Butte-Silver Bow, Montana

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Population in 2011: 33,558. Population change since 2000: -1.0%

Males: 16,959	(50.5%)
Females: 16,599	(49.5%)

Median resident age:	41.3 years
Montana median age:	44.1 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $36,670 (it was $30,516 in 2000)

Butte-Silver Bow:	$36,670
Montana:	$42,322

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $20,476

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $116,373 (it was $74,500 in 2000)

Butte-Silver Bow:	$116,373
Montana:	$176,300

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $136,327; Detached houses: $142,293; Townhouses or other attached units: $179,576; In 2-unit structures: $118,663; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $127,211; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $121,050; Mobile homes: $82,324; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $26,480

Median gross rent in 2009: $532.

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White alone - 30,901 (92.2%)
Hispanic - 1,227 (3.7%)
American Indian alone - 569 (1.7%)
Two or more races - 534 (1.6%)
Asian alone - 159 (0.5%)
Black alone - 102 (0.3%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 20 (0.06%)
Other race alone - 13 (0.04%)

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Butte-Silver Bow: 84.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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: 47 people per square mile

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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 (commute): 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%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,379 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,261 (1.4%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Missoula, MT (93.1 miles , pop. 57,053).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (468.6 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (860.3 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Butte, MT (1.7 miles ), Walkerville, MT (2.2 miles ), Deer Lodge Valley, MT (4.3 miles ), Whitehall, MT (4.8 miles ), Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT (4.8 miles ), Basin, MT (5.1 miles ), Anaconda, MT (5.1 miles ), Boulder, MT (5.3 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

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
2008: 71 buildings, average cost: $94,600
2009: 49 buildings, average cost: $116,000
2010: 53 buildings, average cost: $100,400
2011: 43 buildings, average cost: $105,000

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%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 406

Butte-Silver Bow household income distribution

Butte-Silver Bow home values distribution

Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	5.7%
Montana:	5.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

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

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)

Males Females

Construction (13%)
Retail trade (12%)
Health care and social assistance (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Other services, except public administration (7%)
Manufacturing (6%)

Health care and social assistance (32%)
Retail trade (14%)
Accommodation and food services (13%)
Educational services (9%)
Public administration (7%)
Other services, except public administration (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

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%)

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%)

Average climate in Butte-Silver Bow, Montana

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Butte-Silver Bow, Montana average temperatures

Butte-Silver Bow, Montana average precipitation

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Earthquake activity:

Butte-Silver Bow-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Montana state average. It is 123% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/26/2005 at 04:08:37, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MB, 5.2 MS, 5.6 MW, Depth: 8.0 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 39.0 miles away from the city center
On 8/20/1999 at 13:50:25, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MB, 4.5 MS, 5.1 MD, Depth: 9.9 mi) earthquake occurred 82.1 miles away from Butte-Silver Bow center
On 5/8/2007 at 15:46:49, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.4 MW, 4.7 ML, Depth: 8.4 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 44.4 miles away from the city center
On 6/18/2006 at 00:05:32, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 3.6 MS, 4.1 MW, 4.0 ML, Depth: 7.1 mi) earthquake occurred 40.4 miles away from the city center
On 6/28/2000 at 14:28:31, a magnitude 4.5 (4.0 MB, 4.5 ML, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 65.3 miles away from Butte-Silver Bow center
On 10/28/1998 at 03:11:54, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.1 MD, 4.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 27.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Silver Bow County (5) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 1

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 2, Fires: 2, Storms: 2, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Butte-Silver Bow:

ST JAMES HEALTHCARE (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 4 miles away; BUTTE, MT)
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF ANACONDA (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 24 miles away; ANACONDA, MT)
ST PETER'S HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 51 miles away; HELENA, MT)

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

Montana State University (about 76 miles; Bozeman, MT; Full-time enrollment: 9,518)
The University of Montana (about 92 miles; Missoula, MT; FT enrollment: 11,744)
Brigham Young University-Idaho (about 153 miles; Rexburg, ID; FT enrollment: 12,325)
Montana State University-Billings (about 195 miles; Billings, MT; FT enrollment: 2,629)
Idaho State University (about 214 miles; Pocatello, ID; FT enrollment: 8,867)
Lewis-Clark State College (about 217 miles; Lewiston, ID; FT enrollment: 2,534)
University of Idaho (about 220 miles; Moscow, ID; FT enrollment: 9,625)

Silver Bow County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)

AQI PM₁₀

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 28.6. This is about average.

City:	28.6
U.S.:	32.0

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2006 was 0.700. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 3.0 miles away from the city center.

City:	0.700
U.S.:	0.444

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 30.9. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 3.3 miles away from the city center.

