The Silos, MT

Census Place

2024 Population

579

US Senator

Steve Daines

Republican Party

US Senator

Tim Sheehy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

64.6

10.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

19.5%

137% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$60,521

11.6% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

The Silos, MT is home to a population of 579 people, from which 100% are citizens.

In 2024, there were 11.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (497 people) in The Silos, MT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 44 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 23 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of The Silos, MT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in The Silos, MT was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in The Silos, MT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in The Silos, MT

White (Non-Hispanic)
497 ± 252
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
44 ± 65
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
23 ± 28

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in The Silos, MT as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Montana.

Most Common Origin

Canada
4,118 ± 1,573 people
Mexico
2,905 ± 1,322 people
Philippines
1,984 ± 1,093 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Montana was Canada, the natal country of 4,118 Montana residents, followed by Mexico with 2,905 and Philippines with 1,984.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
135 ± 124
Gulf War (1990s)
12 ± 25

The Silos, MT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 11.3 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in The Silos, MT.

Housing & Living

The median property value in The Silos, MT was $367,300 in 2024, which is 1.1 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $390,000 to $367,300, a 5.82% decrease. The homeownership rate in The Silos, MT is 100%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in The Silos, MT have an average commute time of 48.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in The Silos, MT is higher than the national average, with an average of 4 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$367,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$124,317

$227

Median Property Taxes

±$114

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In The Silos, MT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in The Silos, MT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

100%

Homeownership

2024

100%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 100% of the housing units in The Silos, MT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 90.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in The Silos, MT compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$60,521

Median Household Income

± $17,835

227

Number of Households

± 114

In 2024, the median household income of the 227 households in The Silos, MT grew to $60,521 from the previous year's value of $54,245.

The following chart displays the households in The Silos, MT distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for The Silos, MT is from Montana.

0.458

2024 Wage GINI in Montana

0.46

2023 Wage GINI in Montana

In 2024, the income inequality in Montana was 0.458 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.613% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Montana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Montana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Montana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (73.8%)
Carpooled (26.2%)

In 2024, 73.8% of workers in The Silos, MT drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (26.2%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

48.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in The Silos, MT have a longer commute time (48.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 10.7% of the workforce in The Silos, MT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in The Silos, MT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

4 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in The Silos, MT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in The Silos, MT have 4 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in The Silos, MT (113 out of 579 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in The Silos, MT is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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