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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:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

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

36,134

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.1%
5 - 17:
15.1%
18 - 24:
10.9%
25 - 34:
12.6%
35 - 54:
23.4%
55 - 64:
13.6%
Over 65 Years:
19.5%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
6.1%
6.1%
94.0%
94.0%
28.1%
28.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Butte
USA
$36,035
$36,035
$44,673
$44,673

Median household income

Butte
USA
$61,857
$61,857
$80,734
$80,734
Individuals Below Poverty Level

14.8%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Accommodation
Construction
Public Service
Education
Other
Manufacturing
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Transportation
Utilities
Finance
Wholesale
Administration
Agriculture
17.1%
17.1%
12.7%
12.7%
9.0%
9.0%
8.0%
8.0%
6.6%
6.6%
6.6%
6.6%
5.0%
5.0%
4.7%
4.7%
4.4%
4.4%
4.0%
4.0%
3.6%
3.6%
3.6%
3.6%
3.4%
3.4%
2.6%
2.6%
2.5%
2.5%
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
89.0%
89.0%
4.7%
4.7%
4.4%
4.4%
1.4%
1.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
German
English
Italian
Norwegian
French
Scottish
Austrian
Swedish
Finnish
Polish
European
Dutch
Scandinavian
Danish
Croatian
Northern European
French Canadian
Portuguese
Scots-Irish
24.7%
24.7%
19.9%
19.9%
11.8%
11.8%
5.8%
5.8%
5.5%
5.5%
2.7%
2.7%
2.5%
2.5%
1.9%
1.9%
1.8%
1.8%
1.5%
1.5%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
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
Korean
German/Yiddish
Spanish
Native American languages
Portuguese
Vietnamese
Thai
French
Tagalog
Other Indo-European
Serbo-Croatian
Polish
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
Laotian
97.5%
97.5%
0.9%
0.9%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
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% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Butte Residents

1.2%