Lake Butler is a city of 1,601 people in Florida. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 13% of adults. Owners hold 42% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 24.7%, above the 12.5% national rate. 2% of people here were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $167,800, having roughly tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $49,922, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
13% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 63%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lake Butler
What changed most since 1990
White share65.2% → 68.2%(+3.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share31.6% → 16.7%(−15.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Population2,086 → 1,601(−23%)US over the same years: +35%
Its weight in Union County
Lake Butler's population equals 10% of Union County's. Its number of households without a car equals 51% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 6.5% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)17.2%(23)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.1%(31)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era55.2%(74)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 134 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Lake Butler, decade by decade
Lake Butler population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,086
$38,668
$96,243
9.3%
59.3
2000
1,927
$46,173
$102,924
9.8%
63.2
2010
1,897
$31,575
$179,102
11.1%
58.7
2020
1,986
$44,081
$153,929
9.4%
65.2
2024
1,601
$49,922
$167,800
13.3%
61.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
