Butte-Silver Bow

Population: 34,929
Median household income: $57,633
Median home value: $225,100

Butte-Silver Bow is a community in Silver Bow County, Montana, home to 34,929 residents. The median household income of $57,633 is in line with the Silver Bow County median ($57,504).

Between 2019 and 2023, Butte-Silver Bow's population grew 2.8% from 33,964 to 34,929, while its median home value rose 49.5% from $150,600 to $225,100.

77.2% of workers drive to work alone. 72.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 34,929
Median age: 40.2 yrs
Median household income: $57,633
Median home value: $225,100
Median gross rent: $808
Housing units: 17,034
Homeownership rate: 70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

33,96434,929

Median household income

$45,797$57,633

Median home value

$150,600$225,100

Median gross rent

$634$808

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	33,964	$45,797	$150,600	$634
2020	34,263	$49,659	$156,400	$678
2021	34,368	$50,661	$165,600	$704
2022	34,638	$56,522	$197,200	$786
2023	34,929	$57,633	$225,100	$808

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1715.1%

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 over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,957	5.6%
5 to 17	5,280	15.1%
18 to 24	3,823	10.9%
25 to 34	4,342	12.4%
35 to 44	4,212	12.1%
45 to 54	3,856	11.0%
55 to 64	4,777	13.7%
65 to 74	4,094	11.7%
75 and over	2,588	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	31,136	89.1%
Black or African American	43	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	501	1.4%
Asian	114	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.0%
Some other race	52	0.1%
Two or more races	1,447	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,633	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate32.4%

Some college or associate's33.9%

Bachelor's degree18.2%

Graduate or professional degree9.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,443	6.0%
High school graduate	7,725	32.4%
Some college or associate's	8,083	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	4,335	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2,283	9.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone77.2%

Carpooled10.6%

Public transit0.9%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.2%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,028	77.2%
Carpooled	1,647	10.6%
Public transit	144	0.9%
Walked	427	2.7%
Bicycle	2	0.0%
Worked from home	1,122	7.2%
Other means	214	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,373	57.9%
15 to 29 min	4,496	31.1%
30 to 44 min	663	4.6%
45 to 59 min	366	2.5%
60+ min	564	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 16.1% (5,463 of 33,886)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,782	51.7%
Nonfamily households	7,266	48.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,048	88.3%
Vacant	1,986	11.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,580	70.3%
Renter-occupied	4,468	29.7%

1-unit, detached72.1%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units8.0%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units8.1%

Mobile home & other6.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,273	72.1%
1-unit, attached	401	2.4%
2 to 4 units	1,369	8.0%
5 to 19 units	583	3.4%
20 or more units	1,377	8.1%
Mobile home & other	1,031	6.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3011397
Type (LSAD): 00
Land area: 716 sq mi
Water area: 0.58 sq mi
Center point: 45.8962, -112.6601

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