Silver Bow County vs. Jefferson County

	Silver Bow County (MT)	Jefferson County (MT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	34,993	12,097
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.3%	6.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	34,209	11,403
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	34,200	11,406
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.8%	4.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.3%	20.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.1%	21.4%
Female persons, percent	49.8%	49.5%
White alone, percent	93.7%	95.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.8%	0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.3%	1.8%
Asian alone, percent	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.3%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.1%	2.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	89.7%	92.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,738	1,186
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.5%	0.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	17,291	5,115
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	66.9%	85.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$143,300	$277,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,030	$1,472
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$394	$390
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$622	$742
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	21.1%	1.7%
Building permits, 2018	185	9
Households, 2014-2018	15,158	4,444
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.22	2.59
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.9%	87.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.4%	1.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	82.0%	88.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	71.8%	79.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.8%	94.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	26.4%	34.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	14.4%	8.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.6%	8.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.5%	58.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.0%	54.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	102,350	7,128
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	287,530	13,942
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	189,298	13,596
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	610,060	51,728
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$17,733	$4,537
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	14.7	20.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$42,237	$66,867
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,224	$32,133
Persons in poverty, percent	16.7%	7.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,138	296
Total employment, 2017	12,733	1,882
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	472,393	66,232
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.6%	-3.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,274	1,087
All firms, 2012	3,068	1,011
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,129	478
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,229	314
Minority-owned firms, 2012	177	41
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,703	924
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	252	85
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,530	843
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.5%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	47.6	6.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	718.48	1,656.26

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Silver Bow county (MT) and Jefferson county (MT) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.