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Butte Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Butte Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

36,068

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.7%
5 - 17:
14.6%
18 - 24:
10.9%
25 - 34:
12.4%
35 - 54:
23.1%
55 - 64:
13.7%
Over 65 Years:
19.5%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
6.2%
6.2%
93.5%
93.5%
27.8%
27.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Butte
USA
$35,110
$35,110
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Butte
USA
$56,522
$56,522
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

15.8%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Accommodation
Retail
Education
Construction
Other
Public Service
Manufacturing
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Transportation
Utilities
Finance
Wholesale
Mining
Administration
16.9%
16.9%
10.3%
10.3%
10.2%
10.2%
8.1%
8.1%
7.2%
7.2%
6.1%
6.1%
5.5%
5.5%
4.7%
4.7%
4.6%
4.6%
4.5%
4.5%
3.9%
3.9%
3.8%
3.8%
3.0%
3.0%
2.7%
2.7%
2.6%
2.6%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
89.6%
89.6%
4.7%
4.7%
3.3%
3.3%
1.7%
1.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
German
English
Italian
Norwegian
French
Austrian
Swedish
European
Scottish
Finnish
Polish
Dutch
Yugoslavian
Welsh
French Canadian
Danish
Scots-Irish
Croatian
Slavic
25.1%
25.1%
19.6%
19.6%
10.9%
10.9%
6.4%
6.4%
4.0%
4.0%
2.3%
2.3%
2.0%
2.0%
1.9%
1.9%
1.6%
1.6%
1.5%
1.5%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Arabic
German/Yiddish
Native American languages
French
Portuguese
Tagalog
Chinese
Other Indo-European
Serbo-Croatian
Polish
African languages
Hungarian
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
97.4%
97.4%
0.9%
0.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Butte Residents

1.5%