Silver Bow County, Montana

2 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 35,589
Median household income: $57,504
Median home value: $223,500

Silver Bow County, Montana counts 35,589 residents. 2 cities and places have their primary county here. At $57,504, its median household income sits below Montana's $69,922.

From 2019 to 2023, Silver Bow County's population grew 2.4% from 34,770 to 35,589, while its median household income rose 25.8% from $45,718 to $57,504.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 15.0% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 89.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 35,589
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $57,504
Median home value: $223,500
Median gross rent: $810
Housing units: 17,396
Homeownership rate: 70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

34,77035,589

Median household income

$45,718$57,504

Median home value

$149,800$223,500

Median gross rent

$638$810

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	34,770	$45,718	$149,800	$638
2020	34,895	$49,359	$155,300	$680
2021	35,017	$50,331	$164,600	$708
2022	35,306	$56,297	$195,800	$793
2023	35,589	$57,504	$223,500	$810

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 2410.9%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,993	5.6%
5 to 17	5,341	15.0%
18 to 24	3,872	10.9%
25 to 34	4,416	12.4%
35 to 44	4,308	12.1%
45 to 54	3,930	11.0%
55 to 64	4,880	13.7%
65 to 74	4,172	11.7%
75 and over	2,677	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	31,768	89.3%
Black or African American	43	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	503	1.4%
Asian	114	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	0.0%
Some other race	52	0.1%
Two or more races	1,462	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,639	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate32.5%

Some college or associate's33.8%

Bachelor's degree18.2%

Graduate or professional degree9.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,461	6.0%
High school graduate	7,929	32.5%
Some college or associate's	8,237	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	4,438	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2,318	9.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone77.4%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.9%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,289	77.4%
Carpooled	1,663	10.5%
Public transit	144	0.9%
Walked	427	2.7%
Bicycle	2	0.0%
Worked from home	1,132	7.1%
Other means	214	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,490	57.6%
15 to 29 min	4,629	31.4%
30 to 44 min	672	4.6%
45 to 59 min	375	2.5%
60+ min	573	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 16.2% (5,584 of 34,543)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,919	51.6%
Nonfamily households	7,428	48.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,347	88.2%
Vacant	2,049	11.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,818	70.5%
Renter-occupied	4,529	29.5%

1-unit, detached72.4%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units8.0%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units7.9%

Mobile home & other6.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,594	72.4%
1-unit, attached	401	2.3%
2 to 4 units	1,390	8.0%
5 to 19 units	583	3.4%
20 or more units	1,377	7.9%
Mobile home & other	1,051	6.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 30093
State: Montana
Land area: 718 sq mi
Water area: 0.58 sq mi
Center point: 45.8962, -112.6601