Ashley vs Butler

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

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

Butler has the higher population (2,632 vs 1,174 in Ashley). Ashley has the higher median household income ($56,667 vs $50,179 in Butler). Ashley has the higher median home value ($117,600 vs $100,700 in Butler).

Population, income & housing

	Ashley	Butler
Population	1,174	2,632
Median age	36.8 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$56,667	$50,179
Median home value	$117,600	$100,700
Median gross rent	$711	$763
Housing units	540	1,076
Homeownership rate	66.2%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.2%	7.7%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashley	Butler
Population	993 → 1,174 (+18.2%)	2,715 → 2,632 (-3.1%)
Median household income	$45,813 → $56,667 (+23.7%)	$57,344 → $50,179 (-12.5%)
Median home value	$83,500 → $117,600 (+40.8%)	$81,500 → $100,700 (+23.6%)
Median gross rent	$497 → $711 (+43.1%)	$798 → $763 (-4.4%)

Ashley

Population

9931,174

Median household income

$45,813$56,667

Median home value

$83,500$117,600

Median gross rent

$497$711

Butler

Population

2,7152,632

Median household income

$57,344$50,179

Median home value

$81,500$100,700

Median gross rent

$798$763

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashley	Butler
Under 5	6.1%	9.7%
5 to 17	21.1%	20.4%
18 to 24	6.5%	6.6%
25 to 34	13.0%	13.4%
35 to 44	12.8%	12.1%
45 to 54	13.5%	11.6%
55 to 64	14.7%	12.3%
65 to 74	8.9%	5.0%
75 and over	3.3%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashley	Butler
White (non-Hispanic)	82.1%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.0%
Two or more races	8.2%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	9.5%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashley	Butler
No high school diploma	9.3%	17.5%
High school graduate	50.9%	46.6%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.1%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashley	Butler
Drove alone	82.3%	84.6%
Carpooled	14.9%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	3.9%
Other means	0.7%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashley	Butler
1-unit, detached	73.7%	75.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	13.7%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	8.3%
20 or more units	9.1%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Ashley	Butler
Poverty rate	10.3%	23.0%
Average household size	2.53	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	19	20
Median year structure built	1972	1956