2024 population: 208,334 ( 3,298 from 2020)
Land area: 1636.5 square miles
Population density: 127.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	136,723	65.63%	6.5%
Black:	3,772	1.81%	12.2%
Indian:	3,138	1.51%	4.4%
Asian:	12,320	5.91%	13.1%
2+ races:	8,728	4.19%	10.2%
Hispanic:	43,653	20.95%	9.1%

Total non-White:	71,611	34.37%	9.4%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	8,256	9.8
Deaths:	10,284	12.1
Net Migration:	-2,396	-2.8
Net Immigration:	1,404	1.7

Change in White population:	-9,449	-4.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	6,151	2.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
211,632
146,172	69.07%
3,362	1.59%
3,282	1.55%
10,892	5.15%
7,920	3.74%
40,004	18.90%
65,460	30.93%

2010
220,000
165,416	75.19%
3,133	1.42%
3,395	1.54%
9,322	4.24%
7,300	3.32%
31,116	14.14%
54,584	24.81%

2000
203,171
162,564	80.01%
2,699	1.33%
3,295	1.62%
6,949	3.42%
5,890	2.90%
21,339	10.50%
40,607	19.99%

1990
182,120
158,201	86.87%
2,039	1.12%
3,275	1.80%
5,133	2.82%
n/a
13,472	7.40%
23,919	13.13%

1980
143,851
130,795	90.92%
1,550	1.08%
2,089	1.45%
1,811	1.26%
n/a
7,375	5.13%
13,056	9.08%

1970
101,969
93,212	91.41%
1,514	1.48%
845	0.83%
499	0.49%
n/a
5,164	5.06%
8,757	8.59%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
22,527	10.2
21,745	9.9
-3,244	-1.5
1,640	0.7

-19,244	-8.7
10,876	4.9

Number	Rate
2000's
22,583	11.1
20,493	10.1
12,883	6.3
3,575	1.8

2,852	1.4
13,977	6.9

Number	Rate
1990's
24,510	13.5
20,708	11.4
7,016	3.9
3,022	1.7

4,363	2.4
16,688	9.2

Number	Rate
1980's
23,401	16.3
16,555	11.5
31,326	21.8
n/a

27,406	19.1
10,863	7.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
38,087	37.4
n/a

37,583	36.9
4,299	4.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Butte County, CA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.5
43,011	10.2%
376,955	89.8%
38,852	9.3%

83,319
2.49

48,961	58.8%
34,285	70.0%
4,953	10.1%
34,358	41.2%

2010
Number	Percent
37.2
46,168	21.0%
173,832	79.0%
33,817	15.4%

87,618
2.45

52,529	60.0%
37,622	71.6%
5,581	10.6%
35,089	40.0%

2000
Number	Percent
35.8
48,647	23.9%
154,524	76.1%
31,966	15.7%

79,674
2.48

49,740	62.4%
38,049	76.5%
5,404	10.9%
29,934	37.6%

1990
Number	Percent
33.9
42,746	23.5%
139,374	76.5%
31,487	17.3%

71,778
2.47

46,712	65.1%
37,750	80.8%
4,419	9.5%
25,066	34.9%

1980
Number	Percent
31.6
33,426	23.2%
110,425	76.8%
22,195	15.4%

57,015
2.45

38,526	67.6%
32,908	85.4%
3,018	7.8%
18,489	32.4%

2022 Housing Data for Butte County, CA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,936	5.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,741	4.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,431	4.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,768	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,068	4.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,772	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,452	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,093	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,966	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,469	6.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,031	8.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	10,426	12.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,871	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,137	6.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,571	7.9%
$200,000 or more	7,587	9.1%

Median Household Income	66,085
Per Capita Income	36,374

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	80
Compared to U.S.	100

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6,003	7.2%
Public Assistance	3,563	4.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	12,222	14.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	71,852	64.7%
Unemployed	5,196	4.7%
In Armed Forces	117	0.1%

Total Labor Force	77,165	69.5%
Not in Labor Force	33,942	30.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	31,664	26,078	54.8%
Non-Profit	3,333	5,650	37.1%
Self-Employed	7,174	4,224	62.9%

Local Government	3,457	5,497	38.6%
State Government	3,195	3,484	47.8%
Federal Government	757	650	53.8%

Total Private + Self	38,838	30,302	56.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	10,742	15,281	41.3%
Total	49,580	45,583	52.1%

Pct. Govt.	17.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	13,941	14.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	20,591	21.6%
Professional, Technical	22,885	24.0%
Service Occupations	20,002	21.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,294	1.4%
All others	17,959	18.8%

White Collar		60.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	14,963	15.7%
Retail trade	11,459	12.0%
Educational services	10,531	11.0%
Accommodation and food services	8,663	9.1%
Construction	6,358	6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	6,157	6.5%
Manufacturing	6,070	6.4%
Other services	4,228	4.4%
Public administration	4,183	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,917	4.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3,393	3.6%
Transportation and warehousing	2,994	3.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,576	2.7%
Finance and insurance	2,518	2.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,174	2.3%
Information	1,959	2.1%
Wholesale trade	1,861	2.0%
Utilities	1,143	1.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	122	0.1%
Management	109	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	32,113	15.03%
Puerto Rican	839	0.39%
Cuban	327	0.15%
Dominican	66	0.03%

