Butler vs Garrett

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

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

Garrett has the higher population (6,540 vs 2,632 in Butler). Garrett has the higher median household income ($65,611 vs $50,179 in Butler). Garrett has the higher median home value ($142,800 vs $100,700 in Butler).

Population, income & housing

	Butler	Garrett
Population	2,632	6,540
Median age	34.9 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$50,179	$65,611
Median home value	$100,700	$142,800
Median gross rent	$763	$836
Housing units	1,076	2,911
Homeownership rate	73.2%	82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.7%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Butler	Garrett
Population	2,715 → 2,632 (-3.1%)	6,651 → 6,540 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$57,344 → $50,179 (-12.5%)	$46,540 → $65,611 (+41.0%)
Median home value	$81,500 → $100,700 (+23.6%)	$98,000 → $142,800 (+45.7%)
Median gross rent	$798 → $763 (-4.4%)	$680 → $836 (+22.9%)

Butler

Population

2,7152,632

Median household income

$57,344$50,179

Median home value

$81,500$100,700

Median gross rent

$798$763

Garrett

Population

6,6516,540

Median household income

$46,540$65,611

Median home value

$98,000$142,800

Median gross rent

$680$836

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Butler	Garrett
Under 5	9.7%	7.3%
5 to 17	20.4%	16.7%
18 to 24	6.6%	8.7%
25 to 34	13.4%	13.1%
35 to 44	12.1%	11.0%
45 to 54	11.6%	13.4%
55 to 64	12.3%	13.7%
65 to 74	5.0%	10.4%
75 and over	8.9%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Butler	Garrett
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	91.2%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Butler	Garrett
No high school diploma	17.5%	10.7%
High school graduate	46.6%	39.0%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Butler	Garrett
Drove alone	84.6%	86.3%
Carpooled	8.8%	10.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	3.9%	2.3%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Butler	Garrett
1-unit, detached	75.3%	81.0%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	8.3%	4.9%
20 or more units	3.5%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Butler	Garrett
Poverty rate	23.0%	12.1%
Average household size	2.62	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1956	1972