CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Butler

Pennsylvania · 15,714 residents · 2.72 sq mi

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With 15,714 people, Butler is a city in Pennsylvania. 46% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 40% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole. Median home value sits at $38,700. The poverty rate is 23.2%, above the 13.2% national rate. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,714

+4%vs 2000

vs 15,121 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.7

−3%vs 2000

vs 35.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.72 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(1,153)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.3%(991)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.9%(924)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(1,039)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.7%(1,213)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.7%(2,624)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(2,071)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(1,438)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(1,293)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.5%(1,652)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.7%(1,060)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(256)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,391

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,154 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,162

−38%vs 2000

vs $16,457 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.2%

+4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,700

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$306

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $411 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

46.4%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 45.5% in 2000

53.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.7%(14,319)

Black2.2%(332)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(215)

Asian0.4%(65)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.4%(15,311)

Black1.3%(202)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(75)

Asian0.5%(78)

Other0.8%(123)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.1%(146)

Central American0.9%(120)

Honduran0.9%(114)

Puerto Rican0.5%(61)

Spaniard0.2%(29)

Cuban0.1%(15)

South American0.1%(12)

Dominican0.1%(10)

Colombian0.1%(8)

Salvadoran0%(6)

Ecuadorian0%(4)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.3%(34)

Chinese0.2%(31)

Malaysian0%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.2%(24)

Ancestry

German29.9%(3,946)

Irish19.8%(2,611)

Italian13.1%(1,731)

English9.1%(1,208)

Polish6.5%(864)

American3.9%(520)

Scotch-Irish3.6%(471)

Scottish2.8%(374)

Slovak2.2%(285)

French1.4%(188)

Croatian1.3%(174)

Dutch1.2%(154)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.8%(102)

Ukrainian0.7%(94)

Swedish0.7%(93)

Subsaharan African0.5%(72)

Austrian0.5%(65)

Greek0.5%(64)

Russian0.5%(64)

Welsh0.4%(50)

Canadian0.3%(44)

Lithuanian0.3%(42)

Norwegian0.3%(41)

Belgian0.2%(26)

Serbian0.2%(20)

Romanian0.1%(16)

Swiss0.1%(16)

Ghanaian0.1%(15)

Czech0.1%(13)

West Indian0.1%(13)

Jamaican0.1%(13)

Arab0.1%(11)

Syrian0.1%(11)

Bulgarian0.1%(7)

Slovene0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.0%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.7%

−8.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.9 min

−4%vs 2000

vs 16.6 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 married52.2%(2,964)

Married34.1%(1,936)

Widowed2.2%(122)

Divorced11.5%(652)

Women 15+

Never married37.2%(2,026)

Married32.4%(1,764)

Widowed10.6%(576)

Divorced19.7%(1,073)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.9%

−8.8 ptssince 2013

from 14.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.4%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 44.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.4%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 10.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.7%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 19.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

39.3%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 40.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.1%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 5.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.1%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 54.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.7%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 54.9% 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)21.7%(213)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29.1%(286)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era20%(197)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.6%(6)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 983 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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