Montana · Census place 11397
Butte-Silver Bow (balance), MT
Quick answer
Butte-Silver Bow (balance) has 34,929 residents, ranking #5 of 497 places in Montana. Median household income is $57,633, the median home is worth $225,100 and median gross rent runs $808 a month.
- Population
- 34,929Butte-Silver Bow (balance) residents
- Median household income
- $57,633Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $225,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $808Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Butte-Silver Bow (balance)
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Butte-Silver Bow (balance) median would spend about 16.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.1% of residents and 70.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Montana.
- Missoula city 75,600
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- Helena Valley Southeast CDP 9,533
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