Butte County vs Lewis County

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

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

Lewis County has the higher population (3,649 vs 2,654 in Butte County). Lewis County has the higher median household income ($49,643 vs $43,281 in Butte County). Lewis County has the higher median home value ($202,400 vs $195,800 in Butte County).

Population, income & housing

	Butte County	Lewis County
Population	2,654	3,649
Median age	39.2 yrs	48.9 yrs
Median household income	$43,281	$49,643
Median home value	$195,800	$202,400
Median gross rent	$525	$708
Housing units	1,275	1,823
Homeownership rate	77.4%	74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	20.0%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Butte County	Lewis County
Population	2,581 → 2,654 (+2.8%)	3,838 → 3,649 (-4.9%)
Median household income	$42,132 → $43,281 (+2.7%)	$41,198 → $49,643 (+20.5%)
Median home value	$128,900 → $195,800 (+51.9%)	$132,300 → $202,400 (+53.0%)
Median gross rent	$656 → $525 (-20.0%)	$593 → $708 (+19.4%)

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

Lewis County

Population

3,8383,649

Median household income

$41,198$49,643

Median home value

$132,300$202,400

Median gross rent

$593$708

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Butte County	Lewis County
Under 5	4.8%	4.8%
5 to 17	21.7%	17.2%
18 to 24	6.6%	5.2%
25 to 34	12.5%	8.2%
35 to 44	12.5%	11.3%
45 to 54	6.1%	9.6%
55 to 64	15.7%	15.9%
65 to 74	12.8%	16.9%
75 and over	7.1%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Butte County	Lewis County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	82.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.6%	8.8%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Butte County	Lewis County
No high school diploma	12.4%	9.2%
High school graduate	28.3%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	45.5%	38.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Butte County	Lewis County
Drove alone	66.9%	74.9%
Carpooled	12.0%	10.2%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	5.6%	3.1%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	13.5%	10.7%
Other means	0.4%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Butte County	Lewis County
1-unit, detached	71.3%	79.5%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	18.6%	13.5%

Poverty & households

	Butte County	Lewis County
Poverty rate	21.3%	17.4%
Average household size	2.58	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1971	1965