Silver Bow County, MT Population

Overview

35,017

Total Population

40.5

Median age

48.54%

Female population %

106:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

57.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,64

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Silver Bow County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Silver Bow County is 40.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Silver Bow County's population under 18 was 20.64%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Silver Bow County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.10% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Silver Bow County, 17.32% were under the age of 15, 20.18% aged 15 to 29, 43.40% aged 30 to 64, 17.51% aged 65 to 84, and 1.59% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,019 less females than males in Silver Bow County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.54% females and 51.46% males in Silver Bow County, MT.
The Silver Bow County, MT gender ratio is 106:100 i.e. 106 men to 100 women (1.060).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 1,504.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,496.

Silver Bow County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Silver Bow County population: 92.58% are White, 0.15% are Black or African American, 2.48% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.52% are Asian, 0.03% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.57% are some other race and 3.67% are multiracial.
Silver Bow County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 1,64 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 33,377 (95.32% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Silver Bow County is White with a population of 32,417 (92.58% of the total population).

Silver Bow County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 36,068 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Silver Bow County's population decreased by 315 (0.91%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Silver Bow County's population increased by 966 (2.82%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Silver Bow County's population was lowest in year 2007 at 32,794.