Montana Technological's Living Circumstances

Butte Elementary School District Overview

Montana Technological University located in Butte Elementary School District area. A total of 14,184 households are located in Butte Elementary School District area. Among them, 3,464 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.04 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 8,474 and 7,880 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.73% (547) of residents are non-citizens and 3.23% (1,021) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Butte Elementary School District, Montana
Household	14,184
Population	31,619
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,464 (24.42%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	8,474
Total Students	7,880
Pre-Kindergarten	528
Kindergarten	399
Grade 1-8	2,704
Grade 9-12	1,339
College/Graduate School	2,910
Veterans	26,299
Non-citizen	547
Non-English Home Language	1,021
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

27,048 residents are over the age of 16 and 15,820 people are in labor force. Among them, 15,794 people are in civilian labor force and 26 are in armed labor force. 15,051 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.70%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Butte Elementary School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,764	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	12,100	81.96%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,419	9.61%
Public transportation	148	1.00%
Walked	542	3.67%
Other method	231	1.56%
Worked from home	324	2.19%
Average Commute Time	15 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	15,051	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	5,233	34.77%
Service	3,666	24.36%
Sales and office	2,676	17.78%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,323	8.79%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,153	14.30%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	15,051	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	583	3.87%
Construction	990	6.58%
Manufacturing	874	5.81%
Wholesale trade	236	1.57%
Retail trade	1,508	10.02%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,142	7.59%
Information	252	1.67%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	422	2.80%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,024	6.80%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,859	25.64%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,414	16.04%
Other services, except public administration	820	5.45%
Public administration	927	6.16%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	15,051	-
Private wage and salary workers	11,578	76.93%
Government workers	2,818	18.72%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	638	4.24%
Unpaid family workers	17	0.11%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $60,417 for the 14,184 households in Butte Elementary School District area, Montana. The average income of a single worker is $27,267. 30,521 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 94.59%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	14,184	-
Less than $10,000	1,510	10.65%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,046	7.37%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,524	10.74%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,676	11.82%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,072	14.61%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,346	16.54%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,539	10.85%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,612	11.36%
$150,000 - $199,999	468	3.30%
More than $200,000	391	2.76%
Median Household Income	$44,360	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$60,417	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	7,471	-
Less than $10,000	439	5.88%
$10,000 - $14,999	145	1.94%
$15,000 - $24,999	582	7.79%
$25,000 - $34,999	635	8.50%
$35,000 - $49,999	901	12.06%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,581	21.16%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,072	14.35%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,341	17.95%
$150,000 - $199,999	423	5.66%
More than $200,000	352	4.71%

Median Family Income	$63,778	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$80,207	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$27,267	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$50,231	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$50,231	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	32,268	-
With health insurance coverage	30,521	94.59%
Public coverage	13,357	41.39%
Private health insurance	21,790	67.53%
Without health insurance coverage	1,747	5.41%

Housing

There are 16,343 housing units in Butte Elementary School District area, Montana with 14,184 units (86.79%) occupied. 9,610 houses (67.75%) are occupied by owner and 4,574 houses (32.25%) are rented. The average housing value is $145,000 and the average rental cost is $638. 109 houses (0.67%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 7,343 houses (44.93%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,343	-
Occupied	14,184	86.79%
Owner Occupied	9,610	67.75%
Renter Occupied	4,574	32.25%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	11,719	71.71%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	246	1.51%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	3,342	20.45%
Mobile Homes	1,036	6.34%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,343	-
Built 2014 or later	109	0.67%
Built 2010 - 2013	298	1.82%
Built 2000 - 2009	885	5.42%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,125	6.88%
Built 1980 - 1989	626	3.83%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,122	12.98%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,729	10.58%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,106	12.89%
Built 1949 or earlier	7,343	44.93%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,343	-
1 room	966	5.91%
2 rooms	323	1.98%
3 rooms	1,398	8.55%
4 rooms	2,782	17.02%
5 rooms	2,985	18.26%
6 rooms	2,559	15.66%
7 rooms	1,595	9.76%
8 rooms	1,753	10.73%
9 rooms or more	1,982	12.13%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,343	-
no bedroom	1,102	6.74%
1 bedroom	1,920	11.75%
2 bedrooms	4,904	30.01%
3 bedrooms	5,023	30.73%
4 bedrooms	2,397	14.67%
5 bedrooms or more	997	6.10%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	9,610	-
Less than $50,000	810	8.43%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,080	21.64%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,149	22.36%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,892	19.69%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,649	17.16%
$300,000 - $499,999	777	8.09%
$500,000 - $999,999	221	2.30%
$1,000,000 or more	32	0.33%
Median House Value	$145,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	4,370	-
Less than $500	1,259	28.81%
$500 - $999	2,332	53.36%
$1,000 - $1,499	578	13.23%
$1,500 - $1,999	62	1.42%
$2,000 - $2,499	127	2.91%
$2,500 - $2,999	12	0.27%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$638	-

Demographic

A total of 32,889 people lives in Butte Elementary School District area, Montana with 16,660 male and 16,229 female. The males to female ratio is 50.66 to 49.34. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	32,889	-
Male	16,660	50.66%
Female	16,229	49.34%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	32,889	-
Under 5 years	1,955	5.94%
5 - 9 years	1,915	5.82%
10 - 14 years	1,712	5.21%
15 - 19 years	1,847	5.62%
20 - 24 years	3,058	9.30%
25 - 34 years	3,796	11.54%
35 - 44 years	3,778	11.49%
45 - 54 years	3,915	11.90%
55 - 59 years	2,292	6.97%
60 - 64 years	2,492	7.58%
65 - 74 years	3,501	10.64%
75 - 84 years	1,989	6.05%
85 years and older	639	1.94%
Median Age	39.7 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	32,889	-
One Race	32,262	98.09%
White	31,046	94.40%
Black or African American	191	0.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native	721	2.19%
Asian	237	0.72%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	5	0.02%
Other	62	0.19%

Two or more races	627	1.91%
White and Black or African American	64	0.19%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	301	0.92%
White and Asian	132	0.40%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	80	0.24%