Butterfield vs Washburn

A side-by-side comparison of Butterfield and Washburn: population, income, housing, and more.

Butterfield and Washburn are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Washburn has the higher population (561 vs 536 in Butterfield). Washburn has the higher median household income ($65,125 vs $52,045 in Butterfield). Washburn has the higher median home value ($122,100 vs $86,800 in Butterfield).

Population, income & housing

	Butterfield	Washburn
Population	536	561
Median age	29.4 yrs	29.3 yrs
Median household income	$52,045	$65,125
Median home value	$86,800	$122,100
Median gross rent	$856	$719
Housing units	189	246
Homeownership rate	79.9%	69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.3%	8.6%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Butterfield	Washburn
Population	525 → 536 (+2.1%)	456 → 561 (+23.0%)
Median household income	$53,125 → $52,045 (-2.0%)	$48,333 → $65,125 (+34.7%)
Median home value	$58,600 → $86,800 (+48.1%)	$86,300 → $122,100 (+41.5%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $856 (+38.3%)	$666 → $719 (+8.0%)

Butterfield

Population

525536

Median household income

$53,125$52,045

Median home value

$58,600$86,800

Median gross rent

$619$856

Washburn

Population

456561

Median household income

$48,333$65,125

Median home value

$86,300$122,100

Median gross rent

$666$719

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Butterfield	Washburn
Under 5	8.4%	15.2%
5 to 17	22.0%	19.4%
18 to 24	13.6%	9.6%
25 to 34	11.4%	13.4%
35 to 44	8.0%	11.1%
45 to 54	13.6%	8.6%
55 to 64	10.3%	12.3%
65 to 74	9.1%	7.5%
75 and over	3.5%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Butterfield	Washburn
White (non-Hispanic)	44.2%	60.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.7%
Asian	8.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	15.9%
Hispanic or Latino	45.0%	23.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Butterfield	Washburn
No high school diploma	32.3%	14.1%
High school graduate	31.7%	38.7%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.7%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Butterfield	Washburn
Drove alone	75.6%	89.8%
Carpooled	15.3%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	4.5%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Butterfield	Washburn
1-unit, detached	51.3%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	11.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	45.5%	13.4%

Poverty & households

	Butterfield	Washburn
Poverty rate	13.1%	17.1%
Average household size	3.27	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	1985	1991