Butler County vs Monroe County

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

Butler County and Monroe County are counties in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Monroe County has the higher population (19,580 vs 18,807 in Butler County). Butler County has the higher median household income ($44,881 vs $40,225 in Monroe County). Monroe County has the higher median home value ($114,900 vs $99,700 in Butler County).

Population, income & housing

	Butler County	Monroe County
Population	18,807	19,580
Median age	42.2 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$44,881	$40,225
Median home value	$99,700	$114,900
Median gross rent	$722	$721
Housing units	9,841	10,193
Homeownership rate	68.4%	70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	11.4%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	11.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Butler County	Monroe County
Population	19,828 → 18,807 (-5.1%)	21,270 → 19,580 (-7.9%)
Median household income	$40,688 → $44,881 (+10.3%)	$30,441 → $40,225 (+32.1%)
Median home value	$95,900 → $99,700 (+4.0%)	$102,200 → $114,900 (+12.4%)
Median gross rent	$620 → $722 (+16.5%)	$582 → $721 (+23.9%)

Butler County

Population

19,82818,807

Median household income

$40,688$44,881

Median home value

$95,900$99,700

Median gross rent

$620$722

Monroe County

Population

21,27019,580

Median household income

$30,441$40,225

Median home value

$102,200$114,900

Median gross rent

$582$721

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Butler County	Monroe County
Under 5	5.7%	3.5%
5 to 17	16.8%	17.8%
18 to 24	7.6%	9.8%
25 to 34	11.1%	8.8%
35 to 44	12.0%	11.6%
45 to 54	12.3%	12.6%
55 to 64	13.2%	14.8%
65 to 74	12.4%	12.5%
75 and over	9.0%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Butler County	Monroe County
White (non-Hispanic)	50.7%	53.6%
Black or African American	44.7%	42.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	1.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Butler County	Monroe County
No high school diploma	12.4%	16.4%
High school graduate	47.0%	45.6%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Butler County	Monroe County
Drove alone	85.1%	90.2%
Carpooled	8.2%	4.7%
Public transit	0.3%	0.8%
Walked	0.5%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	3.1%
Other means	1.1%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Butler County	Monroe County
1-unit, detached	67.4%	66.9%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	20.8%	21.9%

Poverty & households

	Butler County	Monroe County
Poverty rate	21.0%	22.6%
Average household size	2.55	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1980	1983