Butterfield

Population: 486
Median household income: $57,292
Median home value: $77,800

Located in Watonwan County, Minnesota, Butterfield is a community with a population of 486. At $57,292, its median household income sits below Watonwan County's $70,593.

From 2019 to 2023, Butterfield's population declined 3.0% from 501 to 486, while its median home value rose 31.9% from $59,000 to $77,800.

The median resident is 42.8 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 24.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 486
Median age: 42.8 yrs
Median household income: $57,292
Median home value: $77,800
Median gross rent: $683
Housing units: 187
Homeownership rate: 81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
Unemployment rate: 13.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

501486

Median household income

$41,250$57,292

Median home value

$59,000$77,800

Median gross rent

$788$683

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	501	$41,250	$59,000	$788
2020	558	$40,833	$37,000	$913
2021	517	$57,813	$52,500	$775
2022	527	$57,708	$49,400	$725
2023	486	$57,292	$77,800	$683

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

Age distribution

Under 59.1%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 447.8%

45 to 548.2%

55 to 645.6%

65 to 7424.1%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	44	9.1%
5 to 17	93	19.1%
18 to 24	27	5.6%
25 to 34	56	11.5%
35 to 44	38	7.8%
45 to 54	40	8.2%
55 to 64	27	5.6%
65 to 74	117	24.1%
75 and over	44	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	280	57.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	23	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	8	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	175	36.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma29.8%

High school graduate41.6%

Some college or associate's18.3%

Bachelor's degree9.0%

Graduate or professional degree1.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	96	29.8%
High school graduate	134	41.6%
Some college or associate's	59	18.3%
Bachelor's degree	29	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4	1.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone78.4%

Carpooled13.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	152	78.4%
Carpooled	26	13.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	5.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	5	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	71	36.6%
15 to 29 min	102	52.6%
30 to 44 min	8	4.1%
45 to 59 min	11	5.7%
60+ min	2	1.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 12.1% (59 of 486)

	Count	Share
Family households	131	72.4%
Nonfamily households	50	27.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	181	96.8%
Vacant	6	3.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	148	81.8%
Renter-occupied	33	18.2%

1-unit, detached74.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.5%

5 to 19 units3.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other21.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	140	74.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1	0.5%
5 to 19 units	6	3.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	40	21.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2708992
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.41 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.9587, -94.7941