Butler County, Pennsylvania

38 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 195,870
Median household income: $86,775
Median home value: $275,600

Butler County is a county in Pennsylvania with a population of 195,870. 38 cities and places have their primary county here. At $86,775, its median household income sits above Pennsylvania's $76,081.

Between 2019 and 2023, Butler County's population grew 4.8% from 186,899 to 195,870, while its median household income rose 22.8% from $70,668 to $86,775.

The typical home was built around 1979. 8.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 195,870
Median age: 43.3 yrs
Median household income: $86,775
Median home value: $275,600
Median gross rent: $1,018
Housing units: 86,399
Homeownership rate: 76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

186,899195,870

Median household income

$70,668$86,775

Median home value

$205,600$275,600

Median gross rent

$869$1,018

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	186,899	$70,668	$205,600	$869
2020	187,798	$72,642	$216,900	$858
2021	192,561	$77,065	$228,000	$908
2022	194,562	$82,932	$258,500	$978
2023	195,870	$86,775	$275,600	$1,018

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1714.6%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9,461	4.8%
5 to 17	28,694	14.6%
18 to 24	17,110	8.7%
25 to 34	21,814	11.1%
35 to 44	24,408	12.5%
45 to 54	25,147	12.8%
55 to 64	29,909	15.3%
65 to 74	23,441	12.0%
75 and over	15,886	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	182,173	93.0%
Black or African American	2,006	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	38	0.0%
Asian	2,664	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	19	0.0%
Some other race	566	0.3%
Two or more races	4,605	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,799	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate31.9%

Some college or associate's25.1%

Bachelor's degree24.3%

Graduate or professional degree14.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,084	4.3%
High school graduate	44,904	31.9%
Some college or associate's	35,289	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	34,211	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	20,117	14.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone76.3%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.3%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home13.9%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	72,703	76.3%
Carpooled	5,995	6.3%
Public transit	316	0.3%
Walked	2,014	2.1%
Bicycle	62	0.1%
Worked from home	13,290	13.9%
Other means	923	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	21,859	26.7%
15 to 29 min	25,916	31.6%
30 to 44 min	18,739	22.8%
45 to 59 min	8,550	10.4%
60+ min	6,949	8.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 8.0% (15,175 of 190,654)

	Count	Share
Family households	51,623	64.3%
Nonfamily households	28,622	35.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	80,245	92.9%
Vacant	6,154	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	61,287	76.4%
Renter-occupied	18,958	23.6%

1-unit, detached69.6%

1-unit, attached7.8%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units4.8%

20 or more units5.2%

Mobile home & other7.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	60,115	69.6%
1-unit, attached	6,702	7.8%
2 to 4 units	4,714	5.5%
5 to 19 units	4,186	4.8%
20 or more units	4,503	5.2%
Mobile home & other	6,179	7.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 42019
State: Pennsylvania
Land area: 789 sq mi
Water area: 6.18 sq mi
Center point: 40.9138, -79.9190