Silver Bow County, Montana (MT)

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% of renters here:	30%
State:	31%

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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:

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

Races in Silver Bow County, Montana:

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

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

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Silver Bow County:	2.3 people
Montana:	2.5 people

This county:	$40,074
Montana:	$43,531

This county:	$383
State:	$485

Silver Bow County:	$125,174
Montana:	$170,000

Detached houses: $161,139

Here:	$161,139
State:	$251,645

Townhouses or other attached units: $191,502

Here:	$191,502
State:	$207,161

In 2-unit structures: $101,143

Here:	$101,143
State:	$147,637

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $140,572

Here:	$140,572
State:	$221,631

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $171,622

Here:	$171,622
State:	$242,036

Mobile homes: $54,321

Here:	$54,321
State:	$51,663

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $17,500

Here:	$17,500
State:	$45,944

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

This county:	14.9%
Whole state:	14.6%

This county:	5.6%
Whole state:	5.8%

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:

Here:	5.4%
Montana:	5.8%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 14.3 minutes

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

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

Here:	56.8% with mortgage
State:	64.4% with mortgage

Silver Bow County-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 Silver Bow County 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 the county 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 county 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 Silver Bow County 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 the county 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 Silver Bow County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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%)

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%

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%

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

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

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

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

• 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

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

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

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

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

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

Here:	5.8
State:	6.1

Here:	4.0
State:	4.1

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

Here:	12.3%
Montana:	7.4%

Here:	14.4%
Montana:	6.1%

Here:	6.8%
Montana:	11.5%

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