Butte-Silver Bow Population History 1990 - 2023

Butte-Silver Bow Population Facts

What is the current population of Butte-Silver Bow?

Based on the latest 2024 data from the US census, the current population of Butte-Silver Bow is 35,701. Butte-Silver Bow, Montana is the 1,131st largest city in the US.

What county is Butte-Silver Bow, Montana in?

Butte-Silver Bow is located entirely in Silver Bow County.

What is the size of Butte-Silver Bow, Montana in square miles?

Butte-Silver Bow has an area of 716.2 square miles. Butte-Silver Bow is the 6th largest city, by area, in the United States. Among cities in Montana, Butte-Silver Bow is the 2nd largest city by area.

What was the peak population of Butte-Silver Bow?

The current population of Butte-Silver Bow (35,701) is it's peak population.

How quickly is Butte-Silver Bow growing?

Butte-Silver Bow has grown 5.5% since the 2000. Butte-Silver Bow, Montana's growth is below average. 65% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

What is the population density of Butte-Silver Bow, Montana?

Butte-Silver Bow has a population density of 46.8 people per square mile.

Butte-Silver Bow Demographics

What is the voting age population of Butte-Silver Bow, Montana?

The total voting age population of Butte-Silver Bow, Montana, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 26,586. The voting age population is 49.7% male and 50.3% female.

What percentage of Butte-Silver Bow, Montana residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 18.7% of the residents of Butte-Silver Bow are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Butte-Silver Bow, Montana?

The racial demographics of Butte-Silver Bow are 94.3% White, 2.3% American Indian, 1.9% Two or more races, 0.8% Asian, 0.6% Black and 0.2% Other. Additionally, 4.6% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

What percentage of Butte-Silver Bow, Montana residents are below the poverty line?

In Butte-Silver Bow, 17.3% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 19.3%. On a per-household basis, 10.7% of families are below the poverty line in Butte-Silver Bow.

What percentage of Butte-Silver Bow, Montana residents are in the labor force?

Among those aged 16 and older, 58.9% of Butte-Silver Bow residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Butte-Silver Bow, Montana residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 92.5% of Butte-Silver Bow residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 27.4% have a bachelor's degree and 8.4% have a graduate or professional degree.

What percentage of Butte-Silver Bow, Montana residents speak a non-English language at home?

Among Butte-Silver Bow residents aged 5 and older, 3.2% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home, 1.1% speak an Indo-European language, and 0.1% speak an Asian language.

Butte-Silver Bow Income & Labor Statistics

What is the unemployment rate in Butte-Silver Bow, Montana?

The unemployment rate in Butte-Silver Bow is 4.6%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of Butte-Silver Bow, Montana residents work for the government?

In Butte-Silver Bow, 18.7% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

What is the median income in Butte-Silver Bow, Montana?

The median household income in Butte-Silver Bow is $45,797.

Butte-Silver Bow Housing & Rent Statistics

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Butte-Silver Bow, Montana?

In Butte-Silver Bow, 68.8% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in Butte-Silver Bow, Montana?

Renters occupy 31.2% of housing units in Butte-Silver Bow.

What percentage of Butte-Silver Bow, Montana housing units were built before 1940?

Of all the housing units in Butte-Silver Bow, 37.4% of them were build before 1940.

What percentage of Butte-Silver Bow, Montana housing units were built after 2000?

In Butte-Silver Bow, 9.0% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 1,500 units.

What is the median monthly rent in Butte-Silver Bow, Montana?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Butte-Silver Bow is $634.

What percentage of households in Butte-Silver Bow, Montana have broadband internet?

In Butte-Silver Bow, 76.4% of households have an active broadband internet connection.