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Portland, OR vs Butte-Silver Bow, MT

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- Butte-Silver Bow is 0% more densely populated than Portland.
- People are 12.2% more likely to be married in Butte-Silver Bow.
- The Median Age is 2.6 years older in Butte-Silver Bow.
 Portland, ORButte-Silver Bow, MTUnited States
 Population  Unlock34,368329,725,481
 Female Population50.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.538.4
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 Population - 2010585,476  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock33,892285,036,114
 Population - 1990437,319  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now50.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock48.093.4
 Land Area133.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Portland, ORButte-Silver Bow, MTUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Portland, ORButte-Silver Bow, MTUnited States
 White68.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.2%12.2%
 Asian8.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock2.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.5%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Portland, ORButte-Silver Bow, MTUnited States
 Married Population42.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.4%50.2%
 Never Married41.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.8%10.8%
 Widowed3.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.242.60
 Households279,797  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,05680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households140,407  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  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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