81,481	2,337	2.79%	28
Jun 2005	83,035	80,243	2,792	3.36%	34
Jul 2005	84,455	82,077	2,378	2.82%	28
Aug 2005	84,838	82,565	2,273	2.68%	27
Sep 2005	83,793	81,719	2,074	2.48%	25
Oct 2005	84,270	82,093	2,177	2.58%	26
Nov 2005	84,514	82,122	2,392	2.83%	28
Dec 2005	83,940	81,594	2,346	2.79%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	83,823	80,977	2,846	3.40%	34
Feb 2006	83,739	80,826	2,913	3.48%	35
Mar 2006	84,067	81,305	2,762	3.29%	33
Apr 2006	84,755	82,417	2,338	2.76%	28
May 2006	84,533	82,478	2,055	2.43%	24
Jun 2006	85,396	82,845	2,551	2.99%	30
Jul 2006	87,803	85,545	2,258	2.57%	26
Aug 2006	87,256	85,196	2,060	2.36%	24
Sep 2006	84,650	82,878	1,772	2.09%	21
Oct 2006	85,339	83,465	1,874	2.20%	22
Nov 2006	85,742	83,645	2,097	2.45%	24
Dec 2006	85,350	83,366	1,984	2.32%	23

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	86,301	83,765	2,536	2.94%	29
Feb 2007	85,646	83,214	2,432	2.84%	28
Mar 2007	86,093	83,878	2,215	2.57%	26
Apr 2007	87,009	85,043	1,966	2.26%	23
May 2007	87,093	85,294	1,799	2.07%	21
Jun 2007	86,932	84,682	2,250	2.59%	26
Jul 2007	89,190	87,126	2,064	2.31%	23
Aug 2007	88,562	86,714	1,848	2.09%	21
Sep 2007	86,029	84,360	1,669	1.94%	19
Oct 2007	86,591	84,753	1,838	2.12%	21
Nov 2007	87,378	85,328	2,050	2.35%	23
Dec 2007	86,927	84,765	2,162	2.49%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	86,785	84,155	2,630	3.03%	30
Feb 2008	85,998	83,366	2,632	3.06%	31
Mar 2008	87,080	84,428	2,652	3.05%	30
Apr 2008	87,644	85,083	2,561	2.92%	29
May 2008	87,831	85,251	2,580	2.94%	29
Jun 2008	87,941	84,906	3,035	3.45%	35
Jul 2008	88,365	85,746	2,619	2.96%	30
Aug 2008	88,061	85,241	2,820	3.20%	32
Sep 2008	87,006	84,294	2,712	3.12%	31
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Billings Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	7,994	10.97%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	5,156	7.07%
3.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	3,652	5.01%
4.	Health Care	3,548	4.87%
5.	Public Administration	3,010	4.13%
6.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	2,854	3.92%
7.	Educational Services	2,740	3.76%
8.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	2,544	3.49%
9.	Truck Transportation	2,520	3.46%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	2,408	3.30%
11.	Finance and Insurance	2,108	2.89%
12.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,880	2.58%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,684	2.31%
14.	Petroleum and Coal Manufactuing	1,640	2.25%
15.	Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale	1,516	2.08%
16.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	1,460	2.00%
17.	Mining	1,318	1.81%
18.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,284	1.76%
19.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	1,230	1.69%
20.	Other Transportation	1,220	1.67%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	11,850	17.61%
2.	Educational Services	7,444	11.06%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	6,998	10.40%
4.	Finance and Insurance	4,576	6.80%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	3,582	5.32%
6.	Social Assistance	2,668	3.97%
7.	Public Administration	2,528	3.76%
8.	Department and Other General Stores	2,208	3.28%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,776	2.64%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,752	2.60%
11.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	1,540	2.29%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	1,518	2.26%
13.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	1,456	2.16%
14.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,412	2.10%
15.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	966	1.44%
16.	Construction	888	1.32%
17.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	844	1.25%
18.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	756	1.12%
19.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	690	1.03%
20.	Truck Transportation	628	0.93%

