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State of California - County of Butte

Butte County Demography

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  • Table 1. Butte County Area and Population - See below
  • Table 2. Butte County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
  • Table 3. Butte County Group Quarters Population and Households
  • Table 4. Butte County Vital Statistics and Health
  • Table 5. Butte County Education, Income, and Poverty
  • Table 6. Butte County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
  • Table 7. Butte County Personal Income and Earnings
    TABLE 1. Butte County Area and Population
    Land area, Year 2000 (sq. miles) 1,639
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Number 205,973
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Rank 271
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Number 203,171
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Rank 270
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Per square mile 124
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Number 182,120
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Rank 266
    Population (April 1) > Year 1980 143,851
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 2000-2001 2,802
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1990-2000 21,051
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1980-1990 38,269
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 2000-2001 1.40%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1990-2000 11.60%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1980-1990 26.60%
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Number 21,339
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Percent 10.50%


    TABLE 2. Butte County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
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    Total population, 2000 (April 1) 203,171
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Number 11,637
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Percent 5.70%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Number 37,130
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Percent 18.30%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Number 27,732
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Percent 13.60%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Number 50,336
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Percent 24.80%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Number 44,280
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Percent 21.80%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Number 15,207
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Percent 7.50%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Number 12,630
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Percent 6.20%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Number 4,219
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Percent 2.10%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Median age (years) 35.80
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males 99,546
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Females 103,625
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males per 100 females 96.10
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Number 171,728
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Percent 84.50%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Number 2,816
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Percent 1.40%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Number 3,866
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Percent 1.90%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Number 6,752
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Percent 3.30%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Number 296
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Percent 0.10%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Number 9,790
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Percent 4.80%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Number 7,923
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Percent 3.90%


    TABLE 3. Butte County Group Quarters Population and Households
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    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Number 5,844
    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Institutionalized population 1,630
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 2000 79,566
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 1990 71,665
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 11.00%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Number 197,327
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Persons per household 2.48
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Number 21,636
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Percent 27.20%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Number 24,810
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Percent 31.20%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Number 22,122
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Percent 27.80%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Number 49,386
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Number 22,571
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Percent 45.70%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > Number 37,130
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Number 14,929
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Percent 40.20%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > Number 8,879
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Number 5,619
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Percent 63.30%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > 2000 30,180
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > Year 1990 25,540
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 18.20%


    TABLE 4. Butte County Vital Statistics and Health
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    Population, Year 1997 (July 1) for birth and death rates 193,061
    Births, Year 1997 > Number 2,254
    Births, Year 1997 > Rate 11.70
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Number 2,199
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Rate 11.40
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Number 15
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Rate 6.70
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Number **
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Rate **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Rate **
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Establishments 38
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Employees 1,185
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Total 35,957
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Aged 31,157


    TABLE 5. Butte County Education, Income, and Poverty
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    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1998-1999 35,290
    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1994-1995 33,955
    Public school enrollment > Year 1990 28,342
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Persons 25 years and over 114,908
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Number 89,196
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Percent 77.60%
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Number 22,379
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Percent 19.50%
    Median household income > Year 1997 (dollars) 29,367
    Median household income > 1989 (dollars) 22,776
    Median household income > Percent change, 1989-1997 28.90%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Total 40,224
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Net change, 1989-1997 6,771
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons under 18 years 15,351
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons of all ages 20.90%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons under 18 years 30.90%


    TABLE 6. Butte County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
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    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Total 7,450
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Violent 678
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Property 6,772
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1990 8,684
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > FBI population 197,448
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > Rate 3,773
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > FBI population 182,120
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > Rate 4,768
    Housing, 2000 > Total units 85,523
    Housing, 2000 > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 12.40%
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Number 79,566
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Number 48,336
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Percent 60.70%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Number 1,134
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Number 965
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Percent 85.10%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Number 169
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Percent 14.90%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Valuation ($1,000) 130,381


    TABLE 7. Butte County Personal Income and Earnings
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    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1998 4,049,760
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1990 2,887,325
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Percent change, Year 1990-1998 40.30%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > BEA population, 1998 (July 1) for per capita income: 194,347
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Amount (dollars) 20,838
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Percent of national average 76.60%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Transfer payments ($1,000) 888,310
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > Total ($1,000) 2,299,056
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 331,797
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Percent 14.40%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Amount ($1,000) 185,297
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Percent 8.10%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 1,936,105
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > by selected industry > Service-related > Total > Percent 84.20%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Amount ($1,000) 297,800
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Percent 13.00%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Amount ($1,000) 140,759
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Percent 6.10%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Amount ($1,000) 742,705
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Percent 32.30%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Amount ($1,000) 499,680
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Percent 21.70%
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1998 ($1,000) 185,297
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1997 ($1,000) 186,141
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1996 ($1,000) 165,605




     









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