Butte County, Idaho Demographics

Butte County is 4th in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Home ownership rate

Butte County is 9th in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Race - White

Butte County is 9th in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Butte County is 10th in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Butte County is 10th in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Butte County is 11th in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Size in square miles

Butte County is 15th in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Butte County is 16th in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Income below poverty line

Butte County is 16th in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Butte County is 18th in Idaho out of 44 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Size Demographics
	Butte County	Rank	Idaho	US
Current population (2012)	2,740	42nd	1,595,728	313,914,040
Size in square miles	2,231.7	11th	82,643.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1.3	41st	19	87.4

Age Demographics
	Butte County	Rank	Idaho	US
Residents younger than 5	5.9%	26th	7.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	25.7%	25th	26.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	18.6%	16th	13.3%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Butte County	Rank	Idaho	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	90.9%	9th	88.5%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	18.7%	18th	24.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Butte County	Rank	Idaho	US
Race - White	96.6%	9th	93.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.4%	26th	0.8%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.6%	39th	1.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.3%	40th	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	10th	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.9%	23rd	2.2%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	27th	11.6%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	92.4%	10th	83.5%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Butte County	Rank	Idaho	US
Female residents	48.7%	31st	50.0%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	3.1%	26th	5.9%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Butte County	Rank	Idaho	US
Housing units	1,369	42nd	674,394	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	10.9%	15th	15.1%	25.9%
Households	1,080	42nd	575,497	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	82.5%	4th	70.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$111,500	42nd	$171,300	$186,200
People per household	2.6	23rd	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	2	44th	6,265	829,658

Income Demographics
	Butte County	Rank	Idaho	US
Income per capita	$19,395	27th	$22,788	$27,915
Income per household	$37,821	37th	$46,890	$52,762
Income below poverty line	16.1%	16th	14.3%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Butte County	Rank	Idaho	US
Non-farm private establishments	66	42nd	42,399	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	638	39th	482,722	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	95	42nd	151,671	27,092,908
Retail sales	$18,069	41st	$20,526,631	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$6,500	32nd	$13,691	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$0	43rd	$2,415,951	$613,795,732