Butte-Silver Bow is home to 35,785 people. 1% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. The average commute runs 17 minutes. 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Renters pay $863 a month at the median. Density works out to 50 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $61,754, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 90%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Butte-Silver Bow
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$105,123 → $255,200(+143%)US over the same years: +67%
White share96.1% → 89.1%(−7.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree17.9% → 28.0%(+10.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Among the 7 metro and micro areas based in Montana
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)25.8%(666)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.9%(462)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.9%(926)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1%(25)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.3%(7)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,579 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Butte-Silver Bow, decade by decade
Butte-Silver Bow population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
33,941
$50,920
$105,123
17.9%
9.5
2000
34,606
$55,382
$134,074
21.7%
15.1
2010
34,200
$54,646
$168,601
22.9%
18.5
2020
35,133
$59,825
$188,230
27.5%
26.7
2024
35,785
$61,754
$255,200
28.0%
25.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
