Butler County vs Camden County

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

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

Camden County has the higher population (43,416 vs 42,166 in Butler County). Camden County has the higher median household income ($62,927 vs $49,213 in Butler County). Camden County has the higher median home value ($270,700 vs $138,800 in Butler County).

Population, income & housing

	Butler County	Camden County
Population	42,166	43,416
Median age	40.5 yrs	53.0 yrs
Median household income	$49,213	$62,927
Median home value	$138,800	$270,700
Median gross rent	$768	$838
Housing units	19,296	39,839
Homeownership rate	65.0%	83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	24.5%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Butler County	Camden County
Population	42,656 → 42,166 (-1.1%)	45,466 → 43,416 (-4.5%)
Median household income	$39,915 → $49,213 (+23.3%)	$53,478 → $62,927 (+17.7%)
Median home value	$113,500 → $138,800 (+22.3%)	$200,800 → $270,700 (+34.8%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $768 (+13.8%)	$754 → $838 (+11.1%)

Butler County

Population

42,65642,166

Median household income

$39,915$49,213

Median home value

$113,500$138,800

Median gross rent

$675$768

Camden County

Population

45,46643,416

Median household income

$53,478$62,927

Median home value

$200,800$270,700

Median gross rent

$754$838

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Butler County	Camden County
Under 5	6.4%	4.5%
5 to 17	16.9%	12.9%
18 to 24	8.0%	5.8%
25 to 34	12.1%	9.1%
35 to 44	11.5%	9.6%
45 to 54	12.7%	11.0%
55 to 64	13.2%	18.2%
65 to 74	11.4%	17.9%
75 and over	7.8%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Butler County	Camden County
White (non-Hispanic)	86.4%	92.5%
Black or African American	4.6%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.9%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Butler County	Camden County
No high school diploma	15.5%	7.6%
High school graduate	39.8%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Butler County	Camden County
Drove alone	78.6%	75.4%
Carpooled	13.1%	10.8%
Public transit	0.5%	0.4%
Walked	1.6%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	9.2%
Other means	1.2%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Butler County	Camden County
1-unit, detached	74.3%	65.6%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	17.5%
20 or more units	1.3%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	11.6%	5.9%

Poverty & households

	Butler County	Camden County
Poverty rate	20.3%	13.2%
Average household size	2.50	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1980	1986