CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Butler

New Jersey · 7,392 residents · 2.03 sq mi

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Butler is a city of 7,392 people in New Jersey. Median home value sits at $179,300. Households take in $50,420 a year at the median, 67% more than the country as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 2.5% of residents. Median rent is $704 a month. That is roughly 23% ahead of the New Jersey median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.0

US median: 33.0

More educated

24% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,392

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 7,420 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.0

−9%vs 2000

vs 37.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.03 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(519)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.8%(431)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(478)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196%(441)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.7%(572)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.8%(1,388)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.6%(1,155)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.5%(924)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(711)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.9%(512)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.7%(196)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(65)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$50,420

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,455 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$18,806

−31%vs 2000

vs $27,113 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.5%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$179,300

+26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $188,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$704

+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $796 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.1%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.4% in 2000

30.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.5%(6,792)

Black0.6%(42)

Hispanic / Latino5.1%(379)

Asian1.8%(137)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.1%(7,250)

Black0.3%(20)

Hispanic / Latino2.8%(206)

Asian1.2%(90)

Other0.4%(32)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Dominican6.7%(546)

Mexican4.4%(358)

Cuban4.1%(337)

South American3.5%(282)

Puerto Rican3%(242)

Peruvian1.8%(148)

Spaniard1.4%(116)

Ecuadorian1.1%(93)

Central American0.4%(34)

Colombian0.4%(34)

Costa Rican0.3%(23)

Guatemalan0.1%(11)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Venezuelan0.1%(7)

Asian origin

Asian Indian3.1%(252)

Korean0.2%(17)

Filipino0.1%(10)

Chinese0.1%(7)

Ancestry

Irish20.7%(1,681)

Italian19.3%(1,568)

German15.6%(1,272)

Polish6.7%(542)

English4.8%(392)

American4%(326)

French3.2%(259)

Dutch2%(166)

Scottish1.7%(138)

Serbian1.3%(109)

Slovak1.3%(102)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(90)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Turkish1%(84)

Russian1%(83)

Norwegian1%(82)

Hungarian0.9%(75)

Canadian0.6%(52)

Romanian0.6%(52)

Ukrainian0.6%(51)

Czech0.4%(36)

Swedish0.4%(33)

British0.4%(32)

Macedonian0.4%(32)

Belgian0.3%(26)

French Canadian0.3%(26)

Croatian0.3%(24)

Portuguese0.3%(24)

Brazilian0.2%(18)

Arab0.2%(14)

Lithuanian0.1%(11)

Armenian0.1%(9)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest German population · Largest Dominican population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

23.6%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.1%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.7%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.3 min

+52%vs 2000

vs 17.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.9%(1,092)

Married52%(1,726)

Widowed3.5%(116)

Divorced11.7%(387)

Women 15+

Never married27.7%(981)

Married45.1%(1,599)

Widowed12.7%(450)

Divorced14.6%(517)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.6%

−12.6 ptssince 2013

from 15.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

69.8%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 72.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.0%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.7%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 17.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.3%

+5.6 ptssince 2020

from 6.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 0.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

83.8%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 85.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

26.0%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 22.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)45.2%(140)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.4%(26)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.8%(83)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.7%(24)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 310 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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