Butler vs Wharton

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

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

Butler has the higher population (8,072 vs 7,254 in Wharton). Butler has the higher median household income ($110,375 vs $92,548 in Wharton). Butler has the higher median home value ($425,900 vs $348,100 in Wharton).

Population, income & housing

	Butler	Wharton
Population	8,072	7,254
Median age	40.9 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$110,375	$92,548
Median home value	$425,900	$348,100
Median gross rent	$1,455	$1,886
Housing units	3,571	2,923
Homeownership rate	67.7%	53.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.1%	29.3%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Butler	Wharton
Population	7,679 → 8,072 (+5.1%)	6,474 → 7,254 (+12.0%)
Median household income	$95,446 → $110,375 (+15.6%)	$80,000 → $92,548 (+15.7%)
Median home value	$355,200 → $425,900 (+19.9%)	$299,600 → $348,100 (+16.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,321 → $1,455 (+10.1%)	$1,681 → $1,886 (+12.2%)

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

Wharton

Population

6,4747,254

Median household income

$80,000$92,548

Median home value

$299,600$348,100

Median gross rent

$1,681$1,886

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Butler	Wharton
Under 5	4.9%	7.8%
5 to 17	12.4%	13.4%
18 to 24	9.2%	4.6%
25 to 34	12.1%	20.4%
35 to 44	17.0%	8.1%
45 to 54	15.5%	18.3%
55 to 64	13.8%	9.3%
65 to 74	9.5%	12.7%
75 and over	5.6%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Butler	Wharton
White (non-Hispanic)	67.6%	44.8%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.4%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	1.5%
Two or more races	1.7%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	24.8%	51.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Butler	Wharton
No high school diploma	5.5%	10.0%
High school graduate	27.5%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	21.9%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	36.9%	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Butler	Wharton
Drove alone	72.1%	74.4%
Carpooled	4.9%	12.8%
Public transit	5.7%	1.6%
Walked	0.3%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.3%	8.1%
Other means	0.5%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Butler	Wharton
1-unit, detached	59.7%	45.9%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	17.0%
2 to 4 units	14.5%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	11.5%
20 or more units	9.4%	15.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Butler	Wharton
Poverty rate	9.4%	18.8%
Average household size	2.28	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	34	31
Median year structure built	1962	1968