Buttonwillow vs Squirrel Mountain Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Buttonwillow and Squirrel Mountain Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

Buttonwillow and Squirrel Mountain Valley are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Buttonwillow has the higher population (1,251 vs 1,020 in Squirrel Mountain Valley). Squirrel Mountain Valley has the higher median home value ($345,500 vs $215,200 in Buttonwillow). Since 2019, Squirrel Mountain Valley's population has grown faster (+4.0% vs -13.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Buttonwillow	Squirrel Mountain Valley
Population	1,251	1,020
Median age	25.2 yrs	61.2 yrs
Median household income	$35,417	—
Median home value	$215,200	$345,500
Median gross rent	$1,100	—
Housing units	409	595
Homeownership rate	34.9%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.2%	10.8%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buttonwillow	Squirrel Mountain Valley
Population	1,443 → 1,251 (-13.3%)	981 → 1,020 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$38,333 → $35,417 (-7.6%)	—
Median home value	$120,700 → $215,200 (+78.3%)	$230,700 → $345,500 (+49.8%)
Median gross rent	$964 → $1,100 (+14.1%)	$832 → $906 (+8.9%)

Buttonwillow

Population

1,4431,251

Median household income

$38,333$35,417

Median home value

$120,700$215,200

Median gross rent

$964$1,100

Squirrel Mountain Valley

Population

9811,020

Median home value

$230,700$345,500

Median gross rent

$832$906

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buttonwillow	Squirrel Mountain Valley
Under 5	7.9%	6.7%
5 to 17	28.0%	7.5%
18 to 24	13.7%	1.4%
25 to 34	10.4%	0.0%
35 to 44	12.5%	15.1%
45 to 54	7.6%	11.3%
55 to 64	10.2%	25.9%
65 to 74	5.0%	16.4%
75 and over	4.8%	15.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buttonwillow	Squirrel Mountain Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	12.2%	99.1%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	83.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buttonwillow	Squirrel Mountain Valley
No high school diploma	54.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	26.0%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	16.2%	56.9%
Bachelor's degree	3.2%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buttonwillow	Squirrel Mountain Valley
Drove alone	82.8%	100.0%
Carpooled	11.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	0.0%
Other means	2.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buttonwillow	Squirrel Mountain Valley
1-unit, detached	80.4%	96.6%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.8%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Buttonwillow	Squirrel Mountain Valley
Poverty rate	22.7%	8.0%
Average household size	3.33	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	32	35
Median year structure built	1970	1973