Butler County, Missouri

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 42,166
Median household income: $49,213
Median home value: $138,800

Home to 42,166 residents, Butler County is one of Missouri's counties. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $49,213 runs below the Missouri figure of $68,920.

Between 2019 and 2023, Butler County's population declined 1.1% from 42,656 to 42,166, while its median household income rose 23.3% from $39,915 to $49,213.

Households average 2.50 people. The median gross rent is $768.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 42,166
Median age: 40.5 yrs
Median household income: $49,213
Median home value: $138,800
Median gross rent: $768
Housing units: 19,296
Homeownership rate: 65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

42,65642,166

Median household income

$39,915$49,213

Median home value

$113,500$138,800

Median gross rent

$675$768

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	42,656	$39,915	$113,500	$675
2020	42,570	$42,227	$116,400	$662
2021	42,314	$44,842	$117,000	$690
2022	42,280	$47,245	$132,600	$729
2023	42,166	$49,213	$138,800	$768

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,684	6.4%
5 to 17	7,123	16.9%
18 to 24	3,360	8.0%
25 to 34	5,115	12.1%
35 to 44	4,856	11.5%
45 to 54	5,334	12.7%
55 to 64	5,571	13.2%
65 to 74	4,819	11.4%
75 and over	3,304	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	36,446	86.4%
Black or African American	1,943	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	89	0.2%
Asian	295	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	31	0.1%
Some other race	319	0.8%
Two or more races	2,049	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	994	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.5%

High school graduate39.8%

Some college or associate's29.5%

Bachelor's degree10.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,500	15.5%
High school graduate	11,536	39.8%
Some college or associate's	8,547	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	2,894	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,522	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone78.6%

Carpooled13.1%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,598	78.6%
Carpooled	2,269	13.1%
Public transit	79	0.5%
Walked	281	1.6%
Bicycle	23	0.1%
Worked from home	851	4.9%
Other means	208	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,949	48.3%
15 to 29 min	5,333	32.4%
30 to 44 min	1,879	11.4%
45 to 59 min	351	2.1%
60+ min	946	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 20.3% (8,360 of 41,184)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,997	60.6%
Nonfamily households	6,493	39.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,490	85.5%
Vacant	2,806	14.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,717	65.0%
Renter-occupied	5,773	35.0%

1-unit, detached74.3%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units8.3%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other11.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,328	74.3%
1-unit, attached	233	1.2%
2 to 4 units	1,607	8.3%
5 to 19 units	637	3.3%
20 or more units	248	1.3%
Mobile home & other	2,243	11.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 29023
State: Missouri
Land area: 695 sq mi
Water area: 4.32 sq mi
Center point: 36.7152, -90.4031

Cities & places

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