Jefferson County vs. Butte County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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