Butte, Alaska

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Population in 2010: 3,246.
Population change since 2000: +26.7%
Males: 1,693  (52.2%)
Females: 1,553  (47.8%)
Median resident age:

43.1 years
Alaska median age:

35.9 years

Zip codes: 99645.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $100,044 (it was $55,573 in 2000)
Butte:

$100,044
AK:

$88,121

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $41,692 (it was $22,522 in 2000)

Butte CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $329,222 (it was $124,000 in 2000)
Butte:

$329,222
AK:

$336,900

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $360,757; detached houses: $365,343; townhouses or other attached units: $320,422; in 2-unit structures: $300,304; mobile homes: $119,776

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,626.

March 2022 cost of living index in Butte: 107.6 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 5.7%
(5.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 7.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 3.7% for American Indian residents, 11.4% for two or more races residents)

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  • Races in Butte, AK (2022)
    • 3,13180.0%White alone
    • 3899.9%Two or more races
    • 1513.9%American Indian alone
    • 1443.7%Hispanic
    • 591.5%Asian alone
    • 240.6%Black alone
    • 80.2%Other race alone
    • 30.08%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
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Ancestries: German (15.9%), American (8.9%), European (7.7%), Irish (6.1%), English (5.8%), Norwegian (3.7%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 40.3 square miles.

Population density: 81 people per square mile   (very low).

Butte, Alaska map

60 residents are foreign born

This place:

1.5%
Alaska:

7.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $4,887 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,889 (1.0%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (34.7 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2329.2 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities:

Knik River, AK (1.7 miles ),
Palmer, AK (2.2 miles ),
Lazy Mountain, AK (2.3 miles ),
Farm Loop, AK (2.6 miles ),
Gateway, AK (2.8 miles ),
Lakes, AK (3.2 miles ),
Buffalo Soapstone, AK (3.2 miles ),
Fishhook, AK (3.4 miles )

Latitude: 61.55 N, Longitude: 149.03 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 907

Distribution of median household income in Butte, AK in 2022
Distribution of house value in Butte, AK in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

5.1%
Alaska:

4.6%
Most common industries in Butte, AK (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Construction (11.6%)
  • Health care (9.7%)
  • Public administration (9.3%)
  • Educational services (7.2%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (6.0%)
  • Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (5.5%)
  • Broadcasting & telecommunications (3.9%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Construction (20.1%)
  • Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (9.8%)
  • Public administration (9.3%)
  • Repair & maintenance (5.5%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (4.8%)
  • Health care (4.8%)
  • Educational services (3.9%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Health care (15.9%)
  • Educational services (11.5%)
  • Public administration (9.3%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (7.6%)
  • Accommodation & food services (6.6%)
  • Other transportation, support activities, couriers (4.3%)
  • Broadcasting & telecommunications (4.1%)
Most common occupations in Butte, AK (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6.1%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.6%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.8%)
  • Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.2%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4.2%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.1%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.0%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10.9%)
  • Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7.5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.3%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.7%)
  • Engineers (4.3%)
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.2%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (11.8%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7.4%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (7.2%)
  • Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4.9%)
  • Child care workers (4.1%)
  • Agricultural workers, including supervisors (3.5%)
  • Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (3.5%)

Average climate in Butte, Alaska

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI CO Ozone PM10 PM2.5
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 57.5. This is better than average.

City:

57.5
U.S.:

72.6
Carbon Monoxide Level
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2018 was 22.0. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 4.4 miles away from the city center.

City:

22.0
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 9.37. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 1.0 miles away from the city center.

City:

9.37
U.S.:

19.21
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 5.01. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 1.0 miles away from the city center.

