Butte County vs. Lemhi County

	Butte County (ID)	Lemhi County (ID)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2,611	7,961
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-9.7%	0.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	2,893	7,936
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	2,891	7,936
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.5%	4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.0%	18.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	23.4%	30.3%
Female persons, percent	49.5%	49.4%
White alone, percent	95.3%	95.9%
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%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	2.3%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.5%	3.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	91.3%	93.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	239	824
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.0%	3.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	1,381	4,910
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	84.2%	75.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$117,600	$171,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$924	$1,104
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$374	$308
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$661	$646
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	11.8%	6.6%
Households, 2014-2018	1,050	3,549
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.43	2.14
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.1%	79.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.4%	2.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.5%	84.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.0%	77.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	95.0%	92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.2%	21.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.0%	10.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.3%	12.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.5%	51.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	40.8%	47.5%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	21,795	98,352
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,954	$12,677
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	19.7	15.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$42,250	$37,921
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$25,941	$23,042
Persons in poverty, percent	15.1%	14.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	58	296
Total employment, 2017	365	1,837
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	11,120	56,258
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-61.3%	6.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	199	766
All firms, 2012	160	797
Men-owned firms, 2012	71	369
Women-owned firms, 2012	40	325
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	144	734
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	144	721
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
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%	27.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	1.3	1.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	2,231.67	4,563.39

Source: United States Census Bureau

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