Butler

Population: 1,916
Median household income: $24,924
Median home value: $86,200

Located in Taylor County, Georgia, Butler is a community with a population of 1,916. At $24,924, its median household income sits below Taylor County's $41,743.

Between 2019 and 2023, Butler's population grew 15.7% from 1,656 to 1,916, while its median home value rose 16.6% from $73,900 to $86,200.

Owners occupy 34.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 35.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,916
Median age: 35.8 yrs
Median household income: $24,924
Median home value: $86,200
Median gross rent: $575
Housing units: 824
Homeownership rate: 34.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6561,916

Median household income

$25,250$24,924

Median home value

$73,900$86,200

Median gross rent

$446$575

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,656	$25,250	$73,900	$446
2020	2,047	$26,719	$83,100	$656
2021	2,053	$33,958	$87,700	$609
2022	2,059	$27,656	$85,600	$608
2023	1,916	$24,924	$86,200	$575

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

Age distribution

Under 59.0%

5 to 1714.2%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 649.0%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over10.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	172	9.0%
5 to 17	272	14.2%
18 to 24	136	7.1%
25 to 34	273	14.2%
35 to 44	276	14.4%
45 to 54	198	10.3%
55 to 64	173	9.0%
65 to 74	216	11.3%
75 and over	200	10.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	699	36.5%
Black or African American	1,171	61.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	26	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	17	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.1%

High school graduate47.5%

Some college or associate's21.7%

Bachelor's degree9.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	255	19.1%
High school graduate	634	47.5%
Some college or associate's	290	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	129	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	28	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone68.4%

Carpooled17.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle2.3%

Worked from home9.7%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	423	68.4%
Carpooled	106	17.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	1.0%
Bicycle	14	2.3%
Worked from home	60	9.7%
Other means	9	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	210	37.6%
15 to 29 min	66	11.8%
30 to 44 min	75	13.4%
45 to 59 min	95	17.0%
60+ min	112	20.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 49.4% (888 of 1,798)

	Count	Share
Family households	380	54.8%
Nonfamily households	314	45.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	694	84.2%
Vacant	130	15.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	240	34.6%
Renter-occupied	454	65.4%

1-unit, detached56.2%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units8.0%

5 to 19 units9.5%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other23.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	463	56.2%
1-unit, attached	17	2.1%
2 to 4 units	66	8.0%
5 to 19 units	78	9.5%
20 or more units	6	0.7%
Mobile home & other	194	23.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1312120
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.25 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 32.5572, -84.2373