Libby is a very small city located in the state of Montana. With a population of 3,235 people and three associated neighborhoods, Libby is the 35th largest community in Montana.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.12% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Libby spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 11.62 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Being a small city, Libby does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Libby is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.45% of adults 25 and older in Libby have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Libby in 2022 was $25,016, which is low income relative to Montana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $100,064 for a family of four. However, Libby contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Libby home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Libby residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Libby include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Libby is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Russian.