Billings Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	4,498	6.17%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	3,892	5.34%
3.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	3,144	4.31%
4.	Other Management Occupations	3,138	4.31%
5.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	3,092	4.24%
6.	Vehicle Mechanics	2,890	3.97%
7.	Other Installation / Maintenance	2,700	3.70%
8.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	2,486	3.41%
9.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	2,162	2.97%
10.	Other Production Occupations	2,006	2.75%
11.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,968	2.70%
12.	Farmers and Farm Managers	1,676	2.30%
13.	Other Construction Trades	1,668	2.29%
14.	Top Executives	1,638	2.25%
15.	Carpenters	1,502	2.06%
16.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,436	1.97%
17.	Engineers	1,190	1.63%
18.	Construction Laborers	1,130	1.55%
19.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	1,122	1.54%
20.	Business Operations Specialists	1,070	1.47%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	3,754	5.58%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	3,698	5.50%
3.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	2,992	4.45%
4.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	2,978	4.43%
5.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	2,928	4.35%
6.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	2,800	4.16%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	2,696	4.01%
8.	Registered Nurses	2,374	3.53%
9.	Cashiers	2,214	3.29%
10.	Other Management Occupations	2,134	3.17%
11.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	2,064	3.07%
12.	Child Care Workers	2,062	3.06%
13.	Waiters and Waitresses	2,010	2.99%
14.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	1,820	2.71%
15.	Health Technologists and Technicians	1,812	2.69%
16.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,552	2.31%
17.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	1,372	2.04%
18.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	1,330	1.98%
19.	Customer Service Representatives	1,304	1.94%
20.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,258	1.87%

Billings Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	120,137	55.16%
15-35 hours	32,944	15.12%
1-14 hours	8,247	3.79%
No regular hours	56,488	25.93%

Billings Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	3,945	2.96%
5 AM-5:29 AM	2,404	1.80%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	3,702	2.78%
6 AM-6:29 AM	7,284	5.46%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	12,330	9.25%
7 AM-7:29 AM	21,162	15.88%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	30,019	22.52%
8 AM-8:29 AM	15,512	11.64%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	6,114	4.59%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	7,224	5.42%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	3,179	2.38%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	1,768	1.33%
Noon-3:59 PM	8,690	6.52%
4 PM-11:59 PM	9,966	7.48%

Billings Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	5,614	4.21%
5-9	22,725	17.05%
10-14	31,017	23.27%
15-19	29,817	22.37%
20-24	19,993	15.00%
25-29	4,821	3.62%
30-34	8,907	6.68%
35-39	1,118	0.84%
40-44	1,300	0.98%
45-59	2,938	2.20%
60-89	2,375	1.78%
At least 90	2,674	2.01%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	608	0.46%	113,379	85.06%
30-44	256	0.19%	11,069	8.30%
45-59	52	0.04%	2,886	2.17%
At least 60	578	0.43%	4,471	3.35%

Billings Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	736	0.53%
Car / truck / van, carpool	14,012	10.01%
Car / truck / van, solo	112,176	80.10%
Motorcycle	42	0.03%
Other	850	0.61%
Public transportation	1,494	1.07%
Walked	3,989	2.85%
Worked at home	6,742	4.81%

Billings 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.

Billings Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 112,360 (271,728 people)
: 74,406 (220,680 people)
: 34,535
: 139,129
Billings Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	10,569	9.30%
$10,000-$14,999	10,213	8.99%
$15,000-$19,999	8,832	7.77%
$20,000-$24,999	8,643	7.61%
$25,000-$29,999	8,024	7.06%
$30,000-$34,999	8,505	7.48%
$35,000-$39,999	7,369	6.48%
$40,000-$44,999	6,861	6.04%
$45,000-$49,999	6,457	5.68%
$50,000-$59,999	10,475	9.22%
$60,000-$74,999	10,673	9.39%
$75,000-$99,999	9,004	7.92%
$100,000-$124,999	3,343	2.94%
$125,000-$149,999	1,701	1.50%
$150,000-$199,999	1,376	1.21%
$200,000 or more	1,587	1.40%

Billings Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	15,725	28.01%
Family, 2 people	16,951	30.19%
Nonfamily, 2 people	2,918	5.20%
Family, 3 people	8,235	14.67%
Nonfamily, 3 people	401	0.71%
Family, 4 people	7,222	12.86%
Nonfamily, 4 people	138	0.25%
Family, 5 people	3,058	5.45%
Nonfamily, 5 people	26	0.05%
Family, 6 people	978	1.74%
Nonfamily, 6 people	9	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	481	0.86%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	7	0.01%

Billings Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	91,563	28.87%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	46,427	14.64%
Public Assistance	3,303	1.04%
Retirement	17,958	5.66%
Self Employment	19,639	6.19%
Social Security	30,999	9.77%
Supplemental Security	3,737	1.18%
Wage / Salary	86,990	27.43%
Other	16,565	5.22%

Billings Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	34,409	57.02%
With children under 18	25,932	42.98%

Billings Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	11,547	10.83%
Married	64,011	60.05%
Never Married	28,023	26.29%
Widowed	3,009	2.82%

Billings Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	14,678	12.72%
Married	64,344	55.76%
Never Married	24,226	21.00%
Widowed	12,137	10.52%

Billings 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.

