Sylvanite

Population: 157
Median household income: $52,396
Median home value: $376,900

Sylvanite, a community in Lincoln County, Montana, has 157 residents. The median household income of $52,396 is above the Lincoln County median ($47,018).

From 2019 to 2023, Sylvanite's population grew 101.3% from 78 to 157, while its median home value rose 44.2% from $261,400 to $376,900.

24.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 80.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 157
Median age: 70.4 yrs
Median household income: $52,396
Median home value: $376,900
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 114
Homeownership rate: 80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

78157

Median household income

$60,417$52,396

Median home value

$261,400$376,900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	78	$60,417	$261,400
2020	85	$31,583	$271,300
2021	73	$67,500	—
2022	112	$51,979	$340,000
2023	157	$52,396	$376,900

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 170.0%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 341.9%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 645.1%

65 to 7438.2%

75 and over31.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	0	0.0%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	3	1.9%
35 to 44	15	9.6%
45 to 54	21	13.4%
55 to 64	8	5.1%
65 to 74	60	38.2%
75 and over	50	31.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	142	90.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	2.5%
Two or more races	11	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate37.6%

Some college or associate's38.2%

Bachelor's degree17.2%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	59	37.6%
Some college or associate's	60	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	27	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	11	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 49 min

Drove alone40.0%

Carpooled31.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home28.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14	40.0%
Carpooled	11	31.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	28.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	0	0.0%
30 to 44 min	9	36.0%
45 to 59 min	2	8.0%
60+ min	14	56.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.09
Poverty rate: 0.0% (0 of 157)

	Count	Share
Family households	59	78.7%
Nonfamily households	16	21.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	75	65.8%
Vacant	39	34.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	60	80.0%
Renter-occupied	15	20.0%

1-unit, detached86.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other13.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	99	86.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15	13.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3073165
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.72 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 48.7063, -115.8740