Butler vs Coalton

A side-by-side comparison of Butler and Coalton: population, income, housing, and more.

Butler and Coalton are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Coalton has the higher population (280 vs 247 in Butler). Coalton has the higher median household income ($76,250 vs $62,869 in Butler). Butler has the higher median home value ($83,400 vs $81,000 in Coalton).

Population, income & housing

	Butler	Coalton
Population	247	280
Median age	35.6 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$62,869	$76,250
Median home value	$83,400	$81,000
Median gross rent	—	$775
Housing units	130	148
Homeownership rate	73.9%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	12.0%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Butler	Coalton
Population	262 → 247 (-5.7%)	342 → 280 (-18.1%)
Median household income	$42,500 → $62,869 (+47.9%)	$43,625 → $76,250 (+74.8%)
Median home value	$65,500 → $83,400 (+27.3%)	$71,800 → $81,000 (+12.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$683 → $775 (+13.5%)

Butler

Population

262247

Median household income

$42,500$62,869

Median home value

$65,500$83,400

Coalton

Population

342280

Median household income

$43,625$76,250

Median home value

$71,800$81,000

Median gross rent

$683$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Butler	Coalton
Under 5	0.8%	2.9%
5 to 17	22.7%	13.9%
18 to 24	0.8%	8.6%
25 to 34	5.7%	12.1%
35 to 44	44.9%	10.4%
45 to 54	4.9%	10.4%
55 to 64	7.7%	12.9%
65 to 74	8.5%	18.9%
75 and over	4.0%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Butler	Coalton
White (non-Hispanic)	82.2%	98.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	17.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Butler	Coalton
No high school diploma	4.3%	11.0%
High school graduate	56.1%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Butler	Coalton
Drove alone	97.9%	69.5%
Carpooled	0.7%	19.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.4%	9.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Butler	Coalton
1-unit, detached	86.9%	89.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.1%	10.1%

Poverty & households

	Butler	Coalton
Poverty rate	4.9%	6.1%
Average household size	2.15	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	29	31
Median year structure built	1938	1957