Butler, PA City Data

Butler, PA is a city with great restaurants, attractions, history and people. There are around 15,121 people who live in Butler and approximately 174,083 who live in Butler County. We want to help people moving to or living in Butler to understand the dynamics of the city, so we have put together information gathered from various creditable sources to give you a better understanding of Butler. We have included Butler housing information, demographics, social and education characteristics, and even economic information.

General Butler Information

Butler County where Butler resides is 794.79 square miles. The resident population of this county is 174,083 and has a population rank of 314 out of all the places in the United States.

Butler has a total of 15,121 people and of those residents there are 7,083 males and 8,038 females. The median age of the male population is 33.6 and the female population is 38.1. There are approximately 2,070 births each year and around 1,640 deaths. The race breakdown of the population in Butler varies per year, but currently 14,949 are one race and 172 are two or more races.

Of the 15,121 people who live in Butler, there are 3,965 under 20 years old. The sex breakdown of the 20 years old and younger population in Butler is 2,012 male and 1,953 female. If you have children or you are under the age of 20, then you will be considered in that statistic. For those of you who are older, then you will be part of the population that is 18 years and older and totals 11,541.

General Butler Information
Total area in square miles - Butler County	794.79
Water area in square miles - Butler County	N/A
Resident population - Butler County	174,083
Population rank - Butler County	314
Total population	15,121
Total population (male)	7,083
Total population (female)	8,038
Population median age (male)	33.6
Population median age (female)	38.1
Births - Butler County	2,070
Deaths- Butler County	1,640
Population of one race	14,949
Population of two or more races	172
Population under 20 years	3,965
Population under 20 years (male)	2,012
Population under 20 years (female)	1,953
Total population 18 years and over	11,541

Butler Social Characteristics

There are 65,862 households in Butler. Families make up 47,032 of these households. The table below breaks down the Butler families into three different groups. Married-couple families (39,384), male householder with no wife present (2,270) and female householder with no husband present (4,877). The remainder of the Butler households are made up of nonfamily households, which total 19,023. Butler, PA moving companies help people in Butler move locally and all around the world.

For years, the US has been building stats on the relationship of males and females 15 years and older in cities around the country including Butler. This information helps individuals analyze the area they are living in or moving to. For the county where Butler is based, there are 71,734 females 15 and over; of those females there are 14,668 never married, 42,052 now married, 1,101 separated, 7,959 widowed, and 5,954 divorced. As for the males, there are N/A males 15 and older: N/A never married, N/A now married, 879 separated, 1,859 widowed and 4,575 never married. There is a lot of great information below regarding Butler social characteristics. Be sure to review the tables for more information on Butler.

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HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE (Butler County)
Total households	65,862
Family households (families)	47,032
With own children under 18 years	22,666
Married-couple family	39,384
With own children under 18 years	18,064
Male householder, no wife present, family	2,270
With own children under 18 years	1,083
Female householder, no husband present, family	4,877
With own children under 18 years	2,991
Nonfamily households	19,023
Householder living alone	15,935
65 years and over	6,838

GENERAL HOUSEHOLDS
Households with one or more people under 18 years	1,936
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,853
Average household size	2.18
Average family size	2.96

RELATIONSHIP FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Population in family households	11,074
Householder	3,624
Spouse	2,362
Child	4,236
Other relatives	117
Nonrelatives	346
Unmarried partner	214
Roomer or boarder	25
Housemate or roommate	40
Unmarried partner	431
Foster child	6
Other	61

RELATIONSHIP NONFAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Population in nonfamily households	3,590
Male householder	1,292
Male householder living alone	1,083
Male householder not living alone	209
Female householder	1,824
Female householder living alone	1,661
Female householder not living alone	163
Nonrelatives	474
Unmarried partner	217
Roomer or boarder	53
Housemate or roommate	149
Foster child	2
Other	53

RELATIONSHIP BY SEX
Females 15 years and over	71,734
Never married	14,668
Now married	42,052
Separated	1,101
Widowed	7,959
Divorced	5,954
Males 15 years and over	N/A
Never married	N/A
Now married	N/A
Separated	879
Widowed	1,859
Divorced	4,575

