COMPARING TWO PLACES
Big Sky vs Butte-Silver Bow
PLACE A
Big Sky, Montana
VS
PLACE B
Butte-Silver Bow, Montana
Big Sky is 93% smaller than Butte-Silver Bow. Big Sky earns more, with a median household income $76,948 higher. Big Sky has grown faster since 2000 (56% vs 3%).
BIG SKYBUTTE-SILVER BOWDIFFERENCE
Total population2,44535,469−93% vs Butte-Silver Bow
Population density2050−29
Population growth55.6%2.9%+52.7 pts
Median age38.440.6−2.2
Male53.6%51.7%+2.0 pts
Female46.4%48.3%−2.0 pts
Foreign-born10.1%1.2%+8.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.7%89.0%+6.7 pts
Black0.1%0.1%+0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%4.7%−2.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other2.3%5.8%−3.5 pts
Median household income$138,805$61,857+$76,948
Per capita income$88,550$36,035+$52,515
Poverty rate4.7%14.8%−10.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4590.471−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher59.1%28.1%+31.0 pts
Graduate degree19.7%9.1%+10.6 pts
Unemployment rate1.4%4.0%−2.6 pts
Labor force participation72.5%60.8%+11.8 pts
Median home value$1,137,900$257,800+$880,100
Median gross rent$877$856+$21
Owner-occupied84.1%70.7%+13.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate65.8%11.8%+54.0 pts
Rent-burdened households7.5%40.6%−33.1 pts
Average commute18.816.9+1.9
Worked from home26.1%7.6%+18.5 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.7%−0.5 pts
Uninsured4.6%5.9%−1.3 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024