2024 population: 221,414 ( 14,102 from 2020)
Land area: 18366.2 square miles
Population density: 12.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	198,137	89.49%	5.5%
Black:	1,329	0.60%	35.6%
Indian:	2,889	1.30%	7.6%
Asian:	2,869	1.30%	8.6%
2+ races:	4,748	2.14%	18.7%
Hispanic:	11,442	5.17%	25.0%

Total non-White:	23,277	10.51%	19.6%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	8,238	9.9
Deaths:	7,724	9.3
Net Migration:	12,655	15.3
Net Immigration:	963	1.2

Change in White population:	10,290	5.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,812	1.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
207,312
187,847	90.61%
980	0.47%
2,685	1.30%
2,642	1.27%
4,001	1.93%
9,157	4.42%
19,465	9.39%

2010
173,993
161,939	93.07%
546	0.31%
2,228	1.28%
1,474	0.85%
2,729	1.57%
4,985	2.87%
12,054	6.93%

2000
149,521
141,604	94.71%
284	0.19%
1,921	1.28%
961	0.64%
1,782	1.19%
2,875	1.92%
7,917	5.29%

1990
126,972
122,151	96.20%
125	0.10%
1,791	1.41%
954	0.75%
n/a
1,951	1.54%
4,821	3.80%

1980
124,363
120,323	96.75%
216	0.17%
1,656	1.33%
503	0.40%
n/a
1,597	1.28%
4,040	3.25%

1970
117,763
114,752	97.44%
216	0.18%
979	0.83%
205	0.17%
n/a
1,441	1.22%
3,011	2.56%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
18,335	10.5
13,754	7.9
20,621	11.9
2,462	1.4

25,908	14.9
7,411	4.3

Number	Rate
2000's
17,225	11.5
11,940	8.0
16,810	11.2
892	0.6

20,335	13.6
4,137	2.8

Number	Rate
1990's
16,369	12.9
11,750	9.3
14,135	11.1
523	0.4

19,453	15.3
3,096	2.4

Number	Rate
1980's
18,037	14.5
11,397	9.2
-3,563	-2.9
n/a

1,828	1.5
781	0.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-1,678	-1.4
n/a

5,571	4.7
1,029	0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Butte-Bozeman, MT Market Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.3
39,067	9.1%
389,659	90.9%
35,492	8.3%

84,807
2.35

48,867	57.6%
40,560	83.0%
2,671	5.5%
35,940	42.4%

2010
Number	Percent
38.0
36,011	20.7%
137,982	79.3%
22,797	13.1%

72,399
2.30

43,336	59.9%
35,003	80.8%
3,235	7.5%
29,063	40.1%

2000
Number	Percent
35.9
34,361	23.0%
115,160	77.0%
18,244	12.2%

59,398
2.40

37,888	63.8%
31,670	83.6%
2,754	7.3%
21,510	36.2%

1990
Number	Percent
33.2
31,834	25.1%
95,138	74.9%
16,701	13.2%

48,920
2.46

32,627	66.7%
27,718	85.0%
2,192	6.7%
16,293	33.3%

1980
Number	Percent
29.5
33,701	27.1%
90,662	72.9%
14,411	11.6%

45,038
2.61

31,436	69.8%
27,441	87.3%
1,870	5.9%
13,602	30.2%

2022 Housing Data for Butte-Bozeman, MT Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,798	4.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,396	4.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,619	3.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,126	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,457	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,135	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,061	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,338	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,498	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,196	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	8,948	10.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	11,291	13.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	8,883	10.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,905	7.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,272	7.4%
$200,000 or more	7,884	9.3%

Median Household Income	72,577
Per Capita Income	42,023

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	90

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,604	3.1%
Public Assistance	2,172	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,482	7.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	98,926	74.3%
Unemployed	2,972	2.2%
In Armed Forces	151	0.1%

Total Labor Force	102,049	76.7%
Not in Labor Force	31,040	23.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	37,575	27,856	57.4%
Non-Profit	3,640	6,426	36.2%
Self-Employed	11,169	6,319	63.9%

Local Government	2,237	3,677	37.8%
State Government	4,289	4,077	51.3%
Federal Government	1,271	988	56.3%

Total Private + Self	48,744	34,175	58.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	11,437	15,168	43.0%
Total	60,181	49,343	54.9%

Pct. Govt.	15.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	18,877	17.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	20,682	18.9%
Professional, Technical	26,387	24.1%
Service Occupations	19,393	17.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,610	1.5%
All others	24,361	22.2%

