COMPARING TWO PLACES
Butler vs Brookfield
PLACE A
Butler, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Brookfield, Wisconsin
Butler is 69% smaller than Brookfield. Brookfield earns more, with a median household income $85,301 higher. Brookfield has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -2%).
BUTLERBROOKFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population12,87941,448−69% vs Brookfield
Population density4,7371,517+3,220
Population growth-1.9%9.3%−11.2 pts
Median age38.143.8−5.7
Male52.0%49.5%+2.5 pts
Female48.0%50.5%−2.5 pts
Foreign-born2.0%11.6%−9.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.7%77.5%+12.1 pts
Black3.2%1.4%+1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.0%4.4%−1.4 pts
Asian0.5%11.2%−10.6 pts
Other3.6%5.5%−1.9 pts
Median household income$44,247$129,548−$85,301
Per capita income$30,500$68,298−$37,798
Poverty rate21.4%3.2%+18.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4890.436+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.0%64.3%−41.3 pts
Graduate degree4.6%27.5%−22.9 pts
Unemployment rate8.2%2.5%+5.7 pts
Labor force participation60.0%62.9%−2.8 pts
Median home value$108,100$443,900−$335,800
Median gross rent$818$1,886−$1,068
Owner-occupied46.1%82.8%−36.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.3%3.2%+13.1 pts
Rent-burdened households49.3%35.4%+13.9 pts
Average commute22.120.7+1.4
Worked from home7.6%21.5%−13.9 pts
Public transit to work1.7%0.3%+1.4 pts
Uninsured5.9%2.2%+3.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025