Total Central American	1,070	0.50%
Costa Rican	32	0.01%
Guatemalan	186	0.09%
Honduran	64	0.03%
Nicaraguan	111	0.05%
Panamanian	41	0.02%
Salvadoran	636	0.30%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	609	0.29%
Argentinean	66	0.03%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	81	0.04%
Colombian	106	0.05%
Ecuadorian	40	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	304	0.14%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	12	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	3,337	1.56%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Hmong	4,887	2.29%
Filipino	1,206	0.56%
Chinese	1,125	0.53%
Indian	806	0.38%
Korean	481	0.23%
Vietnamese	479	0.22%
Laotian	442	0.21%
Mien	385	0.18%
Japanese	250	0.12%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	170,406	84.2%
Spanish	20,511	10.1%
Other Asian	4,597	2.3%
Other Indo-European	2,148	1.1%
Chinese	1,047	0.5%
Tagalog	667	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	558	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	484	0.2%
Korean	426	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	28,676	13.4%
English	23,882	11.2%
Irish	22,542	10.6%
American	14,452	6.8%
Italian	10,805	5.1%
European	6,606	3.1%
French	5,654	2.6%
Scottish	5,503	2.6%
Norwegian	4,167	2.0%
Dutch	3,304	1.5%
Portuguese	3,178	1.5%
Swedish	2,942	1.4%
Polish	2,210	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	2,103	1.0%
Danish	1,501	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	206,150	96.5%
Not a citizen	7,455	3.5%

Native	197,469	92.4%
Foreign-born	16,136	7.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,854	3.5%	8,614	6.2%	31,050	22.3%	51,614	37.1%	28,092	20.2%	14,762	10.6%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,854	3.5%
9-12 Years	8,614	6.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	31,050	22.3%
Some College	51,614	37.1%
Bach. Degree	28,092	20.2%
Grad Degree	14,762	10.6%
Average years of education: 13.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	78,770	72,160	6,610	8.4%	5.8%
1991	79,500	71,646	7,854	9.9%	7.8%
1992	81,972	72,224	9,748	11.9%	9.4%
1993	82,492	72,595	9,897	12.0%	9.5%
1994	82,911	74,285	8,626	10.4%	8.7%
1995	82,291	74,106	8,185	9.9%	7.9%
1996	82,505	74,918	7,587	9.2%	7.3%
1997	83,889	76,576	7,313	8.7%	6.4%
1998	85,156	78,043	7,113	8.4%	5.9%
1999	85,712	79,837	5,875	6.9%	5.3%

2000	93,071	87,362	5,709	6.1%	4.9%
2001	94,972	88,683	6,289	6.6%	5.5%
2002	97,098	89,857	7,241	7.5%	6.8%
2003	98,313	90,781	7,532	7.7%	6.9%
2004	97,416	90,228	7,188	7.4%	6.2%
2005	98,326	91,703	6,623	6.7%	5.4%
2006	99,910	93,712	6,198	6.2%	4.9%
2007	101,348	94,674	6,674	6.6%	5.3%
2008	102,869	94,144	8,725	8.5%	7.3%
2009	104,335	90,989	13,346	12.8%	11.5%

2010	102,713	88,098	14,615	14.2%	12.5%
2011	100,530	86,549	13,981	13.9%	11.9%
2012	100,812	88,363	12,449	12.3%	10.5%
2013	101,408	90,829	10,579	10.4%	9.0%
2014	101,057	92,215	8,842	8.7%	7.6%
2015	101,066	93,766	7,300	7.2%	6.3%
2016	101,648	94,909	6,739	6.6%	5.5%
2017	102,068	96,122	5,946	5.8%	4.8%
2018	101,820	96,640	5,180	5.1%	4.3%
2019	97,922	92,858	5,064	5.2%	4.2%

2020	92,604	84,095	8,509	9.2%	10.1%
2021	92,217	85,857	6,360	6.9%	7.3%
2022	91,978	87,878	4,100	4.5%	4.2%
2023	91,910	87,088	4,822	5.2%	4.8%
2024	91,476	86,068	5,408	5.9%	5.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	93,069
Median Value	$371,600

Occupied	83,319	89.5%
Vacant	9,750	10.5%

Owned	48,424	58.1%
Rented	34,895	41.9%
Median Rent	$1,280

Single-Family Units	59,959	64.4%
Detached	56,971	61.2%
Attached	2,988	3.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	13,496	14.5%
Mobile Homes	10,285	11.1%

Butte County, CA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Butte County, CA

2022 Housing Data for Butte County, CA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Butte County, CA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Butte County, CA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Butte County, CA

Historical Labor Force Data for Butte County, CA