Butte County vs. Jefferson County

	Butte County (ID)	Jefferson County (ID)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2,611	29,439
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-9.7%	12.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	2,893	26,142
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	2,891	26,140
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.5%	8.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.0%	34.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	23.4%	11.5%
Female persons, percent	49.5%	49.2%
White alone, percent	95.3%	95.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.5%	0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.3%	1.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.3%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.5%	10.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	91.3%	86.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	239	1,462
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.0%	3.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	1,381	9,561
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	84.2%	79.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$117,600	$184,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$924	$1,239
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$374	$346
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$661	$784
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	11.8%	5.8%
Households, 2014-2018	1,050	8,647
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.43	3.23
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.1%	88.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.4%	9.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.5%	93.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.0%	83.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	95.0%	89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.2%	22.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.0%	7.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.3%	12.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.5%	67.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	40.8%	56.0%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	21,795	116,388
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,954	$4,362
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	19.7	24.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$42,250	$60,162
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$25,941	$22,934
Persons in poverty, percent	15.1%	9.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	58	513
Total employment, 2017	365	4,061
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	11,120	134,896
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-61.3%	6.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	199	2,333
All firms, 2012	160	1,918
Men-owned firms, 2012	71	975
Women-owned firms, 2012	40	485
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	144	1,739
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	144	1,725
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	1.3	23.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	2,231.67	1,093.50

Source: United States Census Bureau

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