Butler County, Kentucky

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 12,373
Median household income: $52,003
Median home value: $105,500

Butler County, Kentucky counts 12,373 residents. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. At $52,003, its median household income sits below Kentucky's $62,417.

From 2019 to 2023, Butler County's population declined 3.1% from 12,764 to 12,373, while its median household income rose 24.5% from $41,763 to $52,003.

The median resident is 41.1 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,373
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $52,003
Median home value: $105,500
Median gross rent: $688
Housing units: 5,453
Homeownership rate: 73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,76412,373

Median household income

$41,763$52,003

Median home value

$92,100$105,500

Median gross rent

$559$688

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,764	$41,763	$92,100	$559
2020	12,756	$45,955	$92,000	$604
2021	12,413	$48,355	$93,300	$566
2022	12,365	$47,589	$102,200	$650
2023	12,373	$52,003	$105,500	$688

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	744	6.0%
5 to 17	2,131	17.2%
18 to 24	820	6.6%
25 to 34	1,455	11.8%
35 to 44	1,652	13.4%
45 to 54	1,512	12.2%
55 to 64	1,714	13.9%
65 to 74	1,406	11.4%
75 and over	939	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,436	92.4%
Black or African American	27	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	0.1%
Asian	29	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	250	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	616	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.0%

High school graduate49.7%

Some college or associate's22.8%

Bachelor's degree5.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,565	18.0%
High school graduate	4,310	49.7%
Some college or associate's	1,977	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	441	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	385	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone83.2%

Carpooled12.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.1%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,961	83.2%
Carpooled	575	12.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	95	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	102	2.1%
Other means	25	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,148	24.7%
15 to 29 min	1,394	29.9%
30 to 44 min	1,268	27.2%
45 to 59 min	445	9.6%
60+ min	401	8.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 18.6% (2,230 of 12,003)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,116	68.3%
Nonfamily households	1,445	31.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,561	83.6%
Vacant	892	16.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,336	73.1%
Renter-occupied	1,225	26.9%

1-unit, detached65.0%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units4.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other26.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,545	65.0%
1-unit, attached	19	0.3%
2 to 4 units	180	3.3%
5 to 19 units	253	4.6%
20 or more units	1	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1,455	26.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 21031
State: Kentucky
Land area: 426 sq mi
Water area: 5.36 sq mi
Center point: 37.2070, -86.6825

Cities & places

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