Butler

Population: 2,632
Median household income: $50,179
Median home value: $100,700

Located in DeKalb County, Indiana, Butler is a community with a population of 2,632. At $50,179, its median household income sits below DeKalb County's $70,080.

Between 2019 and 2023, Butler's population declined 3.1% from 2,715 to 2,632, while its median home value rose 23.6% from $81,500 to $100,700.

7.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 73.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,632
Median age: 34.9 yrs
Median household income: $50,179
Median home value: $100,700
Median gross rent: $763
Housing units: 1,076
Homeownership rate: 73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7152,632

Median household income

$57,344$50,179

Median home value

$81,500$100,700

Median gross rent

$798$763

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,715	$57,344	$81,500	$798
2020	2,889	$57,543	$80,900	$734
2021	2,882	$54,972	$83,000	$728
2022	2,746	$53,233	$92,400	$738
2023	2,632	$50,179	$100,700	$763

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

Age distribution

Under 59.7%

5 to 1720.4%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 745.0%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	255	9.7%
5 to 17	537	20.4%
18 to 24	173	6.6%
25 to 34	353	13.4%
35 to 44	318	12.1%
45 to 54	306	11.6%
55 to 64	325	12.3%
65 to 74	131	5.0%
75 and over	234	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,434	92.5%
Black or African American	6	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	52	2.0%
Two or more races	43	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	97	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.5%

High school graduate46.6%

Some college or associate's28.3%

Bachelor's degree6.5%

Graduate or professional degree1.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	291	17.5%
High school graduate	777	46.6%
Some college or associate's	471	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	109	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	19	1.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone84.6%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	909	84.6%
Carpooled	95	8.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	23	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	42	3.9%
Other means	5	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	479	46.4%
15 to 29 min	246	23.8%
30 to 44 min	191	18.5%
45 to 59 min	84	8.1%
60+ min	32	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 23.0% (583 of 2,531)

	Count	Share
Family households	633	65.8%
Nonfamily households	329	34.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	962	89.4%
Vacant	114	10.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	704	73.2%
Renter-occupied	258	26.8%

1-unit, detached75.3%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units8.3%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	810	75.3%
1-unit, attached	31	2.9%
2 to 4 units	75	7.0%
5 to 19 units	89	8.3%
20 or more units	38	3.5%
Mobile home & other	33	3.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1809532
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.03 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.4271, -84.8723