Silver Bow County, Montana (MT)

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County population in 2005: 32,982 (88% urban, 12% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 10,154
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,278

% of renters here:	30%
State:	31%

Land area: 718 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 46 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	14.9%
Whole state:	14.6%

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

This county:	5.6%
Whole state:	5.8%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.8%), Retail trade (15.4%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (11.5%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 76%
Government: 16%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Silver Bow County, Montana business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Silver Bow County, Montana:

White Non-Hispanic (93.7%)
American Indian (3.0%)
Hispanic (2.7%)
Two or more races (1.4%)
Other race (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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

Males: 17,108	(49.4%)
Females: 17,498	(50.6%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $26,987
County population in 2003: 33,232
Jobs in 2003: 15,483

Total labor force in 2004: 17,324
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.8%

Average household size:

Silver Bow County:	2.3 people
Montana:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,181 ($30,402 in 2000)

This county	$36,181
Montana:	$39,301

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $102,890

Silver Bow County	$102,890
Montana:	$131,600

Median monthly rent in 2000: $362
Institutionalized population: 715
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Silver Bow County in 2000: $761

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 12
Robberies: 12
Assaults: 120
Burglaries: 270
Thefts: 976
Auto thefts: 152

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 2
Rapes: 7
Robberies: 10
Assaults: 64
Burglaries: 201
Thefts: 1204
Auto thefts: 123

Silver Bow County races chart

Silver Bow County, MT map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

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

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Silver Bow County Montana:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 57.9%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 39.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,202 (1.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Silver Bow County is $392 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $504 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $659 a month.

Cities in this county include: Butte-Silver Bow, Walkerville, Butte.

2005 air pollution in Silver Bow County:

Carbon Monoxide: 3 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 21 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 73 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 10.3 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 36 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Beaverhead County , Deer Lodge County , Jefferson County , Madison County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.3%
Montana:	2.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 2,458
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 543 (62% naturalized citizens)

Silver Bow County:	1.6%
Whole state:	1.8%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 73
1990 to 1994: 113
1985 to 1989: 21
1980 to 1984: 30
1975 to 1979: 13
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 36
1965 to 1969: 257

Mean travel time to work: 14.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.0%

Silver Bow County marital status for males

Silver Bow County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 11,281
One, attached: 279
Two: 702
3 or 4: 664
5 to 9: 592
10 to 19: 338
20 or more: 740
Mobile homes: 1,570
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Housing units in Silver Bow County with a mortgage: 4,671 (457 second mortgage, 638 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,558

Agriculture in Silver Bow County
Average size of farms: 476 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $18440
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $38.21
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 91.57%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $20834
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 8.55%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 76.46%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $40503
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.52%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.05
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.10%

Class of Workers

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 (20%)
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%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (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 (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Canada (18%)
United Kingdom (11%)
Poland (10%)
Philippines (8%)
Mexico (7%)
Germany (6%)
Russia (6%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Silver Bow County:

Irish (25%)
German (14%)
English (11%)
Italian (6%)
United States or American (5%)
Norwegian (4%)
French (except Basque) (3%)

Silver Bow County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 12,664 (81%)
Carpooled: 1,639 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 73 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 15 (0%)
Taxi: 2 (0%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 18 (0%)
Walked: 655 (4%)
Other means: 103 (1%)
Worked at home: 425 (3%)

People in group quarters in Silver Bow County, Montana

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

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $44,340.

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%

3.45% relocated from other counties in Montana ($14,904 average AGI)
3.03% relocated from other states ($16,773 average AGI)
Silver Bow County: 3.03%
Montana average: 4.64%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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)
from Gallatin County, MT	0.34% ($35,415)
from Jefferson County, MT	0.28% ($29,412)
from Yellowstone County, MT	0.22% ($38,444)
from Cascade County, MT	0.19% ($35,609)

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%

3.68% relocated to other counties in Montana ($14,720 average AGI)
3.26% relocated to other states ($14,149 average AGI)
Silver Bow County: 3.26%
Montana average: 4.10%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

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)
to Yellowstone County, MT	0.40% ($29,980)
to Deer Lodge County, MT	0.29% ($32,083)
to Jefferson County, MT	0.20% ($28,417)
to Cascade County, MT	0.15% ($25,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Births per 1000 population in Silver Bow County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Silver Bow County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Silver Bow County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,381 (5,330 aged, 1,051 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

