Butte Valley

Population: 870
Median household income: $94,531
Median home value: $492,400

Butte Valley is a community in Butte County, California, home to 870 residents. Its median household income of $94,531 runs above the Butte County figure of $68,574.

Between 2019 and 2023, Butte Valley's population grew 18.2% from 736 to 870, while its median home value fell 3.7% from $511,400 to $492,400.

Households average 1.88 people. 54.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 870
Median age: 56.3 yrs
Median household income: $94,531
Median home value: $492,400
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 494
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

736870

Median household income

$80,984$94,531

Median home value

$511,400$492,400

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	736	—	$511,400
2020	907	$80,984	$482,200
2021	869	$83,829	$490,000
2022	811	$91,528	$489,900
2023	870	$94,531	$492,400

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 242.2%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 444.1%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 7426.6%

75 and over11.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	69	7.9%
5 to 17	121	13.9%
18 to 24	19	2.2%
25 to 34	81	9.3%
35 to 44	36	4.1%
45 to 54	105	12.1%
55 to 64	106	12.2%
65 to 74	231	26.6%
75 and over	102	11.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	654	75.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	205	23.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate18.9%

Some college or associate's22.7%

Bachelor's degree29.0%

Graduate or professional degree25.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	26	3.9%
High school graduate	125	18.9%
Some college or associate's	150	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	192	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	168	25.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone52.6%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home47.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	161	52.6%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	145	47.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	31	19.3%
15 to 29 min	39	24.2%
30 to 44 min	81	50.3%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	10	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 1.88
Poverty rate: 12.4% (108 of 870)

	Count	Share
Family households	249	53.7%
Nonfamily households	215	46.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	464	93.9%
Vacant	30	6.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	464	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

1-unit, detached80.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other19.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	399	80.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	95	19.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0609324
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 18 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 39.6688, -121.6459