Cities / Montana / Butte-Silver Bow (balance)

Butte-Silver Bow (balance), MT

34,638 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Butte)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 1.6 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

BOI

247 mi — Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field

Population & People

Population

34,638

Median age

40.6

Median household income

$61,857

Poverty rate

14.8%

Unemployment rate

4.0%

Bachelor's degree+

28.1%

Avg. commute

16 min

Hispanic or Latino

4.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$257,800

Median gross rent

$856/mo

Homeownership rate

70.67%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,336

HUD Fair Market Rent (Montana statewide average across 56 areas — not specific to Butte-Silver Bow (balance)), 2026. Efficiency $988, 1BR $1076, 2BR $1336, 3BR $1789, 4BR $2113. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Montana commercial electricity

11.88¢/kWh

Montana industrial electricity

7.02¢/kWh

Montana residential electricity

12.98¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

82357.8

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

61939.7

All-Transactions House Price Index for Montana

821.72

Unemployment Rate

3.2%

Source: FRED, Montana-specific series.

Nearby Airports

BOI

Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field

247 mi away

GEG

Spokane International Airport

261 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Montana energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Montana economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).