County profile
Butte County, CA
United States · GDP 2024
#361 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 57% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$12.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
63,158
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
4,677
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$54.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
209,211
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.9%
Median HH income
$67.9k±$2.4k
Bachelor's degree+
31.9%±1.2%
Poverty rate
19.2%±1.0%
Business applications
1,925 · 2025
Retail establishments
682
32.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Lulu's Fashion Lounge Holdings, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$282.3M23D2TriCo BancsharesFinancial Services$53.4M58C3Golden Valley Bancshares, Inc.Financial Services$27.2M51D4AmeraMex International, Inc.Industrials$24.7M——HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care35%
Retail trade22%
Food & accommodation17%
Manufacturing9%
Construction9%
Other services9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
209,211
residents · 2025 · -0.5% since 2020
Income per capita $61.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−643
International migration+1,676
Natural change−1,855
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$9.9B2019
$9.6B2020
$10.3B2021
$10.9B2022
$11.9B2023
$12.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$424.7k±$6.7k
Median gross rent
$1.4k/mo±$26/mo
Vacancy rate
10.2%±0.9%
Affordability
7.7× wages
Residential permits
$165.9M
997 units · 4.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
93.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.6k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 100Wildfire 99Landslide 98
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
6912016
7362017
7912018
8952019
9112020
10052021
11072022
10872023
11182024
11232025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -51% since 20212,0502021
1,8532022
9292023
9462024
9972025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
51.6 km
I-5
Nearest freight rail
3.5 km
UP
Nearest port
120.8 km
CITY OF SACRAMENTO, L STREET LANDING
Nearest commercial airport
26.3 km
CHICO RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR1 filing from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$54.9k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Butte?
Butte's economy produced $12.9B in 2024, growing 8.7% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.