Butler vs Thomas

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

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

Thomas has the higher population (1,255 vs 236 in Butler). Butler has the higher median household income ($72,969 vs $57,813 in Thomas). Thomas has the higher median home value ($133,600 vs $80,000 in Butler).

Population, income & housing

	Butler	Thomas
Population	236	1,255
Median age	43.7 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$72,969	$57,813
Median home value	$80,000	$133,600
Median gross rent	$650	$733
Housing units	127	508
Homeownership rate	87.1%	81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Butler	Thomas
Population	216 → 236 (+9.3%)	1,213 → 1,255 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$52,500 → $72,969 (+39.0%)	$45,278 → $57,813 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$70,400 → $80,000 (+13.6%)	$102,000 → $133,600 (+31.0%)
Median gross rent	$761 → $650 (-14.6%)	$586 → $733 (+25.1%)

Butler

Population

216236

Median household income

$52,500$72,969

Median home value

$70,400$80,000

Median gross rent

$761$650

Thomas

Population

1,2131,255

Median household income

$45,278$57,813

Median home value

$102,000$133,600

Median gross rent

$586$733

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Butler	Thomas
Under 5	9.7%	6.3%
5 to 17	20.8%	25.7%
18 to 24	2.1%	7.3%
25 to 34	4.7%	10.9%
35 to 44	14.0%	12.8%
45 to 54	8.9%	11.4%
55 to 64	13.6%	12.7%
65 to 74	14.4%	7.1%
75 and over	11.9%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Butler	Thomas
White (non-Hispanic)	72.5%	76.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.1%	7.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	17.8%	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Butler	Thomas
No high school diploma	11.9%	11.9%
High school graduate	51.6%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	18.9%	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Butler	Thomas
Drove alone	86.1%	76.1%
Carpooled	9.9%	14.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	3.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Butler	Thomas
1-unit, detached	81.1%	85.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.9%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Butler	Thomas
Poverty rate	6.4%	19.0%
Average household size	2.34	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1977	1956