Billings Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Billings Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	7,672	3.66%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	18,855	9.00%
High school diploma or equivalent	65,453	31.25%
Some college, no degree	56,208	26.83%
Associate degree	11,353	5.42%
Bachelors degree	36,484	17.42%
Graduate or professional degree	13,450	6.42%

Billings Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	2,685	1.93%	2,305	1.66%	4,990	3.59%
Kindergarten	3,666	2.64%	374	0.27%	4,040	2.91%
Grades 1-4	15,884	11.44%	1,182	0.85%	17,066	12.29%
Grades 5-8	15,248	10.98%	1,195	0.86%	16,443	11.84%
Grades 9-12	15,236	10.97%	1,249	0.90%	16,485	11.87%
Undergrad college	10,223	7.36%	1,727	1.24%	11,950	8.60%
Graduate or professional school	1,674	1.21%	260	0.19%	1,934	1.39%
Total	64,616	46.52%	8,292	5.97%	72,908	52.49%

Billings 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.

Billings Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Billings Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	500	515
2002	507	364
2003	545	474
2004	526	449

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

Billings Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Billings Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	244,113	88.85%
Below Poverty Level	30,619	11.15%

Billings 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.

Billings Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 535
Billings Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	1.057	0.260	0.008	0.410	1.735	0.000	4.899	33.313	3.439	41.651
2000	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2001	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2002	1.818	0.123	0.000	0.529	2.470	0.000	3.988	37.036	2.677	43.701
2003	1.641	0.161	0.021	0.512	2.336	0.000	5.163	35.107	2.939	43.208
2004	1.288	0.235	0.042	0.409	1.974	0.000	5.145	33.462	1.939	40.547
2005	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2006	1.216	0.250	0.020	0.324	1.811	0.000	4.088	28.974	2.642	35.703
2007	1.574	0.259	0.013	0.385	2.232	0.000	3.706	28.234	2.537	34.477

Billings Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	5,500
2000	0
2001	0
2002	6,020

Billings 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.

Billings Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Billings Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	18,753	13.50%
10-19 Years	20,317	14.63%
20-29 Years	17,296	12.45%
30-39 Years	19,244	13.85%
40-49 Years	22,901	16.49%
50-59 Years	16,112	11.60%
60-69 Years	10,370	7.47%
70-79 Years	8,590	6.18%
80-89 Years	4,508	3.25%
90+ Years	813	0.59%

Billings Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	67,869	48.86%
Female	71,035	51.14%

Billings Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	126,886	91.35%
Hispanic/Latino	4,957	3.57%
Amerindian	3,734	2.69%
Multiracial	1,945	1.40%
Asian	696	0.50%
African-American	564	0.41%
Other Race	68	0.05%
Pacific Islander	54	0.04%

Billings Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	95,187	30.77%
2.	Irish	40,249	13.01%
3.	English	36,652	11.85%
4.	Norwegian	31,978	10.34%
5.	United States Or American	12,689	4.10%
6.	French Non-Basque	11,995	3.88%
7.	Swedish	8,592	2.78%
8.	Scottish	8,167	2.64%
9.	Italian	7,844	2.54%
10.	Scotch Irish	7,248	2.34%

Billings Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	250,678	95.42%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	5,271	2.01%
3.	German	2,248	0.86%
4.	Other Native North American	1,376	0.52%
5.	French	814	0.31%
6.	Scandinavian	445	0.17%
7.	Japanese	228	0.09%
8.	Serbo Croatian	202	0.08%
9.	Chinese	172	0.07%
10.	Italian	168	0.06%

Billings Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	277,173	98.62%
Naturalized immigrant	2,421	0.86%
Not a citizen	1,463	0.52%

Billings 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.

Billings 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.

Billings Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Carbon County

Yellowstone County

Billings Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Acton	Carbon East	Northwest Yellowstone
Ballantine	Custer	Pompeys Pillar
Bearcreek	Edgar	Red Lodge
Belfry	Fromberg	Roberts
Billings	Huntley	Roscoe
Boyd	Joliet	Shepherd
Bridger	Laurel	South Yellowstone
Broadview	Lockwood	Worden
Buffalo Creek	Molt

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Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part Two in a Two-Part Series

In this second of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explore how the dispute might be analyzed applying only the Supreme Court’s seminal decision in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District.

Billings (94,093)	Fromberg (1,109)	Custer (145)
Laurel (13,440)	Roberts (940)	Bearcreek (83)
South Yellowstone (6,314)	Bridger (745)	Boyd
Lockwood (4,306)	Carbon East (654)	Edgar
Shepherd (3,922)	Worden (506)	Molt
Red Lodge (3,572)	Buffalo Creek (482)	Acton
Northwest Yellowstone (3,215)	Ballantine (346)	Roscoe
Huntley (2,433)	Belfry (219)	Pompeys Pillar
Joliet (2,230)	Broadview (150)