Butte Valley, California

As of the 2020 census, Butte Valley had a population of 945. The population density was 51.7 inhabitants per square mile (20.0/km²). The median age was 48.7 years. 20.0% of residents were under the age of 18, 6.9% were aged 18 to 24, 19.6% were aged 25 to 44, 30.6% were aged 45 to 64, and 23.0% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 91.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 81.3 males age 18 and over.^[7][8]

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.^[9]

There were 341 households in Butte Valley, of which 25.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 60.1% were married-couple households, 6.7% were cohabiting couple households, 11.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 22.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77. There were 242 families (71.0% of all households).^[7]

There were 381 housing units at an average density of 20.8 units per square mile (8.0 units/km²), of which 10.5% were vacant. Of occupied housing units, 89.4% were owner-occupied, and 10.6% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.7%.^[7][10][11]

Butte Valley first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.^[6]

The vast majority is in the Durham Unified School District. A piece is in the Golden Feather Union Elementary School District and the Oroville Union High School District.^[12]