Boonton vs Butler

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

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

Boonton has the higher population (8,803 vs 8,072 in Butler). Butler has the higher median household income ($110,375 vs $100,417 in Boonton). Boonton has the higher median home value ($475,300 vs $425,900 in Butler).

Population, income & housing

	Boonton	Butler
Population	8,803	8,072
Median age	40.2 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$100,417	$110,375
Median home value	$475,300	$425,900
Median gross rent	$1,761	$1,455
Housing units	3,757	3,571
Homeownership rate	56.8%	67.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.6%	45.1%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boonton	Butler
Population	8,398 → 8,803 (+4.8%)	7,679 → 8,072 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$87,027 → $100,417 (+15.4%)	$95,446 → $110,375 (+15.6%)
Median home value	$386,100 → $475,300 (+23.1%)	$355,200 → $425,900 (+19.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,316 → $1,761 (+33.8%)	$1,321 → $1,455 (+10.1%)

Boonton

Population

8,3988,803

Median household income

$87,027$100,417

Median home value

$386,100$475,300

Median gross rent

$1,316$1,761

Butler

Population

7,6798,072

Median household income

$95,446$110,375

Median home value

$355,200$425,900

Median gross rent

$1,321$1,455

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boonton	Butler
Under 5	5.0%	4.9%
5 to 17	16.3%	12.4%
18 to 24	10.7%	9.2%
25 to 34	11.0%	12.1%
35 to 44	15.0%	17.0%
45 to 54	12.9%	15.5%
55 to 64	13.6%	13.8%
65 to 74	11.0%	9.5%
75 and over	4.5%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boonton	Butler
White (non-Hispanic)	67.4%	67.6%
Black or African American	6.1%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.2%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.0%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	14.9%	24.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boonton	Butler
No high school diploma	5.6%	5.5%
High school graduate	24.8%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	20.9%	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	32.3%	36.9%
Graduate or professional degree	16.4%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boonton	Butler
Drove alone	78.7%	72.1%
Carpooled	3.6%	4.9%
Public transit	0.6%	5.7%
Walked	1.3%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	14.5%	16.3%
Other means	1.3%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boonton	Butler
1-unit, detached	55.7%	59.7%
1-unit, attached	11.2%	7.9%
2 to 4 units	23.9%	14.5%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	8.5%
20 or more units	4.3%	9.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Boonton	Butler
Poverty rate	7.5%	9.4%
Average household size	2.46	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	24	34
Median year structure built	1955	1962