Butte County vs. Plumas County

Butte County (CA)Plumas County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)231,25618,804
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)5.1%-6.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)220,00220,007
Population, Census, April 1, 2010220,00020,007
Persons under 5 years, percent5.5%4.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.0%16.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.6%28.4%
Female persons, percent50.6%50.2%
White alone, percent85.9%90.8%
Black or African American alone, percent1.8%1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent2.5%3.1%
Asian alone, percent4.9%1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent4.6%3.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent16.7%9.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent71.6%83.4%
Veterans, 2014-201815,0261,852
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.6%4.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)100,03315,864
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201859.2%72.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$248,100$234,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,570$1,529
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$461$476
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,016$868
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201320.0%6.0%
Building permits, 201870341
Households, 2014-201886,7978,047
Persons per household, 2014-20182.552.28
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201881.7%85.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201815.0%8.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.8%84.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.2%75.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.3%93.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201826.5%23.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201812.4%14.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.2%6.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.7%50.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.2%46.4%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,434,45485,167
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,576,900139,325
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,632$7,182
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201821.019.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$48,443$53,270
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$27,537$32,710
Persons in poverty, percent18.5%12.5%
Total employer establishments, 20174,724590
Total employment, 201762,6003,675
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,470,822165,557
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.6%-0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201714,0411,622
All firms, 201216,2402,039
Men-owned firms, 20128,370942
Women-owned firms, 20125,341560
Minority-owned firms, 20121,858198
Nonminority-owned firms, 201213,6441,742
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,766218
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201213,5091,653
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.2%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.7%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200730.9%23.0%
Population per square mile, 2010134.47.8
Land area in square miles, 20101,636.462,553.04

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Butte county (CA) and Plumas county (CA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.