County profile
Butte County, ID
United States · GDP 2024
#1342 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 4% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
398
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
56
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$110.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
2,783
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.6%
Median HH income
$53.0k±$9.7k
Bachelor's degree+
17.5%±3.7%
Poverty rate
19.3%±6.4%
Business applications
31 · 2025
Retail establishments
11
40.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
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 care43%
Retail trade31%
Food & accommodation13%
Construction6%
Other services4%
Transportation4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
2,783
residents · 2025 · +7.8% since 2020
Income per capita $57.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+251
International migration+1
Natural change−46
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.2B2019
$1.3B2020
$1.4B2021
$1.5B2022
$1.7B2023
$1.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$217.6k±$17.4k
Median gross rent
$608/mo±$147/mo
Vacancy rate
19.7%±4.9%
Affordability
2.0× wages
Residential permits
$1.2M
9 units · 3.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
4.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Avalanche 81Volcanic 58Wildfire 56
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1262016
1092017
1552018
1652019
1692020
2222021
2432022
2602023
2532024
2592025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 800% since 202112021
112022
82023
112024
92025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
79.4 km
I-15
Nearest freight rail
13.9 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
425.0 km
LEWISTON IDAHO
Nearest commercial airport
91.7 km
IDAHO FALLS RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$110.0k
avg. annual pay · +16% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Butte?
Butte's economy produced $1.9B in 2024, growing 6.9% 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.