Butte County vs Camas County

A side-by-side comparison of Butte County and Camas County: population, income, housing, and more.

Butte County and Camas County are counties in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Butte County has the higher population (2,654 vs 1,155 in Camas County). Camas County has the higher median household income ($55,536 vs $43,281 in Butte County). Camas County has the higher median home value ($248,900 vs $195,800 in Butte County).

Population, income & housing

	Butte County	Camas County
Population	2,654	1,155
Median age	39.2 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$43,281	$55,536
Median home value	$195,800	$248,900
Median gross rent	$525	$992
Housing units	1,275	694
Homeownership rate	77.4%	75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	27.4%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Butte County	Camas County
Population	2,581 → 2,654 (+2.8%)	1,048 → 1,155 (+10.2%)
Median household income	$42,132 → $43,281 (+2.7%)	$39,688 → $55,536 (+39.9%)
Median home value	$128,900 → $195,800 (+51.9%)	$183,300 → $248,900 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$656 → $525 (-20.0%)	$853 → $992 (+16.3%)

Butte County

Population

2,5812,654

Median household income

$42,132$43,281

Median home value

$128,900$195,800

Median gross rent

$656$525

Camas County

Population

1,0481,155

Median household income

$39,688$55,536

Median home value

$183,300$248,900

Median gross rent

$853$992

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Butte County	Camas County
Under 5	4.8%	8.8%
5 to 17	21.7%	24.3%
18 to 24	6.6%	3.0%
25 to 34	12.5%	14.1%
35 to 44	12.5%	16.4%
45 to 54	6.1%	8.5%
55 to 64	15.7%	10.0%
65 to 74	12.8%	8.2%
75 and over	7.1%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Butte County	Camas County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	76.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	4.8%
Two or more races	3.6%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	14.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Butte County	Camas County
No high school diploma	12.4%	14.0%
High school graduate	28.3%	28.2%
Some college or associate's	45.5%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Butte County	Camas County
Drove alone	66.9%	74.1%
Carpooled	12.0%	9.0%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	5.6%	2.0%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.5%	14.4%
Other means	0.4%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Butte County	Camas County
1-unit, detached	71.3%	87.6%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.6%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	Butte County	Camas County
Poverty rate	21.3%	6.7%
Average household size	2.58	3.41
Mean commute (minutes)	19	40
Median year structure built	1971	1991