Butler vs Lexington

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

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

Lexington has the higher population (4,866 vs 1,359 in Butler). Butler has the higher median household income ($71,875 vs $56,068 in Lexington). Lexington has the higher median home value ($183,500 vs $134,700 in Butler).

Population, income & housing

	Butler	Lexington
Population	1,359	4,866
Median age	26.5 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$71,875	$56,068
Median home value	$134,700	$183,500
Median gross rent	$893	$756
Housing units	454	2,119
Homeownership rate	70.7%	68.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	25.0%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Butler	Lexington
Population	781 → 1,359 (+74.0%)	4,842 → 4,866 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$48,846 → $71,875 (+47.1%)	$55,977 → $56,068 (+0.2%)
Median home value	$92,400 → $134,700 (+45.8%)	$136,200 → $183,500 (+34.7%)
Median gross rent	$671 → $893 (+33.1%)	$720 → $756 (+5.0%)

Butler

Population

7811,359

Median household income

$48,846$71,875

Median home value

$92,400$134,700

Median gross rent

$671$893

Lexington

Population

4,8424,866

Median household income

$55,977$56,068

Median home value

$136,200$183,500

Median gross rent

$720$756

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Butler	Lexington
Under 5	8.6%	4.2%
5 to 17	19.4%	19.7%
18 to 24	20.1%	8.2%
25 to 34	9.9%	11.1%
35 to 44	15.4%	14.0%
45 to 54	9.4%	6.7%
55 to 64	7.0%	14.7%
65 to 74	5.4%	12.8%
75 and over	4.7%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Butler	Lexington
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	94.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.4%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Butler	Lexington
No high school diploma	8.1%	7.3%
High school graduate	41.6%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Butler	Lexington
Drove alone	84.3%	81.5%
Carpooled	10.4%	10.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	8.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Butler	Lexington
1-unit, detached	89.0%	61.6%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	9.7%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	15.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Butler	Lexington
Poverty rate	4.3%	12.9%
Average household size	3.19	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	33	22
Median year structure built	1954	1975