Butte City vs Moore

A side-by-side comparison of Butte City and Moore: population, income, housing, and more.

Butte City and Moore are places in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Moore has the higher population (319 vs 97 in Butte City). Moore has the higher median home value ($201,800 vs $75,800 in Butte City). Since 2019, Moore's population has grown faster (+39.3% vs +21.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Butte City	Moore
Population	97	319
Median age	69.5 yrs	17.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$60,417
Median home value	$75,800	$201,800
Median gross rent	$381	—
Housing units	85	107
Homeownership rate	62.9%	97.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	12.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Butte City	Moore
Population	80 → 97 (+21.3%)	229 → 319 (+39.3%)
Median household income	$24,688 → $14,653 (-40.6%)	$47,656 → $60,417 (+26.8%)
Median home value	$64,200 → $75,800 (+18.1%)	$150,500 → $201,800 (+34.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$700 → $704 (+0.6%)

Butte City

Population

8097

Median household income

$24,688$14,653

Median home value

$64,200$75,800

Moore

Population

229319

Median household income

$47,656$60,417

Median home value

$150,500$201,800

Median gross rent

$700$704

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Butte City	Moore
Under 5	0.0%	18.2%
5 to 17	7.2%	33.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	11.6%
25 to 34	8.2%	8.5%
35 to 44	6.2%	7.5%
45 to 54	9.3%	7.2%
55 to 64	18.6%	2.5%
65 to 74	33.0%	8.8%
75 and over	17.5%	2.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Butte City	Moore
White (non-Hispanic)	59.8%	98.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	25.8%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	14.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Butte City	Moore
No high school diploma	38.9%	11.9%
High school graduate	20.0%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	15.6%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Butte City	Moore
Drove alone	63.4%	83.9%
Carpooled	22.0%	7.5%
Public transit	7.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	8.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Butte City	Moore
1-unit, detached	61.2%	80.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.7%	19.6%

Poverty & households

	Butte City	Moore
Poverty rate	38.1%	15.7%
Average household size	1.56	3.94
Mean commute (minutes)	32	22
Median year structure built	1964	1969