Butte

Population: 3,905
Median household income: $105,625
Median home value: $320,100

Butte, a community in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, has 3,905 residents. The median household income of $105,625 is above the Matanuska-Susitna Borough median ($90,625).

From 2019 to 2023, Butte's population declined 2.7% from 4,015 to 3,905, while its median home value rose 25.8% from $254,400 to $320,100.

Households average 2.91 people. The median gross rent is $1,412.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,905
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $105,625
Median home value: $320,100
Median gross rent: $1,412
Housing units: 1,470
Homeownership rate: 80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,0153,905

Median household income

$79,583$105,625

Median home value

$254,400$320,100

Median gross rent

$1,219$1,412

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,015	$79,583	$254,400	$1,219
2020	3,888	$84,375	$270,000	$1,301
2021	3,857	$91,471	$272,200	$1,328
2022	3,752	$102,171	$297,100	$1,533
2023	3,905	$105,625	$320,100	$1,412

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1720.0%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	233	6.0%
5 to 17	782	20.0%
18 to 24	298	7.6%
25 to 34	427	10.9%
35 to 44	489	12.5%
45 to 54	516	13.2%
55 to 64	574	14.7%
65 to 74	352	9.0%
75 and over	234	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,130	80.2%
Black or African American	33	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	140	3.6%
Asian	64	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4	0.1%
Some other race	44	1.1%
Two or more races	307	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	183	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate28.7%

Some college or associate's36.1%

Bachelor's degree21.8%

Graduate or professional degree9.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	111	4.3%
High school graduate	745	28.7%
Some college or associate's	935	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	564	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	237	9.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone70.0%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.1%

Walked6.9%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means5.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,323	70.0%
Carpooled	161	8.5%
Public transit	2	0.1%
Walked	131	6.9%
Bicycle	4	0.2%
Worked from home	167	8.8%
Other means	102	5.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	477	27.7%
15 to 29 min	483	28.0%
30 to 44 min	210	12.2%
45 to 59 min	262	15.2%
60+ min	291	16.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.91
Poverty rate: 7.9% (307 of 3,884)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,026	76.5%
Nonfamily households	316	23.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,342	91.3%
Vacant	128	8.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,085	80.8%
Renter-occupied	257	19.2%

1-unit, detached86.1%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,266	86.1%
1-unit, attached	50	3.4%
2 to 4 units	50	3.4%
5 to 19 units	18	1.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	86	5.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0209710
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 34 sq mi
Water area: 1.08 sq mi
Center point: 61.5339, -148.9878