City:	30.9
U.S.:	22.1

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 15.8%
(14.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 6.0% for Black residents, 44.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 28.3% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 44.1% for other race residents, 32.6% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:

This city:	2.2 people
Montana:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	57.9%
Whole state:	65.0%

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

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Butte-Silver Bow, MT

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

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 travel time to work - commute

Butte-Silver Bow mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (84%)
Electricity (8%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
Wood (2%)
Other fuel (1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Silver Bow County Montana:

2008 Presidential Election results in Silver Bow County Montana:

Detailed 2008 election results.

Religion statistics for Butte-Silver Bow (based on Silver Bow County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 54.29%

Here		54.3%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	LDS (Mormon) Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church
Adherents	65.3%	6.3%	6.3%	3.0%	2.5%
Congregations	15.4%	5.1%	5.1%	7.7%	5.1%

Name	Episcopal Church	Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA	Assemblies of God	Conservative Baptist Association of America	Other
Adherents	2.0%	1.6%	1.5%	1.3%	10.2%
Congregations	2.6%	2.6%	2.6%	2.6%	51.3%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 5

Silver Bow County:	1.53 / 10,000 pop.
Montana:	2.55 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1

This county:	0.31 / 10,000 pop.
State:	0.20 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13

Silver Bow County:	3.99 / 10,000 pop.
State:	4.69 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 41

Here:	12.58 / 10,000 pop.
State:	10.38 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

This county:	8.1%
Montana:	7.2%

Adult obesity rate:

Silver Bow County:	21.2%
Montana:	23.1%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

This county:	12.9%
State:	10.7%

Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Financial Administration	10	$42,809	$51,371	0	$0
Other Government Administration	15	$64,490	$51,592	15	$9,844
Judicial and Legal	12	$53,528	$53,528	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	59	$230,380	$46,857	0	$0
Police - Other	17	$43,599	$30,776	3	$2,616
Firefighters	59	$210,595	$42,833	0	$0
Fire - Other	3	$7,385	$29,540	0	$0
Streets and Highways	41	$134,128	$39,257	0	$0
Airports	0	$0		2	$5,748
Health	2	$4,365	$26,190	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	8	$22,876	$34,314	0	$0
Sewerage	20	$66,731	$40,039	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	24	$68,298	$34,149	8	$11,679
Housing and Community Development(Local)	3	$17,076	$68,304	2	$3,947
Water Supply	24	$70,745	$35,373	0	$0
Transit	7	$19,153	$32,834	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	10	$35,141	$42,169	3	$3,356
Totals for Government	314	$1,091,299	$41,706	33	$37,190

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.)
KANA (580 AM; 1 kW; ANACONDA, MT; Owner: JIMMY RAY CARROLL)
KGVW (640 AM; 10 kW; BELGRADE, MT; Owner: GALLATIN VALLEY WITNESS, INC.)
KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
KKGR (680 AM; daytime; 5 kW; EAST HELENA, MT; Owner: KKGR, 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)
KBOZ (1090 AM; 5 kW; BOZEMAN, MT; Owner: REIER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KBCK (1400 AM; 1 kW; DEER LODGE, MT; Owner: JIMMY RAY CARROLL)
KWEI (1260 AM; 50 kW; WEISER, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
KMON (560 AM; 5 kW; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)

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)
K219KM (91.7 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
K257AF (99.3 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: ROBERT C. TOOLE)

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)

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:

MT06_DeerLodgePass, Sw 1/4 Nw 1/4 Section 17, Township 1 N, Range 9 W (Lat: 45.838583 Lon: -112.757472), Type: Pole, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 35.1 m, Call Sign: KNKN283
Assigned Frequencies: 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz
Grant Date: 11/28/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010
Registrant: Alltel Communications, LLC, One Allied Drive, B1f02-D, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Fax: (501) 905-6193, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

Gene A DeJordy, Sw 1/4 Nw 1/4 Section 17, Township 1 N, Range 9 W (Lat: 45.838583 Lon: -112.757472), Type: Pole, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 35.1 m
Registrant: Western Wireless Corporation, 401 9th Street, N.W., Suite 550, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 654-5980
William J Hackett, Sw 1/4 Nw 1/4 Section 17, Township 1 N, Range 9 W (Lat: 45.838583 Lon: -112.757472), Type: Pole, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 35.1 m
Registrant: Alltel Corporation, 601 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., #720, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 783-3975, Email:
James E McDonald, Sw 1/4 Nw 1/4 Section 17, Township 1 N, Range 9 W (Lat: 45.838583 Lon: -112.757472), Type: Pole, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 35.1 m
Registrant: Alltel Corporation, 601 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., #720, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 783-3975, Email:

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