COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Butler County

Nebraska · 8,601 residents · 585 sq mi

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Butler County is home to 8,601 people in Nebraska. The typical home is worth $29,800. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The median age is 37.0, about 4 years above the US median. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. The average commute runs 31 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 40%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,601

−2%vs 2000

vs 8,767 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.0

−5%vs 2000

vs 38.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

585 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(605)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(711)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(713)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(551)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.1%(349)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.3%(1,140)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.1%(1,126)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(785)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(868)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.9%(854)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.1%(607)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.4%(292)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,267

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,331 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,662

−29%vs 2000

vs $16,394 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.5%

+3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$29,800

−40%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$279

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $389 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.2%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.8% in 2000

24.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(8,556)

Black0.1%(6)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(145)

Asian0.1%(11)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(8,539)

Black0.3%(27)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(23)

Asian0.1%(11)

Other0.3%(24)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.2%(272)

Central American0.3%(29)

Guatemalan0.3%(24)

Honduran0.1%(5)

Spaniard0%(1)

Ancestry

German31.7%(2,674)

Czech25.9%(2,183)

English5.3%(447)

Swedish5.3%(443)

Irish4.7%(395)

American4.4%(367)

Dutch3.5%(294)

Polish2.1%(174)

Danish1.9%(162)

Norwegian1.3%(108)

Scottish1%(85)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(67)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

French0.7%(55)

British0.6%(49)

Italian0.5%(45)

Slovak0.5%(45)

Portuguese0.5%(44)

Welsh0.4%(31)

Austrian0.2%(21)

Russian0.2%(20)

Hungarian0.2%(13)

Belgian0.1%(7)

Swiss0.1%(5)

Subsaharan African0%(3)

Finnish0%(2)

West Indian0%(2)

Jamaican0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Czech population · Largest English population · Largest Swedish population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.0%

−5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.5%

−11.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.9%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

31.3 min

+81%vs 2000

vs 17.3 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%(988)

Married59.6%(2,054)

Widowed3.6%(123)

Divorced8.2%(283)

Women 15+

Never married21.7%(727)

Married59.1%(1,980)

Widowed13.7%(459)

Divorced5.5%(184)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.1%

−4.7 ptssince 2013

from 9.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.0%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 60.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.1%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.3%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 22.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.1%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 11.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.4%

−5.8 ptssince 2020

from 81.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.8%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 32.3% 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)29.5%(122)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.4%(105)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.6%(160)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.8%(24)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.2%(1)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 414 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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