Butte, MT (Montana) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 30,509 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 2,987 (90 farm, 2,897 nonfarm))

Houses: 15,665 (14,029 occupied: 9,788 owner occupied, 4,241 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	30%
State:	31%

Housing density: 91 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $228,803.

Median contract rent in 2007: $383 (lower quartile is $270, upper quartile is $512)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $379

Median gross rent in Butte, MT in 2007: $468

Housing units in Butte with a mortgage: 4,600 (450 second mortgage, 634 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,493

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $122,980 (it was $72,600 in 2000)

Butte:	$122,980
Montana:	$170,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $68,131 - $178,055

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $156,062
Here: $156,062
State: $251,645

Townhouses or other attached units: $193,418
Here: $193,418
State: $207,161

In 2-unit structures: $102,246
Here: $102,246
State: $147,637

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $141,442
Here: $141,442
State: $221,631

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $177,630
Here: $177,630
State: $242,036

Mobile homes: $47,064
Here: $47,064
State: $51,663

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $17,500
Here: $17,500
State: $45,944

Household type by relationship

Households: 32,397

In family households: 25,970 (6,679 male householders, 1,944 female householders)
6,815 spouses, 9,324 children (8,541 natural, 176 adopted, 607 stepchildren), 414 grandchildren, 125 brothers or sisters, 91 parents, 152 other relatives, 426 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 6,427 (2,510 male householders (1,959 living alone)), 2,912 female householders (2,701 living alone)), 1,005 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,099 (710 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,983 2-persons, 1,863 3-persons, 1,692 4-persons, 765 5-persons, 169 6-persons, 151 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,660 1-person, 615 2-persons, 107 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 16 5-persons.

5,298 married couples with children.
1,971 single-parent households (450 men, 1,521 women).

95.9% of residents of Butte speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.4% 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).

Foreign born population: 533 (1.6%)
(61.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

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

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Butte, Montana:
	1 room: 24 2 rooms: 71 3 rooms: 320 4 rooms: 1,576 5 rooms: 2,362 6 rooms: 1,740 7 rooms: 1,436 8 rooms: 1,039 9 or more rooms: 1,220

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Butte, Montana:
	1 room: 198 2 rooms: 395 3 rooms: 853 4 rooms: 1,344 5 rooms: 857 6 rooms: 290 7 rooms: 156 8 rooms: 103 9 or more rooms: 45

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 106
1995 to 1998: 732
1990 to 1994: 403
1980 to 1989: 815
1970 to 1979: 2,300
1960 to 1969: 1,338
1950 to 1959: 2,070
1940 to 1949: 1,483
1939 or earlier: 6,418

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Butte:
	no bedroom: 35 1 bedroom: 663 2 bedrooms: 2,708 3 bedrooms: 3,856 4 bedrooms: 1,941 5 or more bedrooms: 585

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Butte:
	no bedroom: 318 1 bedroom: 1,513 2 bedrooms: 1,417 3 bedrooms: 773 4 bedrooms: 180 5 or more bedrooms: 40

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Butte in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 378 1 vehicle: 2,504 2 vehicles: 4,200 3 vehicles: 1,822 4 vehicles: 667 5 or more vehicles: 217

Cars and other vehicles available in Butte in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,024 1 vehicle: 1,949 2 vehicles: 847 3 vehicles: 345 4 vehicles: 42 5 or more vehicles: 34

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Butte, MT:

Less than $10,000: 103
$10,000 to $14,999: 51
$15,000 to $19,999: 59
$20,000 to $24,999: 68
$25,000 to $29,999: 110
$30,000 to $34,999: 131
$35,000 to $39,999: 179
$40,000 to $49,999: 366
$50,000 to $59,999: 414
$60,000 to $69,999: 396
$70,000 to $79,999: 461
$80,000 to $89,999: 481
$90,000 to $99,999: 568
$100,000 to $124,999: 1313
$125,000 to $149,999: 1278
$150,000 to $174,999: 1117
$175,000 to $199,999: 561
$200,000 to $249,999: 822
$250,000 to $299,999: 519
$300,000 to $399,999: 471
$400,000 to $499,999: 183
$500,000 to $749,999: 101
$750,000 to $999,999: 12
$1,000,000 or more: 23

Butte rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Butte:

Less than $100: 120 people
$100 to $149: 137
$150 to $199: 250
$200 to $249: 343
$250 to $299: 344
$300 to $349: 443
$350 to $399: 477
$400 to $449: 442
$450 to $499: 399
$500 to $549: 266
$550 to $599: 203
$600 to $649: 148
$650 to $699: 88
$700 to $749: 51
$750 to $799: 47
$800 to $899: 68
$900 to $999: 14
$1,000 to $1,249: 24
$1,250 to $1,499: 1
$1,500 to $1,999: 5
$2,000 or more: 56
No cash rent: 290

