Butler vs Donnellson

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

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

Butler has the higher population (247 vs 133 in Donnellson). Butler has the higher median home value ($83,400 vs $46,000 in Donnellson). Since 2019, Butler's population has grown faster (-5.7% vs -18.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Butler	Donnellson
Population	247	133
Median age	35.6 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$62,869	—
Median home value	$83,400	$46,000
Median gross rent	—	$725
Housing units	130	73
Homeownership rate	73.9%	86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	2.0%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Butler	Donnellson
Population	262 → 247 (-5.7%)	164 → 133 (-18.9%)
Median household income	$42,500 → $62,869 (+47.9%)	—
Median home value	$65,500 → $83,400 (+27.3%)	$62,000 → $46,000 (-25.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$825 → $725 (-12.1%)

Butler

Population

262247

Median household income

$42,500$62,869

Median home value

$65,500$83,400

Donnellson

Population

164133

Median home value

$62,000$46,000

Median gross rent

$825$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Butler	Donnellson
Under 5	0.8%	6.0%
5 to 17	22.7%	10.5%
18 to 24	0.8%	9.0%
25 to 34	5.7%	18.8%
35 to 44	44.9%	15.0%
45 to 54	4.9%	3.0%
55 to 64	7.7%	17.3%
65 to 74	8.5%	15.8%
75 and over	4.0%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Butler	Donnellson
White (non-Hispanic)	82.2%	64.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	7.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
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%	27.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Butler	Donnellson
No high school diploma	4.3%	24.2%
High school graduate	56.1%	48.5%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	1.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Butler	Donnellson
Drove alone	97.9%	71.4%
Carpooled	0.7%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.4%	17.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Butler	Donnellson
1-unit, detached	86.9%	97.3%
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%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Butler	Donnellson
Poverty rate	4.9%	53.4%
Average household size	2.15	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	29	23
Median year structure built	1938	1938