Lake Butler

Population: 1,842
Median household income: $43,134
Median home value: $154,200

Lake Butler is a community in Union County, Florida, home to 1,842 residents. At $43,134, its median household income sits below Union County's $64,922.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lake Butler's population grew 3.6% from 1,778 to 1,842, while its median home value rose 40.3% from $109,900 to $154,200.

The median resident is 31.1 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 25.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,842
Median age: 31.1 yrs
Median household income: $43,134
Median home value: $154,200
Median gross rent: $725
Housing units: 741
Homeownership rate: 38.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7781,842

Median household income

$31,750$43,134

Median home value

$109,900$154,200

Median gross rent

$485$725

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,778	$31,750	$109,900	$485
2020	1,492	$36,369	$127,000	$485
2021	1,793	$36,701	$115,500	$616
2022	1,842	$41,941	$129,000	$703
2023	1,842	$43,134	$154,200	$725

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1725.8%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 646.4%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	131	7.1%
5 to 17	475	25.8%
18 to 24	179	9.7%
25 to 34	269	14.6%
35 to 44	204	11.1%
45 to 54	181	9.8%
55 to 64	118	6.4%
65 to 74	178	9.7%
75 and over	107	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,333	72.4%
Black or African American	324	17.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5	0.3%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	110	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	70	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.4%

High school graduate40.6%

Some college or associate's30.5%

Bachelor's degree5.6%

Graduate or professional degree7.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	163	15.4%
High school graduate	429	40.6%
Some college or associate's	322	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	59	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	84	7.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone78.4%

Carpooled11.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	487	78.4%
Carpooled	71	11.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	17	2.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	46	7.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	244	42.4%
15 to 29 min	94	16.3%
30 to 44 min	141	24.5%
45 to 59 min	66	11.5%
60+ min	30	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 26.6% (480 of 1,805)

	Count	Share
Family households	480	67.0%
Nonfamily households	236	33.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	716	96.6%
Vacant	25	3.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	272	38.0%
Renter-occupied	444	62.0%

1-unit, detached49.5%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units18.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units2.2%

Mobile home & other26.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	367	49.5%
1-unit, attached	22	3.0%
2 to 4 units	138	18.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	16	2.2%
Mobile home & other	198	26.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1237650
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.36 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 30.0177, -82.3434