People QuickFacts Butte-Silver Bow Montana Population, 2006 estimate 32,110 944,632 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 -5.3% 4.7% Population, 2000 33,892 902,195 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 5.7% 6.1% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 23.7% 25.5% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 16.1% 13.4% Female persons, percent, 2000 50.6% 50.2%  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 95.4% 90.6% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2% 0.3% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 2.0% 6.2% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4% 0.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.4% 1.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 2.7% 2.0%  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 58.9% 53.6% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 1.6% 1.8% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 4.1% 5.2% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 85.2% 87.2% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 21.9% 24.4% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 14.2 17.7  Housing units, 2000 15,833 412,633 Homeownership rate, 2000 70.1% 69.1% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $75,900 $99,500  Households, 2000 14,135 358,667 Persons per household, 2000 2.32 2.45 Median household income, 1999 $30,516 $33,024 Per capita money income, 1999 $17,068 $17,151 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 15.0% 14.6%     Business QuickFacts Butte-Silver Bow Montana Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 136,324 7,223,420 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 432,660 10,122,625 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $13,211 $11,119 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 58,863 1,537,986 Total number of firms, 2002 2,883 100,402 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 2.0% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.5% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F Z Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 21.1% 24.4%      Geography QuickFacts Butte-Silver Bow Montana Land area, 2000 (square miles) 716 145,552 Persons per square mile, 2000 47.3 6.2 FIPS Code 11397 30 Counties Silver Bow County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts