Butler County, Iowa

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 14,301
Median household income: $69,651
Median home value: $156,500

Home to 14,301 residents, Butler County is one of Iowa's counties. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. At $69,651, its median household income sits below Iowa's $73,147.

From 2019 to 2023, Butler County's population declined 2.2% from 14,628 to 14,301, while its median household income rose 21.9% from $57,115 to $69,651.

The median gross rent is $780. 20.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,301
Median age: 43.7 yrs
Median household income: $69,651
Median home value: $156,500
Median gross rent: $780
Housing units: 6,569
Homeownership rate: 80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,62814,301

Median household income

$57,115$69,651

Median home value

$116,700$156,500

Median gross rent

$598$780

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,628	$57,115	$116,700	$598
2020	14,508	$56,473	$120,100	$628
2021	14,421	$61,109	$127,700	$692
2022	14,376	$65,743	$146,300	$749
2023	14,301	$69,651	$156,500	$780

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over10.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	731	5.1%
5 to 17	2,484	17.4%
18 to 24	964	6.7%
25 to 34	1,471	10.3%
35 to 44	1,734	12.1%
45 to 54	1,666	11.6%
55 to 64	1,993	13.9%
65 to 74	1,812	12.7%
75 and over	1,446	10.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,575	94.9%
Black or African American	24	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.1%
Asian	168	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	91	0.6%
Two or more races	199	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	231	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate36.9%

Some college or associate's36.2%

Bachelor's degree15.6%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	651	6.4%
High school graduate	3,738	36.9%
Some college or associate's	3,664	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,580	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	489	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone83.2%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home5.9%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,713	83.2%
Carpooled	538	7.8%
Public transit	2	0.0%
Walked	155	2.3%
Bicycle	17	0.2%
Worked from home	404	5.9%
Other means	37	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,793	27.7%
15 to 29 min	2,060	31.9%
30 to 44 min	1,952	30.2%
45 to 59 min	370	5.7%
60+ min	287	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 10.7% (1,500 of 14,039)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,179	71.0%
Nonfamily households	1,708	29.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,887	89.6%
Vacant	682	10.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,710	80.0%
Renter-occupied	1,177	20.0%

1-unit, detached89.1%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,852	89.1%
1-unit, attached	30	0.5%
2 to 4 units	343	5.2%
5 to 19 units	181	2.8%
20 or more units	56	0.9%
Mobile home & other	107	1.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 19023
State: Iowa
Land area: 580 sq mi
Water area: 1.62 sq mi
Center point: 42.7348, -92.7802