Billings,
Montana
Billings is a city located in
Yellowstone
County, Montana. As of the
2000
census, the city had a total population of 89,847. It is the
county
seat of
Yellowstone
County6.
Geography
\nBillings is located at 45°47'12"
North, 108°32'14" West (45.786553, -108.537139)
1.
According to the
United
States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 87.6
km²
(33.8
mi²).
87.3 km² (33.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of
it is water. The total area is 0.33% water.
Demographics
\nAs
of the
census of
2000,
there are 89,847 people, 37,525 households, and 23,152 families residing in the
city. The
population
density is 1,029.1/km² (2,665.1/mi²). There are 39,293 housing units
at an average density of 450.0/km² (1,165.6/mi²). The racial makeup
of the city is 91.87% White, 0.55%
African
American, 3.44%
Native
American, 0.59%
Asian, 0.04%
Pacific Islander, 1.45% from other races, and 2.06% from two or more races. 4.18%
of the population are
Hispanic
or
Latino of any race. There
are 37,525 households out of which 29.2% have children under the age of 18 living
with them, 47.2% are married couples living together, 10.8% have a female householder
with no husband present, and 38.3% are non-families. 31.3% of all households are
made up of individuals and 11.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of
age or older. The average household size is 2.32 and the average family size is
2.93. In the city the population is spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18,
10.1% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who are
65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there
are 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 88.8 males. The
median income for a household in the city is $35,147, and the median income for
a family is $45,032. Males have a median income of $32,525 versus $21,824 for
females. The per capita income for the city is $19,207. 12.0% of the population
and 9.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living
in poverty, 16.5% are under the age of 18 and 7.0% are 65 or older.
