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The Changing West
Presented to Montana Association of Community Development and Extension Professionals – May 13, 2009
The Changing West
Presented to Montana Association of Community Development and Extension Professionals – May 13, 2009
Sources of Farm Household Income, 1960-2008f
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20,000
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70,000
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1955 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005
•Off-Farm income
•Farm income
•…the economic fortunes of farm families are closely tied to the vitality of the local non-farm economy
•Average income per farm
•Sources of Farm HouseholdSources of Farm Household•Income, 1960 – 2008Income, 1960 – 2008ff
•Immigration into the United States (in thousands), by Period and Area of Origin of Immigrants (Percentage), 1820-2006
•Changing Immigration Changing Immigration PatternsPatterns
Changes in Employment Sources (1969=100)
50
100
150
200
250
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350
1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
•Non-Farm Proprietors
•Wage-and-Salary Employees
•Farm Proprietors
•344
•182
•77
•The Rise of Self-Employment The Rise of Self-Employment (Proprietorships)(Proprietorships)
•32.9 mn
•2.1 mn
•143.2 mn
•Non-farm self-employment (or proprietorship formation) has increased dramatically, both in urban and rural areas, but…
Wage-and-Salary vs. Non-Farm Prop. Avg. Earnings, 1969-2006
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1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
•Non-Farm Proprietors
•Wage-and-Salary Employees
•…the earnings of proprietors or the self-employed have fallen far behind those of wage-and-salaried workers.
The Changing West
Presented to Montana Association of Community Development and Extension Professionals – May 13, 2009
The Changing West
Presented to Montana Association of Community Development and Extension Professionals – May 13, 2009
The Changing West
Presented to Montana Association of Community Development and Extension Professionals – May 13, 2009
The Changing West
Population Pyramid of White and Hispanic Populations in the West, 2000
Presented to Montana Association of Community Development and Extension Professionals – May 13, 2009
The Changing West
Presented to Montana Association of Community Development and Extension Professionals – May 13, 2009
The Changing West
Age Structure of White and Hispanic Populations in the West, 2000
Presented to Montana Association of Community Development and Extension Professionals – May 13, 2009
The Changing WestProjections of the U.S. Population by Race and Hispanic Origin: 2000-2050
White alone Black alone Asian aloneAll other
races2000 195,771 34,414 10,436 5,909 35,629 282,1582010 200,853 37,985 14,083 7,586 49,726 310,2332020 205,255 41,847 18,308 9,612 66,365 341,3872030 207,217 45,461 22,991 11,904 85,931 373,5042040 206,065 48,780 28,064 14,523 108,223 405,6552050 203,347 51,949 33,418 17,503 132,792 439,010
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 National Projections
Year
(Resident population as of July 1. Numbers in thousands)Non-Hispanic
Hispanic (any race)
Total
Presented to Montana Association of Community Development and Extension Professionals – May 13, 2009
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Presented to Montana Association of Community Development and Extension Professionals – May 13, 2009
