Butte-Silver Bow, Montana

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Silver Bow County

Population in July 2007: 31,967. Population change since 2000: -5.6%

Males: 15,803	(49.4%)
Females: 16,164	(50.6%)

Median resident age:	38.9 years
Montana median age:	37.5 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,000 (it was $30,516 in 2000)

Butte-Silver Bow	$37,000
Montana:	$43,531

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $100,300 (it was $75,900 in 2000)

Butte-Silver Bow	$100,300
Montana:	$170,000

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Races in Butte-Silver Bow:

White Non-Hispanic (93.7%)
American Indian (2.9%)
Hispanic (2.7%)
Two or more races (1.4%)
Other race (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Butte-Silver Bow: 83.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (27.4%), German (18.2%), English (15.3%), Italian (6.3%), Norwegian (5.5%), French (5.1%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 5717 feet

Land area: 716.1 square miles.

Population density: 45 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in Butte-Silver Bow

High school or higher: 85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
Unemployed: 6.7%
Mean travel time to work: 14.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Butte-Silver Bow (balance)

Never married: 23.9%
Now married: 53.4%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 9.6%
Divorced: 12.0%

537 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.6%
Montana:	1.8%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Butte-Silver Bow:	1.6% ($1,215)
Montana:	1.2% ($1,212)

Butte-Silver Bow satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Missoula, MT (117.5 miles , pop. 57,053).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northeast Jefferson, CO (668.7 miles , pop. 450,166).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (860.5 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Butte, MT (3.4 miles ), Walkerville, MT (5.1 miles ), Deer Lodge Valley, MT (21.9 miles ), Basin, MT (29.8 miles ), Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT (31.2 miles ), Deer Lodge, MT (32.3 miles ), Whitehall, MT (32.5 miles ), Twin Bridges, MT (32.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 48 buildings, average cost: $95,300
1997: 84 buildings, average cost: $87,600
1998: 89 buildings, average cost: $88,800
1999: 57 buildings, average cost: $103,000
2000: 29 buildings, average cost: $105,000
2001: 30 buildings, average cost: $95,600
2002: 21 buildings, average cost: $109,700
2003: 35 buildings, average cost: $98,500
2004: 66 buildings, average cost: $105,700
2005: 62 buildings, average cost: $101,500
2006: 60 buildings, average cost: $109,800
2007: 66 buildings, average cost: $104,200

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 45.96 N, Longitude: 112.56 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +741 (+2.2%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 14,213 (93.0%)

People in group quarters in Butte-Silver Bow

397 people in nursing homes
196 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
195 people in halfway houses
72 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
68 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
52 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
41 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
38 people in homes for the mentally retarded
18 people in other group homes
8 people in homes for the mentally ill
4 people in religious group quarters
3 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded

Area code commonly used in this area: 406

Butte-Silver Bow household income distribution

Butte-Silver Bow home values distribution

Butte-Silver Bow, Montana business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +688 (+2.1%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Educational services (6%)
Utilities (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Health care (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Utilities (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

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Average climate in Butte-Silver Bow, Montana

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Butte-Silver Bow, Montana average temperatures

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Hospitals/medical centers near Butte-Silver Bow:

ST JAMES HEALTHCARE (about 5 miles; BUTTE, MT)
MONTANA STATE HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; WARM SPRINGS, MT)
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF ANACONDA (about 33 miles; ANACONDA, MT)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Butte-Silver Bow:

BERT MOONEY (about 6 miles; BUTTE, MT; ID: BTM)
HELENA REGIONAL (about 61 miles; HELENA, MT; ID: HLN)
GALLATIN FIELD (about 99 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; ID: BZN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Butte-Silver Bow:

BUTTE AERO (about 6 miles; BUTTE, MT; ID: 84U)
BOWMAN FIELD (about 25 miles; ANACONDA, MT; ID: 3U3)
WISE RIVER (about 31 miles; WISE RIVER, MT; ID: 02T)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Butte-Silver Bow:

MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 118 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; Full-time enrollment: 10,380)
THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 130 miles; MISSOULA, MT; FT enrollment: 11,112)
RICKS COLLEGE (about 162 miles; REXBURG, ID; FT enrollment: 8,670)
IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 229 miles; POCATELLO, ID; FT enrollment: 10,057)
COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO (about 281 miles; TWIN FALLS, ID; FT enrollment: 3,433)
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 290 miles; BILLINGS, MT; FT enrollment: 3,105)
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 292 miles; MOSCOW, ID; FT enrollment: 9,823)

User submitted facts and corrections:

colleges: University of MT - Montana Tech is located in butte and University of MT - Western is located 65 miles away in Dillon MT
Butte has Montana TECH and it has more than 2,000 STUDENTS It should be listed under colleges and universities added by Kate

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Montana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	61.8%
Whole state:	66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.7%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	15.0%
Whole state:	14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	5.6%
Whole state:	5.8%

Butte-Silver Bow compared to Montana state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Butte-Silver Bow mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Silver Bow County Montana:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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6.58% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,771 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.58%
Montana average:	8.25%

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($92 average AGI)
Silver Bow County: 0.11%
Montana average: 0.11%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Missoula County, MT	0.53% ($26,125 average AGI)
from Deer Lodge County, MT	0.45% ($26,291)
from Lewis and Clark County, MT	0.39% ($25,234)

7.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,207 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.03%
Montana average:	7.69%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($338 average AGI)
Silver Bow County: 0.08%
Montana average: 0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Missoula County, MT	0.71% ($25,609 average AGI)
to Gallatin County, MT	0.50% ($23,574)
to Lewis and Clark County, MT	0.42% ($34,882)

Strongest AM radio stations in Butte-Silver Bow:

KBOW (550 AM; 5 kW; BUTTE, MT; Owner: BUTTE BROADCASTING INCORPORATED)
KXTL (1370 AM; 5 kW; BUTTE, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
KANA (580 AM; 1 kW; ANACONDA, MT; Owner: JIMMY RAY CARROLL)
KKGR (680 AM; daytime; 5 kW; EAST HELENA, MT; Owner: KKGR, INC.)
KGVW (640 AM; 10 kW; BELGRADE, MT; Owner: GALLATIN VALLEY WITNESS, INC.)
KMTX (950 AM; 5 kW; HELENA, MT; Owner: CAPRI, INC)
KOFI (1180 AM; 50 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, INC.)
KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KBCK (1400 AM; 1 kW; DEER LODGE, MT; Owner: JIMMY RAY CARROLL)
KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KMON (560 AM; 5 kW; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
KBOZ (1090 AM; 5 kW; BOZEMAN, MT; Owner: REIER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Butte-Silver Bow:

K210BF (89.9 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
KAPC (91.3 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA)
KOPR (94.1 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: BUTTE BROADCASTING INCORPORATED)
KMBR (95.5 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
K213CJ (90.5 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: MONTANA CHRISTIAN RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KAAR (92.5 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
KQRV (96.9 FM; DEER LODGE, MT; Owner: ROBERT CUMMINGS TOOLE)
KGLM-FM (97.7 FM; ANACONDA, MT; Owner: JIMMY RAY CARROLL)
KVCM (103.1 FM; HELENA, MT; Owner: HI-LINE RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
KMTX-FM (105.3 FM; HELENA, MT; Owner: CAPRI, INC)
KZMT (101.1 FM; HELENA, MT; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
KMSM-FM (106.9 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF MONTANA TECH)
K213CB (90.5 FM; DEER LODGE, MT; Owner: HI-LINE RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
K262AB (100.3 FM; WALKERVILLE, MT; Owner: THE LACEY COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Butte-Silver Bow:

KWYB (Channel 18; BUTTE, MT; Owner: MMM LICENSE LLC)
KTVM (Channel 6; BUTTE, MT; Owner: EAGLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
KXLF-TV (Channel 4; BUTTE, MT; Owner: KXLF COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
K43DU (Channel 43; BUTTE, MT; Owner: MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY)

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