City:

5.01
U.S.:

8.11

Earthquake activity:

Butte-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alaska state average. It is 8194% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1964 at 03:36:12, a magnitude 9.2 (9.2 UK, Class: Great, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 59.2 miles away from Butte center, causing $1,020,000,000 total damage
On 11/3/2002 at 22:12:41, a magnitude 8.5 (7.0 MB, 8.5 MS, 7.9 MW, 8.1 ME) earthquake occurred 143.8 miles away from the city center
On 8/27/1904 at 21:56:06, a magnitude 8.3 (8.3 UK) earthquake occurred 180.7 miles away from the city center
On 11/3/2002 at 22:12:41, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 MW, Depth: 2.6 mi, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 145.0 miles away from Butte center
On 11/30/2018 at 17:29:29, a magnitude 7.1 (7.1 MW, Depth: 29.0 mi) earthquake occurred 33.7 miles away from the city center
On 10/9/1900 at 12:28:00, a magnitude 8.3 (8.3 UK) earthquake occurred 345.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Butte topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Butte:

  • MAT-SU REGIONAL HOME CARE (Home Health Center, about 14 miles away; WASILLA, AK)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Butte:

  • University of Alaska Anchorage (about 37 miles; Anchorage, AK; Full-time enrollment: 12,483)
  • Charter College-Anchorage (about 37 miles; Anchorage, AK; FT enrollment: 2,983)
  • University of Alaska Fairbanks (about 232 miles; Fairbanks, AK; FT enrollment: 6,397)
  • Whatcom Community College (about 1353 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 3,265)
  • Western Washington University (about 1357 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 13,875)
  • Peninsula College (about 1365 miles; Port Angeles, WA; FT enrollment: 2,012)
  • Skagit Valley College (about 1378 miles; Mount Vernon, WA; FT enrollment: 3,803)

User-submitted facts and corrections:

  • Butte, Alaska gets 80''inches of snow annually just a bit more than Anchorage because its proximity to mountain moisture channels.

Points of interest:

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Notable locations in Butte: Polar Raceway Park (A), Butte Volunteer Fire and Rescue 2 - 1 (B), Butte Ambulance Service (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Valley Memory Garden (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes: Ezi Slough (A), Gull Lake (B), Butte Lake (C), Burkholder Lake (D), Falks Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Bodenburg Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Matanuska-Susitna Borough has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.7 people
Alaska:

2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

72.1%
Whole state:

66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

6.1%
Whole state:

8.6%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households
5 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers in 2010
7 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill in 2000
7 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill in 2000

For population 15 years and over in Butte:

Marital status in Butte, AK
  • Never married: 25.6%
  • Now married: 58.1%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 5.6%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

For population 25 years and over in Butte:

  • High school or higher: 95.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.3%
  • Unemployed: 8.9%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.5 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

8.8
Alaska average:

10.3

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Butte

Religion statistics for Butte, AK (based on Matanuska-Susitna Borough data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant15,07674
Other5,65019
Catholic3,3544
Mainline Protestant2,27117
Black Protestant1931
Orthodox1121
None62,339-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 9
This county:

1.09 / 10,000 pop.
State:

3.30 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Matanuska-Susitna Borough:

0.24 / 10,000 pop.
Alaska:

0.33 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 8
This county:

0.97 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 19
Matanuska-Susitna Borough:

2.30 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.30 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 39
Matanuska-Susitna Borough:

4.72 / 10,000 pop.
Alaska:

7.82 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Matanuska-Susitna Borough:

6.1%
State:

6.3%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

28.7%
Alaska:

27.8%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Butte:

49.7%
State:

49.7%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
This city:

47.6%
Alaska:

48.0%

Average BMI:
Butte:

29.2
Alaska:

28.7

People feeling badly about themselves:
Here:

22.6%
State:

21.7%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Butte:

9.9%
Alaska:

9.7%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Butte:

6.8
Alaska:

6.8

Overweight people:
Butte:

36.9%
State:

34.1%

General health condition:
This city:

57.4%
State:

57.5%

Average condition of hearing:
Here:

79.1%
State:

81.0%

More about Health and Nutrition of Butte, AK Residents

9.10% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($66,953 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

9.10%
Alaska average:

7.48%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($572 average AGI)
Matanuska-Susitna Borough:

0.09%
Alaska average:

0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Anchorage Municipality, AK  3.49% ($72,505 average AGI)
from Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK  0.33% ($67,127)
from Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK  0.25% ($64,911)

