With 250 people, Butler is a city in Oklahoma. 88% of homes are owner-occupied. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. At a median age of 45.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $92,100. The foreign-born share is 2%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $69,688, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 94%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Butler
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate29.7% → 5.6%(−24.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants65.9% → 88.5%(+22.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median age27.5 → 45.3(+17.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era71.4%(5)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 7 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
Butler, decade by decade
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
357
$49,909
$35,999
9.5%
15.1
2000
345
$53,511
$47,545
3.8%
33.0
2010
287
$50,879
$45,171
4.5%
28.7
2020
208
$75,563
$70,419
18.1%
23.9
2024
250
$69,688
$92,100
16.2%
63.2
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.
