Yaak's Livability
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C+
Affordability -
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Housing -
B
Job Market -
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Diversity -
C+
Crime -
A-
Commute -
D+
Education -
C-
Weather -
F
Amenities
About Yaak, MT
Yaak, MT is located in Lincoln County in the state of Montana.
The total City Population for Yaak is about 322 with about 4 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $233,011, which is roughly 7% higher than the Average Home Value of $215,648 for the state of Montana, and roughly 7% higher than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $51,875, which is roughly 1% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $52,517 for the state of Montana, and roughly 20% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.13Male Population Estimate: 46.3%
Female Population Estimate: 53.7%
Median Age: 54.3
Male Median Age: 52.6
Female Median Age: 51.6
Racial Demographic Estimates
Indian:4.7%
Hispanic:3.7%
Asian:1.1%
Black:0.4%
Other:0.4%
Hawaiian:0.1%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 24.13%
Libertarian: 2.04%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Yaak specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Lincoln County: About 7.4 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2019)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Lincoln County: About 203.21 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Lincoln County is about 47% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 29% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Yaak is about 12.5%.
Montana is ranked #27 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 43.99 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 49.56The average living wage for the state of Montana is $31.55/hr, while the states minimum wage is $8.75/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Montana a minimum wage score of 30.57 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $8.75/hr, which gives Montana a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 100 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Montana is $182.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 27.41 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X Montana does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Montana does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Montana does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Montana does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Montana does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Montana does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Montana does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Montana does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Montana does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Montana does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Montana does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Montana does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Montana does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X Montana does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Montana does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Montana does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Montana does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Montana does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 59935Latitude: 48.864700
Longitude: -115.677700
TimeZone: Mountain (GMT -07:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: West
Average Elevation: 3997.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 406