Butte County, Idaho

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Butte County, Idaho is among the lowest in the country for population per square mile.

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Key figures

Statistic	Butte County, Idaho	Idaho	United States	Rank
Total Population	2,684	1,934,262	334,922,499	3059th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$53,015	$77,800	$80,734	2598th of 3,221
Median Age	41.3	37.3	38.9	1703rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	17.5%	31.8%	35.7%	2423rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$217,600	$418,600	$332,700	1217th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$608	$1,238	$1,413	3038th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	19.3%	10.6%	12.5%	616th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.4%	3.7%	5.2%	1626th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1.2	23.4	n/a	3129th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.9%	5.9%	14.1%	1575th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.2	n/a	n/a	1744th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.5%	72.1%	65.2%	1042nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.0	21.6	26.4	2134th of 3,221
Worked from Home	16.0%	13.3%	15.1%	335th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.1%	n/a	n/a	1628th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.3%	55.1%	46.9%	1794th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.3%	n/a	n/a	1194th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Butte County, Idaho

Statistic	Butte County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	88.7%	78.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.4%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.5%	4.2%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	20.6	36.2	61.4

Age in Butte County, Idaho

Statistic	Butte County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Median Age	41.3	37.3	38.9
Under 18 %	24.6%	24.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.4%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.7%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.3%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.7%	23.0%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.3%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Butte County, Idaho

Statistic	Butte County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Households	1,073	713,005	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.6	2.5
Family Households	59.8%	68.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.9%	31.9%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.6%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.8%	24.4%	28.7%
Never Married	27.1%	28.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Butte County, Idaho

Statistic	Butte County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,232	$38,952	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	20.6%	12.5%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.9%	18.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.6%	19.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.5%	9.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	19.3%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	39.0%	28.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.9%	7.6%	n/a

Housing in Butte County, Idaho

Statistic	Butte County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Housing Units	1,336	795,014	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.5%	73.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.2%	8.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	19.7%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,971.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.5%	27.9%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.7%	28.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,061	$2,038	n/a

Education in Butte County, Idaho

Statistic	Butte County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Less than High School	10.9%	8.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.4%	26.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	42.1%	33.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.0%	21.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.5%	10.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Butte County, Idaho

Statistic	Butte County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Labour Force Participation	55.6%	63.0%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	65.9%	72.7%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	6.2%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	50.6%	37.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.0%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.7%	3.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Butte County, Idaho

Statistic	Butte County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Born in State of Residence	61.9%	43.9%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	2.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.4%	3.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.8%	89.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.6%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.3%	8.3%	16.7%

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