COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Butler County

Kentucky · 11,245 residents · 426 sq mi

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Butler County is home to 11,245 people in Kentucky. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $35,000. 23.8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Median rent is $204 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,245

−14%vs 2000

vs 13,010 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.4

−5%vs 2000

vs 36.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

426 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(732)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(818)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(924)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(823)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(696)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.4%(1,732)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.1%(1,474)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.4%(1,393)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(983)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(928)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(599)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(143)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,514

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,405 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,108

−45%vs 2000

vs $14,617 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.8%

+7.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$35,000

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$204

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $338 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.3%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.6% in 2000

20.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.5%(12,684)

Black0.5%(67)

Hispanic / Latino1%(135)

Asian0.2%(22)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(11,169)

Black0.4%(46)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(16)

Asian0.1%(15)

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

Central American2.8%(350)

Guatemalan2.8%(350)

Mexican0.8%(99)

Puerto Rican0.4%(44)

Cuban0.1%(17)

Asian origin

Chinese0.1%(15)

Asian Indian0.1%(13)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(4)

Ancestry

American16.4%(2,032)

English15.7%(1,942)

Irish11.3%(1,404)

German4.8%(591)

Italian1.3%(158)

Scottish1.2%(149)

French0.8%(103)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(88)

Dutch0.7%(82)

Polish0.6%(72)

Norwegian0.5%(65)

Canadian0.2%(29)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Greek0.2%(22)

Swedish0.2%(22)

Welsh0.2%(22)

Ukrainian0.2%(21)

British0.2%(19)

French Canadian0.1%(14)

Danish0%(5)

Russian0%(4)

Portuguese0%(1)

Subsaharan African0%(1)

Somali0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.1%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

46.6%

−14.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 2.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.7 min

+40%vs 2000

vs 20.5 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 married28.7%(1,479)

Married53%(2,729)

Widowed3.4%(176)

Divorced14.8%(762)

Women 15+

Never married23.7%(1,151)

Married51.6%(2,513)

Widowed13.1%(636)

Divorced11.6%(566)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.8%

−1.7 ptssince 2013

from 13.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.4%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 45.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.5%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 13.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.7%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 22.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.7%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 29.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

51.9%

−7.0 ptssince 2020

from 58.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.9%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 48.6% 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)39.4%(222)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.5%(76)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.5%(200)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 564 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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