White Collar		60.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	13,346	12.2%
Retail trade	13,115	12.0%
Construction	11,647	10.6%
Educational services	10,730	9.8%
Accommodation and food services	9,628	8.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	8,727	8.0%
Manufacturing	6,784	6.2%
Other services	5,861	5.3%
Public administration	4,630	4.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	4,519	4.1%
Finance and insurance	3,540	3.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,519	3.2%
Transportation and warehousing	3,256	3.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,775	2.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,132	1.9%
Wholesale trade	2,104	1.9%
Utilities	1,191	1.1%
Information	1,113	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1,017	0.9%
Management	66	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,631	2.70%
Puerto Rican	296	0.14%
Cuban	289	0.14%
Dominican	42	0.02%

Total Central American	206	0.10%
Costa Rican	25	0.01%
Guatemalan	18	0.01%
Honduran	62	0.03%
Nicaraguan	7	0.00%
Panamanian	90	0.04%
Salvadoran	4	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	478	0.23%
Argentinean	48	0.02%
Bolivian	48	0.02%
Chilean	7	0.00%
Colombian	80	0.04%
Ecuadorian	32	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	135	0.06%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	128	0.06%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,732	0.83%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	785	0.38%
Filipino	324	0.16%
Indian	319	0.15%
Japanese	220	0.11%
Korean	121	0.06%
Thai	63	0.03%
Taiwanese	40	0.02%
Bhutanese	27	0.01%
Vietnamese	17	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	191,268	96.2%
Spanish	3,388	1.7%
German, other Germanic	838	0.4%
Other Indo-European	745	0.4%
Chinese	619	0.3%
Other	446	0.2%
Other Asian	414	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	328	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	293	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	48,605	23.3%
Irish	35,801	17.1%
English	29,037	13.9%
Norwegian	13,865	6.6%
Italian	8,729	4.2%
American	8,654	4.1%
French	6,701	3.2%
Scottish	5,852	2.8%
Swedish	5,715	2.7%
European	5,710	2.7%
Dutch	5,163	2.5%
Polish	4,220	2.0%
Scotch-Irish	2,609	1.2%
Danish	2,422	1.2%
Welsh	2,070	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	205,883	98.6%
Not a citizen	3,002	1.4%

Native	202,981	97.2%
Foreign-born	5,904	2.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,948	1.4%	4,135	2.9%	34,996	24.7%	41,987	29.6%	38,301	27.0%	20,441	14.4%
Average years of education: 14.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,948	1.4%
9-12 Years	4,135	2.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	34,996	24.7%
Some College	41,987	29.6%
Bach. Degree	38,301	27.0%
Grad Degree	20,441	14.4%
Average years of education: 14.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	65,077	61,420	3,657	5.6%
1991	65,810	61,602	4,208	6.4%
1992	68,965	64,621	4,344	6.3%
1993	70,758	66,825	3,933	5.6%
1994	72,055	69,082	2,973	4.1%
1995	74,942	71,818	3,124	4.2%
1996	76,615	73,382	3,233	4.2%
1997	78,203	75,059	3,144	4.0%
1998	80,695	77,206	3,489	4.3%
1999	82,086	78,662	3,424	4.2%

2000	82,139	78,404	3,735	4.5%
2001	81,380	77,972	3,408	4.2%
2002	81,904	78,455	3,449	4.2%
2003	82,488	78,953	3,535	4.3%
2004	84,617	81,167	3,450	4.1%
2005	87,059	83,953	3,106	3.6%
2006	90,539	87,925	2,614	2.9%
2007	92,629	89,963	2,666	2.9%
2008	94,066	90,059	4,007	4.3%
2009	90,824	84,435	6,389	7.0%

2010	93,221	87,060	6,161	6.6%
2011	93,870	88,236	5,634	6.0%
2012	95,011	89,944	5,067	5.3%
2013	97,319	92,859	4,460	4.6%
2014	99,321	95,357	3,964	4.0%
2015	102,141	98,501	3,640	3.6%
2016	105,108	101,424	3,684	3.5%
2017	107,389	103,824	3,565	3.3%
2018	110,107	106,734	3,373	3.1%
2019	113,019	109,815	3,204	2.8%

2020	113,715	107,749	5,966	5.2%
2021	118,324	115,055	3,269	2.8%
2022	123,665	120,996	2,669	2.2%
2023	125,139	122,070	3,069	2.5%
2024	121,176	118,009	3,167	2.6%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	99,207
Median Value	$403,147

Occupied	84,807	85.5%
Vacant	14,400	14.5%

Owned	56,179	66.2%
Rented	28,628	33.8%
Median Rent	$1,143

Single-Family Units	72,462	73.0%
Detached	66,560	67.1%
Attached	5,902	5.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	10,957	11.0%
Mobile Homes	7,041	7.1%

Butte-Bozeman, MT Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Butte-Bozeman, MT Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Butte-Bozeman, MT Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Butte-Bozeman, MT Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Butte-Bozeman, MT Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Butte-Bozeman, MT Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Butte-Bozeman, MT Market Area