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Council Bluffs, IA vs Butte-Silver Bow, MT

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- Butte-Silver Bow is 0% more densely populated than Council Bluffs.
- People are 8.2% more likely to be married in Butte-Silver Bow.
- The Median Age is 1.9 years older in Butte-Silver Bow.
 Council Bluffs, IAButte-Silver Bow, MTUnited States
 Population  Unlock34,368329,725,481
 Female Population51.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.538.4
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 Population - 201062,358  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock33,892285,036,114
 Population - 199054,315  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now14.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock48.093.4
 Land Area42.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Council Bluffs, IAButte-Silver Bow, MTUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Council Bluffs, IAButte-Silver Bow, MTUnited States
 White83.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.2%12.2%
 Asian0.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock2.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Council Bluffs, IAButte-Silver Bow, MTUnited States
 Married Population43.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.4%50.2%
 Never Married34.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.8%10.8%
 Widowed6.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.242.60
 Households25,282  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,05680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households10,388  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Council Bluffs    4 Reviews

It's an okay city. Nothing special really. All the fun things to do and good restaurants are across the river in Omaha. I will say CB has some pretty good recreational  More

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Over 9 years ago

Quietly over the years this community has taken untold amounts of riverfront casino tax dollars and converted them into hundreds and hundreds of community improvement  More

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Over 15 years ago

here in council bluffs iowa, we have low crime rate. There have been an increase in shopping areas in the last 2 years and lots of new resturants and three casinos. It  More

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Reviews for Butte-Silver Bow    15 Reviews

I think I read the 14 reviews. None of the people were from Butte. You do have to be hardy if you're going to live here. Yes, we're called the Mining City because that's  More

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Over 5 years ago

This is the armpit of Montana. Been here 5 years and Bitten by 1 dog, assulted by 2 dog owners whose dogs came at me aggressively, then the owners, for protecting  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was excited about moving to Butte--I used to visit a lot in college, and fell in love with the history and scenery. Unfortunately, after the first few months in Butte,  More

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