Butler County vs Todd County

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

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

Butler County has the higher population (12,373 vs 12,330 in Todd County). Todd County has the higher median household income ($57,759 vs $52,003 in Butler County). Todd County has the higher median home value ($157,400 vs $105,500 in Butler County).

Population, income & housing

	Butler County	Todd County
Population	12,373	12,330
Median age	41.1 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$52,003	$57,759
Median home value	$105,500	$157,400
Median gross rent	$688	$841
Housing units	5,453	5,160
Homeownership rate	73.1%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.5%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Butler County	Todd County
Population	12,764 → 12,373 (-3.1%)	12,316 → 12,330 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$41,763 → $52,003 (+24.5%)	$44,005 → $57,759 (+31.3%)
Median home value	$92,100 → $105,500 (+14.5%)	$106,300 → $157,400 (+48.1%)
Median gross rent	$559 → $688 (+23.1%)	$637 → $841 (+32.0%)

Butler County

Population

12,76412,373

Median household income

$41,763$52,003

Median home value

$92,100$105,500

Median gross rent

$559$688

Todd County

Population

12,31612,330

Median household income

$44,005$57,759

Median home value

$106,300$157,400

Median gross rent

$637$841

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Butler County	Todd County
Under 5	6.0%	7.2%
5 to 17	17.2%	19.8%
18 to 24	6.6%	7.9%
25 to 34	11.8%	12.3%
35 to 44	13.4%	11.3%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.2%
55 to 64	13.9%	12.3%
65 to 74	11.4%	10.3%
75 and over	7.6%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Butler County	Todd County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	84.7%
Black or African American	0.2%	7.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Butler County	Todd County
No high school diploma	18.0%	20.2%
High school graduate	49.7%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	22.8%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	5.1%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Butler County	Todd County
Drove alone	83.2%	74.4%
Carpooled	12.1%	11.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	2.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	10.2%
Other means	0.5%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Butler County	Todd County
1-unit, detached	65.0%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	26.7%	14.8%

Poverty & households

	Butler County	Todd County
Poverty rate	18.6%	21.7%
Average household size	2.67	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1986	1983