Butte County Information
Butte in
California occupies
1,677 square miles and has a 2006 population of
215,881, a change from a 2000 population of
203,171 and
182,120 in 1990.
19.2% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
13% percent is 25-35, and
11.6% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
752 acts of violent crime reported in
Butte in 2004, a change from
699 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
6,292 people:
6.2% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
6.1%.
Read more about
Butte, California in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Butte | |
| State | California | |
| Land Area | 1,677 sq. miles | Ranked 399 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 215,881 | Ranked 283 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 214,153 | |
| Population 2000 | 203,171 | Ranked 270 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 182,120 | Ranked 266 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 89.2% | |
| African American | 1.6% | |
| Asian American | 4.1% | |
| Native American | 1.9% | |
| Pacific Islander | .2% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 5.5% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 12.5% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 19.2% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 13% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 11.6% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 13.3% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10.1% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.6% | |
| Population 75 and up | 8.3% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 752 | 699 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 6 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 92 | |
| Robberies | 129 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 525 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 8,265 | 6,514 |
| Burglaries | 2,452 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 4,393 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 1,420 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 101,113 | 93,083 |
| Unemployed Population | 6,292 | 5,709 |
| Unemployment Rate | 6.2% | 6.1% |
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