Households: 33,507

In family households: 27,002 (6,975 male householders, 1,995 female householders)
7,101 spouses, 9,696 children (8,888 natural, 188 adopted, 620 stepchildren), 419 grandchildren, 127 brothers or sisters, 97 parents, 155 other relatives, 437 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 6,505 (2,546 male householders (1,990 living alone)), 2,949 female householders (2,738 living alone)), 1,010 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,099 (710 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,142 2-persons, 1,924 3-persons, 1,765 4-persons, 802 5-persons, 182 6-persons, 155 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,728 1-person, 620 2-persons, 107 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 16 5-persons.

96.0% of residents of Silver Bow County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (85% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $271,443,000 ($8202 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $24,748,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $102,104,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $51,455,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $682,000
Federal grants: $57,392,000
Federal procurement contracts: $42,862,000 ($19,022,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $16,948,000 ($2,111,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,179,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $14,801,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,966,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,990

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	62 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,204

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +42

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -1,418

Here:	-43 per 1000 residents
State:	+20 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Silver Bow County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 12.22 millions of gallons per day (0% from ground, 100% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 126
1995 to 1998: 780
1990 to 1994: 452
1980 to 1989: 907
1970 to 1979: 2,384
1960 to 1969: 1,373
1950 to 1959: 2,094
1940 to 1949: 1,504
1939 or earlier: 6,556

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Silver Bow County, Montana:

1 room: 26
2 rooms: 71
3 rooms: 324
4 rooms: 1,627
5 rooms: 2,457
6 rooms: 1,818
7 rooms: 1,493
8 rooms: 1,071
9 or more rooms: 1,267

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Silver Bow County, Montana:

1 room: 198
2 rooms: 395
3 rooms: 855
4 rooms: 1,349
5 rooms: 870
6 rooms: 301
7 rooms: 156
8 rooms: 103
9 or more rooms: 51

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Silver Bow County:

no bedroom: 37
1 bedroom: 673
2 bedrooms: 2,785
3 bedrooms: 4,019
4 bedrooms: 2,029
5 or more bedrooms: 611

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Silver Bow County:

no bedroom: 318
1 bedroom: 1,515
2 bedrooms: 1,425
3 bedrooms: 794
4 bedrooms: 185
5 or more bedrooms: 41

Cars and other vehicles available in Silver Bow County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 386
1 vehicle: 2,557
2 vehicles: 4,371
3 vehicles: 1,914
4 vehicles: 696
5 or more vehicles: 230

Cars and other vehicles available in Silver Bow County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 1,024
1 vehicle: 1,959
2 vehicles: 852
3 vehicles: 366
4 vehicles: 42
5 or more vehicles: 35

59% of Silver Bow County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Montana.

Silver Bow County:	59.3%
State average:	54.0%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 25355
Northeast: 725
Midwest: 2577
South: 945
West: 4257

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $51,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (87%)
Electricity (5%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
Wood (3%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (79%)
Electricity (16%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Other fuel (1%)
Wood (1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 483

Here:	12.3%
Montana:	7.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 283

Here:	14.4%
Montana:	6.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 145

Here:	6.8%
Montana:	11.5%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

1999: 817
2000: 817
2001: 843
2002: 874
2003: 867
2004: 842
2005: 820
2006: 806

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

1999: 55
2000: 47
2001: 49
2002: 52
2003: 46
2004: 45
2005: 39
2006: 37

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

1999: 762
2000: 770
2001: 794
2002: 822
2003: 821
2004: 797
2005: 781
2006: 769

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

1999: 97
2000: 92
2001: 98
2002: 104
2003: 101
2004: 100
2005: 70
2006: 76

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

1999: 603
2000: 620
2001: 644
2002: 654
2003: 650
2004: 631
2005: 651
2006: 626

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

1999: 117
2000: 105
2001: 101
2002: 116
2003: 116
2004: 111
2005: 99
2006: 104

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

1999: 307
2000: 294
2001: 300
2002: 315
2003: 311
2004: 300
2005: 310
2006: 302

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

1999: 325
2000: 317
2001: 370
2002: 364
2003: 360
2004: 361
2005: 379
2006: 351

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