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 73 1990 to 1994: 113 1985 to 1989: 21 1980 to 1984: 29 1975 to 1979: 13 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 36 1965 to 1969: 248

Percentage of workers working in this county: 93.3%
Number of people working at home: 362 (2.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1009
5 to 9 minutes: 3815
10 to 14 minutes: 5018
15 to 19 minutes: 2488
20 to 24 minutes: 996
25 to 29 minutes: 212
30 to 34 minutes: 316
35 to 39 minutes: 16
40 to 44 minutes: 68
45 to 59 minutes: 300
60 to 89 minutes: 311
90 or more minutes: 179

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 12,331 (82%)
Carpooled: 1,568 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 67 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 15 (0%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 12 (0%)
Walked: 630 (4%)
Other means: 98 (1%)
Worked at home: 362 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1712
$10,000 to $14,999: 1575
$15,000 to $19,999: 1220
$20,000 to $24,999: 1362
$25,000 to $29,999: 1146
$30,000 to $34,999: 1039
$35,000 to $39,999: 882
$40,000 to $44,999: 654
$45,000 to $49,999: 668
$50,000 to $59,999: 1232
$60,000 to $74,999: 1141
$75,000 to $99,999: 733
$100,000 to $124,999: 290
$125,000 to $149,999: 157
$150,000 to $199,999: 102
$200,000 or more: 132

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 6907

German: 3823

English: 2981

Other groups: 2304

Italian: 1529

United States or American: 1256

Norwegian: 1182

French (except Basque): 857

Finnish: 701

Scotch-Irish: 621

Swedish: 604

Austrian: 559

Polish: 442

Scottish: 388

French Canadian: 272

Yugoslavian: 216

Dutch: 213

Danish: 208

Scandinavian: 196

Arab:: 157

Croatian: 156

Welsh: 149

Serbian: 144

Swiss: 143

Lebanese: 138

European: 123

Slovene: 87

Russian: 77

Belgian: 70

Czech: 60

Canadian: 56

Greek: 46

Slavic: 44

British: 43

Celtic: 30

Bulgarian: 24

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 23

Slovak: 22

Jamaican: 20

Hungarian: 19

Eastern European: 17

Pennsylvania German: 16

New Zealander: 12

German Russian: 10

Northern European: 9

Israeli: 9

Arab/Arabic: 8

Egyptian: 7

Latvian: 7

Subsaharan African:: 6

Australian: 6

African: 6

Czechoslovakian: 5

Syrian: 4

Portuguese: 3

Haitian: 3

Lithuanian: 2

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

Canada (18%)
United Kingdom (11%)
Poland (9%)
Philippines (8%)
Mexico (7%)
Germany (6%)
Russia (6%)

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

This state: 24576
Northeast: 698
Midwest: 2459
South: 915
West: 4122

59% of Butte residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Montana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 71
Nursery to 4th grade: 9
5th and 6th grade: 23
7th and 8th grade: 526
9th grade: 256
10th grade: 189
11th grade: 206
12th grade, no diploma: 353
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,484
Less than 1 year of college: 849
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,887
Associate degree: 417
Bachelor's degree: 1,584
Master's degree: 574
Professional school degree: 198
Doctorate degree: 101

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 18
Nursery to 4th grade: 5
5th and 6th grade: 55
7th and 8th grade: 345
9th grade: 265
10th grade: 321
11th grade: 369
12th grade, no diploma: 353
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,131
Less than 1 year of college: 919
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,886
Associate degree: 599
Bachelor's degree: 1,714
Master's degree: 534
Professional school degree: 98
Doctorate degree: 14

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 8.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.8%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 22.5%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 22.6%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 10.7%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 4.9%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 4.9%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 15.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 18.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 1.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 5.8%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $40,339
Black householders: $8,089
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $17,762
Asian householders: $14,882
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $45,395
Some other race householders: $33,580
Two or more races householders: $64,036
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $28,886

Butte household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Butte household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Butte household income for Asian householders

Butte household income for Some other race householders

Butte household income for Two or more races householders

Butte household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Butte marital status for males

Butte marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $133,267
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $64,592
Asian householders: $77,901
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $150,835
Some other race householders: $108,778
Two or more races householders: $124,926
Hispanic or Latino householders: $108,246

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 10,892
One, attached: 277
Two: 702
3 or 4: 661
5 to 9: 590
10 to 19: 338
20 to 49: 402
50 or more: 338
Mobile homes: 1,458
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $36,962

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Butte:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (89%) Electricity (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Wood (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (79%) Electricity (16%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Other fuel (1%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 480

Here:	12.8%
Montana:	7.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 277

Here:	14.6%
Montana:	6.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 145

Here:	6.8%
Montana:	11.5%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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 (Noninst.)

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