Billings Metropolitan Area

Coordinates: 45°47′00″N 108°30′02″W / 45.78333°N 108.50056°W / 45.78333; -108.50056

Location of the Billings Metropolitan Statistical Area in Montana.

The Billings Metropolitan Statistical Area is the largest and fastest growing metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Montana. Located in the south central portion of the state, its population was 166,855 at the 2014 United States Census estimate.[1]

It is located in Carbon and Yellowstone counties,[2] and has one of the geographically largest trade, cultural, business and medical areas in the United States; this includes all of Montana, northern Wyoming and the western Dakotas.

Billings skyline

Counties

Communities

Places with more than 100,000 inhabitants

Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants

Places with fewer than 500 inhabitants

Unincorporated places

Demographics

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 138,904 people, 56,149 households, and 36,926 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 93.08% White, 0.43% African American, 2.89% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.22% from other races, and 1.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.57% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $34,433, and the median income for a family was $41,841. Males had a median income of $31,851 versus $20,756 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $18,254.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=bkmk
  2. ↑ Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Metropolitan Divisions, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, Combined Statistical Areas, New England City and Town Areas, Combined New England City and Town Areas, Office of Management and Budget, 2009-12-01. Accessed 2011-04-17.
  3. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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