TOTAL POPULATION BY SEX AND AGE
Total Population	15,121
Male	7,083
Under 5 years	576
5 to 9 years	486
10 to 14 years	487
15 to 17 years	268
18 and 19 years	195
20 years	99
21 years	97
22 to 24 years	336
25 to 29 years	585
30 to 34 years	564
35 to 39 years	562
40 to 44 years	570
45 to 49 years	470
50 to 54 years	419
55 to 59 years	296
60 and 61 years	103
62 to 64 years	135
65 and 66 years	93
67 to 69 years	133
70 to 74 years	197
75 to 79 years	181
80 to 84 years	144
85 years and over	87
Female	8,038
Under 5 years	512
5 to 9 years	464
10 to 14 years	506
15 to 17 years	281
18 and 19 years	190
20 years	117
21 years	103
22 to 24 years	336
25 to 29 years	568
30 to 34 years	592
35 to 39 years	536
40 to 44 years	599
45 to 49 years	503
50 to 54 years	472
55 to 59 years	358
60 and 61 years	101
62 to 64 years	198
65 and 66 years	114
67 to 69 years	173
70 to 74 years	331
75 to 79 years	397
80 to 84 years	309
85 years and over	278

TOTAL POPULATION BY RACE
Total population	15,121
One race	14,949
White	14,444
Black or African American	335
American Indian and Alaska Native	21
Asian	66
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	4
Some other race	15
Two or more races	172

RACE POPULATION IN HOUSEHOLDS
Total population in households	14,664
People who are White alone	14,022
People who are Black or African American alone	307
People who are American Indian and Alaska Native alone	18
People who are Asian alone	62
People who are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	4
People who are Hispanic or Latino	213
People who are Some other race alone	79

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	162,972
Same house	103,211
Different house - same county	N/A
Different county - same state	18,075
Different state or abroad	10,488
Different state	9,451
Abroad	1,037

PLACE OF BIRTH (Butler County)
Total resident population	174,083
Born in United States	131,377
State of residence	149,121
Different state	21,735
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas	722
Foreign born	2,505

Butler Education and School Enrollment

School enrollment refers to students currently attending school, both private and public. By understanding the school enrollment in an area, you can make decisions concerning your kids' environments and even job markets. In a table below, we provide you with the total school enrollment for children 3 years and older in the county surrounding Butler. That total enrollment is 45,627 for the population of the country, which includes Butler. Nursery school and kindergarten enrollment was 11,045 and elementary or high school enrollment was 59,861 children. College or graduate school enrollment was 10,253.

Education attainment is defined as "the highest level of education completed in terms of highest degree or the highest level or schooling completed." The table below shows the Butler population over 25 years old and their level of education achievement.

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	45,627
Pre-kindergarten	3,214
Public	1,574
Private	1,640
Kindergarten	2,228
Public	1,964
Private	N/A
Elementary school grades 1 to 8	20,293
Public	18,518
Private	1,775
Elementary and high school	29,931
Public	27,650
Private	2,281
High school grades 9 to 12	9,638
Public	9,132
Private	506
College, undergraduate years	8,804
Public	7,800
Private	1,004
Graduate or professional school	1,450
Public	981
Private	469
Not enrolled in school	121,930

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	116,072
Less than 9th grade	4,651
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	10,697
High school graduate	45,282
Some college, no degree	19,723
Associate's degree	8,456
Bachelor's degree	27,263
Graduate or professional degree	23.5
Percent high school graduate or higher	86.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	18,633

Butler Employment and Labor Characteristics

There are 135,890 people that are employed over the age of 16 in Butler. The Butler occupations categories include management, professional and related occupations (26,394), service occupations (12,163), sales and office occupations (21,348), farming, fishing and forestry occupations (365), constructions, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations (8,264) and production, transportation and material moving occupations (14,000). The 135,890 employed over the age of 16 are broken down into the class of worker. There are 69,601 private wage and salary workers, 8,012 government workers, 4,688 self-employed workers and approximately N/A unpaid family workers.

