Butte Valley, California


Butte Valley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place named for a former settlement in Butte County, California, United States. It is located southeast of Chico. A post office operated at Butte Valley from 1861 to 1871, when it was re-located to Durham. Butte Valley sits at an elevation of 351 feet. The 2020 United States census reported Butte Valley's population is 945.

Demographics

Butte Valley first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.
The 2020 United States census reported that Butte Valley had a population of 945. The population density was. The racial makeup of Butte Valley was 78.8% White, 0.0% African American, 2.1% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 8.3% from other races, and 10.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.2% of the population.
There were 341 households, out of which 25.2% included children under the age of 18, 60.1% were married-couple households, 6.7% were cohabiting couple households, 22.0% had a female householder with no partner present, and 11.1% had a male householder with no partner present. 22.0% of households were one person, and 12.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.77. There were 242 families.
The age distribution was 20.0% under the age of 18, 6.9% aged 18 to 24, 19.6% aged 25 to 44, 30.6% aged 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 48.7years. For every 100 females, there were 91.7 males.
There were 381 housing units at an average density of, of which 341 were occupied. Of these, 89.4% were owner-occupied, and 10.6% were occupied by renters.

Education

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.