Butte County vs Custer County

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

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

Custer County has the higher population (4,411 vs 2,654 in Butte County). Custer County has the higher median household income ($56,957 vs $43,281 in Butte County). Custer County has the higher median home value ($295,600 vs $195,800 in Butte County).

Population, income & housing

	Butte County	Custer County
Population	2,654	4,411
Median age	39.2 yrs	59.5 yrs
Median household income	$43,281	$56,957
Median home value	$195,800	$295,600
Median gross rent	$525	$744
Housing units	1,275	3,164
Homeownership rate	77.4%	77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	25.2%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Butte County	Custer County
Population	2,581 → 2,654 (+2.8%)	4,169 → 4,411 (+5.8%)
Median household income	$42,132 → $43,281 (+2.7%)	$40,875 → $56,957 (+39.3%)
Median home value	$128,900 → $195,800 (+51.9%)	$191,600 → $295,600 (+54.3%)
Median gross rent	$656 → $525 (-20.0%)	$608 → $744 (+22.4%)

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

Custer County

Population

4,1694,411

Median household income

$40,875$56,957

Median home value

$191,600$295,600

Median gross rent

$608$744

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Butte County	Custer County
Under 5	4.8%	2.5%
5 to 17	21.7%	8.6%
18 to 24	6.6%	5.2%
25 to 34	12.5%	4.2%
35 to 44	12.5%	8.2%
45 to 54	6.1%	14.8%
55 to 64	15.7%	20.4%
65 to 74	12.8%	22.3%
75 and over	7.1%	13.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Butte County	Custer County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	89.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.6%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Butte County	Custer County
No high school diploma	12.4%	6.4%
High school graduate	28.3%	28.8%
Some college or associate's	45.5%	39.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	21.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Butte County	Custer County
Drove alone	66.9%	56.6%
Carpooled	12.0%	11.3%
Public transit	0.6%	0.9%
Walked	5.6%	4.2%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	13.5%	25.0%
Other means	0.4%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Butte County	Custer County
1-unit, detached	71.3%	67.3%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	5.0%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	18.6%	22.7%

Poverty & households

	Butte County	Custer County
Poverty rate	21.3%	11.5%
Average household size	2.58	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	19	17
Median year structure built	1971	1987