Butte: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents (Silver Bow County)

1980: 38,092

1990: 33,941

2000: 34,606

Percent change, 1990–2000: 1.9%

U.S. rank in 2000: 1,262

City Residents (Butte/Silver Bow balanced)

1980: 37,205

1990: 33,336

2000: 33,892

2003 estimate: 32,519

Percent change, 1990–2000: 1.6%

U.S. rank in 1980: 605th

U.S. rank in 1990: 806th

U.S. rank in 2000: 887th

Density: 47.3 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 32,325

Black or African American: 53

American Indian and Alaska Native: 675

Asian: 147

Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 21

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 927

Other: 200

Percent of residents born in state: 73.3% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 1,947

Population 5 to 9 years old: 2,250

Population 10 to 14 years old: 2,407

Population 15 to 19 years old: 2,451

Population 20 to 24 years old: 2,231

Population 25 to 34 years old: 3,796

Population 35 to 44 years old: 5,246

Population 45 to 54 years old: 4,801

Population 55 to 59 years old: 1,820

Population 60 to 64 years old: 1,491

Population 65 to 74 years old: 2,628

Population 75 to 84 years old: 2,057

Population 85 years and over: 767

Median age: 38.9 years

Births (2003)

Total number: 398

Deaths (2003)

Total number: 402

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $17,068

Median household income: $30,516

Total households: 14,176

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 1,720

$10,000 to $14,999: 1,558

$15,000 to $24,999: 2,577

$25,000 to $34,999: 2,175

$35,000 to $49,999: 2,251

$50,000 to $74,999: 2,427

$75,000 to $99,999: 758

$100,000 to $149,999: 463

$150,000 to $199,999: 108

$200,000 or more: 139

Percent of families below poverty level: 10.7% (57.9% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: Not reported