COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Butler County

Iowa · 15,731 residents · 580 sq mi

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Butler County is home to 15,731 people in Iowa. The typical home is worth $31,200. The median age is 37.9, about 5 years above the US median. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The average commute runs 32 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 38%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,731

+3%vs 2000

vs 15,305 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.9

−8%vs 2000

vs 41.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

580 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(982)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(1,136)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(1,326)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(1,058)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.2%(662)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.9%(2,035)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(2,237)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(1,479)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(1,585)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.7%(1,683)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.3%(1,141)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.6%(407)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,292

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,883 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,803

−37%vs 2000

vs $17,036 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.7%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$31,200

−38%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $66,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$279

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $351 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.6%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.4% in 2000

22.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.6%(15,086)

Black0.1%(13)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(89)

Asian0.2%(31)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.7%(15,681)

Black0.1%(10)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(14)

Asian0.2%(25)

Other0.1%(15)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.5%(215)

South American0.1%(19)

Bolivian0.1%(18)

Central American0.1%(15)

Guatemalan0.1%(15)

Ecuadorian0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.8%(109)

Korean0.3%(36)

Burmese0.2%(23)

Japanese0%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(8)

Ancestry

German47.6%(6,793)

Irish10.6%(1,517)

English7%(994)

American5.2%(738)

Dutch4.2%(601)

Norwegian3%(431)

Scottish1.4%(194)

Swedish1.3%(192)

French1.2%(168)

Italian1.2%(167)

Polish1.1%(154)

Danish1%(140)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.7%(93)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(67)

Welsh0.4%(57)

British0.3%(46)

Austrian0.3%(36)

Finnish0.2%(31)

Arab0.2%(29)

Lebanese0.2%(29)

Lithuanian0.2%(25)

Swiss0.2%(24)

Russian0.1%(20)

Portuguese0.1%(18)

Canadian0.1%(13)

Hungarian0.1%(11)

Ukrainian0.1%(10)

Romanian0%(5)

Latvian0%(4)

Croatian0%(2)

French Canadian0%(2)

Greek0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Dutch population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.4%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.8%

−10.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

32.5 min

+115%vs 2000

vs 15.1 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 married26.3%(1,523)

Married63.4%(3,664)

Widowed3.4%(195)

Divorced6.9%(400)

Women 15+

Never married19.4%(1,157)

Married61.7%(3,668)

Widowed12.4%(736)

Divorced6.5%(388)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.2%

−4.4 ptssince 2013

from 7.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.9%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 55.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.7%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 22.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.5%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 23.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.5%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.9%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 75.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.8%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 38.1% 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)11.6%(89)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.6%(166)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era49.2%(377)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.7%(36)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.4%(11)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 767 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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