MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Butte-Silver Bow Micro

Butte-Silver Bow, MT · 1 counties · 33,941 residents · 718 sq mi

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Butte-Silver Bow is a metro area of 33,941 people. Median home value sits at $43,800. Median rent is $265 a month. The average commute runs 15 minutes. Owners hold 71% of the housing stock. Median household income is $21,216, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.0

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

33,941

−2%vs 2000

vs 34,606 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

47 / sq mi

−2%vs 2000

vs 48 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

36.0

−8%vs 2000

vs 38.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

718 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202436K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(2,294)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(2,353)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(2,376)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(2,405)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(2,090)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.5%(4,936)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.7%(4,988)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(3,492)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(3,228)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.4%(3,194)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.3%(2,122)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(463)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,216

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,402 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,364

−33%vs 2000

vs $17,009 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.7%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,800

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $73,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$265

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $362 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.8%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.4% in 2000

29.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.7%(32,410)

Black0.1%(45)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(950)

Asian0.4%(147)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.4%(33,067)

Black0%(11)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(758)

Asian0.6%(191)

Other2%(672)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.8%(1,371)

Spaniard0.1%(50)

Cuban0.1%(29)

Central American0%(15)

Puerto Rican0%(14)

South American0%(10)

Argentine0%(10)

Panamanian0%(7)

Honduran0%(5)

Salvadoran0%(3)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.2%(68)

Filipino0.1%(49)

Thai0.1%(22)

Chinese0%(1)

Korean0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(52)

Samoan0%(3)

Ancestry

Irish24.8%(8,873)

German19.8%(7,085)

English11.8%(4,240)

Italian5.9%(2,100)

Norwegian5.4%(1,937)

American4.7%(1,670)

French2.7%(974)

Scottish2.6%(926)

Swedish1.9%(692)

Austrian1.8%(658)

Finnish1.6%(571)

Polish1.3%(454)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch1%(357)

Danish0.8%(282)

Croatian0.8%(279)

French Canadian0.7%(244)

Portuguese0.6%(221)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(214)

Welsh0.6%(204)

Slovak0.5%(183)

Czech0.5%(172)

Greek0.4%(160)

British0.4%(150)

Slovene0.3%(118)

Russian0.3%(102)

Swiss0.3%(101)

Serbian0.2%(88)

Arab0.2%(63)

Lebanese0.2%(63)

Canadian0.1%(43)

Hungarian0.1%(41)

Ukrainian0.1%(34)

Turkish0.1%(31)

Lithuanian0.1%(22)

Armenian0.1%(21)

Belgian0%(13)

Subsaharan African0%(6)

Australian0%(4)

Iranian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest Norwegian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.9%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.3%

−6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.4%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.8 min

+38%vs 2000

vs 10.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married38.9%(5,958)

Married44.9%(6,871)

Widowed1.8%(283)

Divorced14.3%(2,186)

Women 15+

Never married28.4%(4,131)

Married48%(6,973)

Widowed9.1%(1,327)

Divorced14.5%(2,103)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.0%

−10.4 ptssince 2013

from 16.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.3%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 48.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.5%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.4%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 21.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.6%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 24.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.7%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 3.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.0%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 64.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.2%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 43.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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