EMPLOYMENT STATUS (Butler County)
Population 16 years and over	135,890
In labor force	86,400
Civilian labor force	86,346
Employed	82,534
Unemployed	3,812
Percent Unemployed	4.4
Armed Forces	54
Females 16 years and over	70,554
In labor force	38,570
Civilian labor force	38,567
Unemployed Civilian labor force	1,519
Armed forces	3
Males 16 years and over	65,336
In labor force	47,830
Civilian labor force	N/A
Unemployed Civilian labor force	2,293
Armed forces	51

COMMUTING TO WORK (Butler County)
Workers 16 years and over	81,104
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	68,850
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	6,717
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)	N/A
Walked	2,269
Other means	338
Worked at home	2,538
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	1,983,875

OCCUPATION (Butler County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	26,394
Management, professional, and related occupations	26,394
Service occupations	12,163
Sales and office occupations	21,348
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	365
Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations	8,264
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	14,000

INDUSTRY (Butler County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	26,394
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,093
Construction	N/A
Manufacturing	15,132
Wholesale trade	3,621
Retail trade	11,480
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	5,058
Information	1,809
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	4,080
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative	5,780
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	16,476
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services	6,032
Other services, except public administration	N/A
Public administration	2,131

CLASS OF WORKER (Butler County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	26,394
Private wage and salary workers	69,601
Government workers	8,012
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	4,688
Unpaid family workers	N/A

Butler Housing Characteristics

In Butler, PA there are 69,868 housing units; of those housing units, there are approximately 65,862 occupied and 4,006 vacant. Types of homes change over the years, but single family homes detached have remained fairly consistent. In Butler, there are 48,393 1-unit detached housing units. Single-family attached homes, 1-unit attached, which are also known as row houses or town homes, total 2,710 units in Butler. Apartment housing and apartment buildings are from 2-50 units and the statistics are below. With so many housing units people are always in need of Butler, PA local movers to help them move from one place to another so be sure to check out MovingIdeas.org for moving guides, Butler, PA truck rentals options, quotes and additional information.

There are several different ranges if you are looking to rent or are a renter in Butler. There are 758 housing units with rent less than $200, 998 with rent between $200-299, 5,096 with rent between $300-499 and 5,993 with rent for $500 and above. Full Butler gross rent statistics are shown in the table below. Regardless of the housing unit value, it is always suggested by MovingIdeas.org to have Butler, PA home security systems installed to keep you and your family safe.

HOUSING OCCUPANCY (Butler County)
Total housing units	69,868
Occupied housing units	65,862
Vacant housing units	4,006

UNITS IN STRUCTURE (Butler County)
Total housing units	69,868
1-unit, detached	48,393
1-unit, attached	2,710
2 units	2,522
3 or 4 units	2,083
5 to 9 units	1,625
10 to 19 units	1,604
20 to 49 units	634
50 or more units	1,497
Mobile home	8,760

HOUSING TENURE (Butler County)
Occupied housing units	65,862
Owner-occupied	51,285
Renter-occupied	14,577

VEHICLES AVAILABLE (Butler County)
Occupied housing units	65,862
No vehicles available	3,784
2 vehicle available	41,922
3 vehicles available	9,317
4 vehicles available	2,505
5 or more vehicles available	851

HOUSE HEATING FUEL (Butler County)
Occupied housing units	65,862
Utility gas	43,753
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	N/A
Electricity	8,138
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	9,625
Coal or coke	160
Wood	1,041
Solar energy
Other fuel	238
No fuel used	73

HOUSING UNIT VALUE (Butler County)
Occupied housing units	65,862
Less Than $50,000	51,285
$50,000 to $99,999	13,230
$100,000 to $149,999	11,880
$150,000 to $199,999	5,526
$200,000 to $299,999	4,214
$300,000 to $499,999	905
$1,000,000 or more	67
Median (dollars)	114,100

GROSS RENT (Butler County)
Occupied units paying rent	14,577
Less than $200	758
$200 to $299	998
$300 to $499	5,096
$500 to $699	3,482
$700 to $999	1,964
$1,000 to $1,499	344
$1,500 or more	202