Strongest AM radio stations in Butte:

  • KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KBYR (700 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: COBB COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
  • KTZN (550 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KUDO (1080 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CHINOOK CONCERT BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KHAR (590 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KCHU (770 AM; 10 kW; VALDEZ, AK; Owner: TERMINAL RADIO, INC.)
  • KSLD (1140 AM; 10 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC)
  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • KSRM (920 AM; 5 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC.)
  • KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC)
  • KCAM (790 AM; 5 kW; GLENNALLEN, AK; Owner: NORTHERN LIGHT NETWORK)
  • KIAM (630 AM; 10 kW; NENANA, AK; Owner: VOICE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Butte:

  • KFAT (92.9 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KNIK-FM (105.7 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: UBIK CORPORATION)
  • KGOT (101.3 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KASH-FM (107.5 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KQEZ (92.1 FM; HOUSTON, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KRPM (96.3 FM; HOUSTON, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KDBZ (102.1 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KWHL (106.5 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KYMG (98.9 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KNBA (90.3 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: KOAHNIC BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KSKA (91.1 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: ALASKA PUBLIC TELECOM., INC.)
  • KRUA (88.1 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA - BOARD OF REGENTS)
  • KEAG (97.3 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • K208BC (89.5 FM; PALMER, AK; Owner: ALASKA PUBLIC TELECOM, INC.)
  • K202CB (88.3 FM; PALMER, AK; Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Butte:

  • KAKM (Channel 7; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: ALASKA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • KTUU-TV (Channel 2; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CHANNEL 2 BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KIMO (Channel 13; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: SMITH TELEVISION LICENSE HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KTVA (Channel 11; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: ALASKA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • K09JE (Channel 9; PALMER, AK; Owner: CHANNEL 2 BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K66CF (Channel 66; PALMER, AK; Owner: NORTHERN TELEVISION, INC.)
Butte fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2021
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2021

Butte fatal accident list:

Aug 25, 2020 04:43 PM, Old Glenn Hwy, Lat: 61.591783, Lon: -149.041822, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1
Nov 7, 2017 03:38 AM, Bodenburg Loop Rd, Lat: 61.541217, Lon: -149.056936, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Mar 22, 2015 09:01 PM, Old Glenn Hwy @ Palmer, Lat: 61.566847, Lon: -149.043133, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
May 16, 2012 12:16 AM, Old Glenn Highway, Bodenburg Loop, Lat: 61.556008, Lon: -149.040022, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

1
  • FRAGGLE ROCK, 3255 S. Old Glenn Highway (Lat: 61.545944 Lon: -149.031250), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 30.8 m, Overall height: 32 m, Call Sign: WQRZ759,
    Assigned Frequencies: 10955.0 MHz, 11035.0 MHz, 10955.0 MHz, 10955.0 MHz, 10955.0 MHz, 10955.0 MHz, 10955.0 MHz, 11035.0 MHz, 11035.0 MHz, 11035.0 MHz, 11035.0 MHz, 11035.0 MHz, Grant Date: 07/18/2023, Expiration Date: 08/20/2033, Certifier: Gregory M Romano, Registrant: Cellco Partnership, 5055 North Point Pkwy, Np2ne Network Engineering, Alpharetta, GA 30022, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED6$246,3924$199,28824$192,4702$119,6801$85,200
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$02$213,5600$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$181,8300$07$180,5741$93,5500$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$248,9151$368,49011$208,1211$156,3600$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$02$247,0500$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0013.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$192,5902$162,615
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$133,3001$311,610
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0013.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Butte, AK
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Butte, AK - Value
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Butte, AK
  • 76.5%Utility gas
  • 12.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 5.6%Wood
  • 4.6%Electricity
  • 1.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Butte, AK
  • 75.6%Utility gas
  • 9.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 6.7%Electricity
  • 5.6%Wood
  • 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.1%No fuel used


Butte compared to Alaska state average:

  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age below state average.

Butte on our top lists:

  • #26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in hospices or homes for chronically ill (population 1,000+)"
  • #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
  • #74 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
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