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Population 33,704
About Butte
Butte is a medium-sized city located in the state of Montana. With a population of 33,704 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Butte is the fifth largest community in Montana. Butte has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.
Unlike some cities, Butte isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Butte are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Butte is a city of sales and office workers, service providers and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Butte who work in office and administrative support (13.15%), sales jobs (10.50%) and management occupations (8.99%).
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Butte spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.42 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Butte Information and Demographics
The population of Butte overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Butte, 22.60% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Butte in 2010 was $22,421, which is upper middle income relative to Montana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $89,684 for a family of four. However, Butte contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Butte home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Butte residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Butte include Irish, German, English, Italian, Norwegian and French.
The most common language spoken in Butte is English.
| BUTTE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 33,704 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 14,628 |
| BUTTE HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 65.52% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 34.48% |
| % VACANT | 10.21% |
| TYPE OF BUTTE HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 71.78% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 1.02% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 8.18% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 13.26% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 5.78% |
| OTHER | 0.00% |
| SIZE OF BUTTE HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 4.73% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 14.78% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 30.76% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 28.12% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 15.16% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 6.45% |
| AGE OF BUTTE HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (2000 OR LATER) | 4.37% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1999) | 26.76% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 27.48% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 41.39% |
| BUTTE REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $112,737 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $401 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0 - $48,000 | 11.21% |
| $48,001 - $96,000 | 29.08% |
| $96,001 - $191,000 | 35.98% |
| $191,001 - $287,000 | 12.83% |
| $287,001 - $382,000 | 6.09% |
| $382,001 - $478,000 | 2.30% |
| $478,001 - $716,000 | 1.22% |
| $716,001 - $955,000 | 0.35% |
| > $955,000 | 0.94% |
| PEOPLE OF BUTTE | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 5.86% |
| 5 TO 17 | 15.12% |
| 18 TO 24 | 10.84% |
| 25 TO 34 | 11.33% |
| 35 TO 54 | 26.80% |
| 55 TO 64 | 13.60% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 16.44% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 90.49% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 22.60% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $40,485 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $22,421 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 15.79% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Healthcare (21.30%) Retail (13.15%) Accommodation (10.07%) Education (6.01%) Construction (5.99%) Other (5.81%) Public Service (5.75%) Professional, scientific, and technical services (5.00%) Transportation (3.88%) Utilities (3.32%) Manufacturing (3.25%) Wholesale (2.66%) Administration (2.39%) Mining (2.30%) Arts (2.15%) Agriculture (2.13%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 6.40% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 94.45% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 0.33% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 1.89% |
| ASIAN | 0.48% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDERS | 0.06% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 0.69% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 2.11% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 3.66% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Irish (22.79%) German (14.52%) English (9.47%) Italian (5.91%) Norwegian (4.41%) French (2.23%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 2.02% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (94.92%) Spanish (1.78%) |
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