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Butler County

Ohio · 400,128 residents (2025 est.) · 467 sq mi
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With 392,876 people, Butler County is a county in Ohio. Few US counties rank higher on income. The typical home is worth $258,500, having more than doubled since 2000. The population is up 18% since 2000. The foreign-born share is 8%. Density works out to 842 people per square mile.

At a glance
Average income
median household income $81,590, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.2
US median: 38.9
Average education
33% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Butler County

Among the 88 counties in Ohio

  • 12th in household income$81,590
  • 13th in share with a bachelor's degree32.8%
  • 11th in home value$258,500
  • 8th in diversity score53.3
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
392,876
+18%since 2000
from 332,807 in 2000
400,128 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
842 / sq mi
+18%since 2000
from 713 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
37.2
+9%since 2000
from 34.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
467 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
281K312K342K373K403K19902000201020202024Butler County
2024393K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.8%(22,712)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.7%(26,147)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.6%(26,126)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.7%(30,191)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 248.6%(33,716)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.9%(46,769)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.4%(48,881)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.9%(46,762)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.5%(49,234)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.7%(38,095)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.4%(17,232)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.8%(7,011)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$81,590
−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $47,885 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$40,027
+81%since 2000
from $22,076 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
53.8%
+20.4 ptssince 2009
from 33.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.8%
+3.1 ptssince 2000
from 8.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.440
+3%since 2010
from 0.427 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade16.1%
US avg: 9.9%
Information12.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services7.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade6.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance6%
US avg: 5.9%
Public administration5.9%
US avg: 4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical5.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$258,500
+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $119,200 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,135
+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $569 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
69.9%
−1.6 ptssince 2000
from 71.6% in 2000
30.1% rent
Vacancy rate
5.5%
−2.9 ptssince 2009
from 8.4% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.60 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.61 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
17.3%
−8.2 ptssince 2009
from 25.5% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
44.8%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 47.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.2
+10%since 2009
from 2.9 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
47
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic90.5%(301,078)
Black5.2%(17,398)
Hispanic / Latino1.4%(4,771)
Asian1.5%(5,120)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic74.6%(293,022)
Black8.3%(32,433)
Hispanic / Latino7%(27,328)
Asian4.3%(16,962)
Other5.9%(23,131)
Diversity Score
53
+80%since 2009
from 30 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
33
+3%since 2020
from 32 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican3.1%(12,089)
Dominican0.9%(3,494)
South American0.6%(2,481)
Puerto Rican0.5%(2,087)
Guatemalan0.3%(1,292)
Colombian0.3%(1,196)
Panamanian0.2%(947)
Salvadoran0.2%(943)
Cuban0.2%(689)
Peruvian0.2%(602)
Honduran0.1%(448)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0.1%(372)
Venezuelan0.1%(361)
Nicaraguan0.1%(314)
Argentine0%(134)
Chilean0%(123)
Asian origin
Chinese1%(3,829)
Asian Indian0.9%(3,681)
Nepalese0.6%(2,514)
Vietnamese0.4%(1,447)
Filipino0.3%(1,355)
Korean0.3%(1,026)
Pakistani0.1%(390)
Bhutanese0.1%(233)
Japanese0.1%(211)
Cambodian0%(189)
Sri Lankan0%(188)
Kazakh0%(174)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Thai0%(66)
Taiwanese0%(59)
Laotian0%(35)
Burmese0%(24)
Malaysian0%(17)
Uzbek0%(6)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(250)
Ancestry
German22.8%(89,398)
English12.2%(47,799)
Irish12%(47,247)
American5.8%(22,851)
Italian3.6%(14,062)
Scottish1.8%(7,101)
Polish1.6%(6,337)
French1.3%(5,283)
Welsh0.7%(2,692)
Scotch-Irish0.7%(2,606)
Dutch0.6%(2,492)
+ 46 more ancestry groups with data
Arab0.6%(2,254)
Hungarian0.5%(1,906)
Swedish0.4%(1,614)
Norwegian0.4%(1,511)
British0.4%(1,481)
Russian0.4%(1,447)
Greek0.3%(983)
West Indian0.2%(890)
Slovak0.2%(859)
Austrian0.2%(762)
Ethiopian0.2%(722)
Ukrainian0.2%(704)
Czech0.2%(698)
Swiss0.2%(661)
Lithuanian0.2%(639)
Nigerian0.2%(593)
Canadian0.2%(592)
Moroccan0.1%(584)
Ghanaian0.1%(549)
Jamaican0.1%(501)
Danish0.1%(417)
Portuguese0.1%(411)
Lebanese0.1%(350)
Serbian0.1%(324)
Slovene0.1%(294)
Iranian0.1%(287)
Croatian0.1%(275)
Turkish0.1%(253)
Palestinian0.1%(213)
Finnish0%(193)
Jordanian0%(184)
Romanian0%(169)
Egyptian0%(148)
Brazilian0%(143)
Armenian0%(125)
Israeli0%(124)
Belgian0%(95)
Syrian0%(67)
Kenyan0%(64)
Latvian0%(39)
Haitian0%(20)
Bulgarian0%(18)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
32.8%
+9.4 ptssince 2000
from 23.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.2%
+8.0 ptssince 2000
from 83.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
11.7%
+3.6 ptssince 2000
from 8.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.3 min
+63%since 2000
from 14.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
75.1%
−8.5 ptssince 2009
from 83.6% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 8.4% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.3%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
13.3%
+9.5 ptssince 2009
from 3.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.7%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 2.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.7%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.1%
−3.5 ptssince 2011
from 8.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.9%
−3.1 ptssince 2011
from 67.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.0%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 73.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
10.9%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 10.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
40.0%
+6.4 ptssince 2009
from 33.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.4%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 49.0% in 2009
Female
50.6%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 51.0% in 2009
Foreign born
8.0%
+3.7 ptssince 2009
from 4.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.9%
−4.1 ptssince 2009
from 10.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.5%
+1.0 ptssince 2012
from 11.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.2%
−4.4 ptssince 2013
from 10.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.2%
+10.1 ptssince 2017
from 82.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.5%
+2.3 ptssince 2020
from 93.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.1%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 85.3% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
89.3%
−3.6 ptssince 2016
from 92.9% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
4.5%
+1.3 ptssince 2016
from 3.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married36.8%(57,309)
Married51.1%(79,536)
Widowed2.8%(4,334)
Divorced9.3%(14,504)
Women 15+
Never married30.7%(49,854)
Married49.5%(80,326)
Widowed8.6%(13,992)
Divorced11.1%(18,036)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.2%
−4.4 ptssince 2013
from 10.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
62.9%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 64.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 11.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.7%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 16.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
18.9%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 17.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.8%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.9% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
71.4%
−2.1 ptssince 2020
from 73.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
33.7%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 32.0% 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)20.9%(3,712)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22%(3,899)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.3%(6,091)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.5%(795)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.3%(231)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 17,746 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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Over time

Butler County, decade by decade

Butler County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990291,479$77,858$174,00518.7%14.1
2000332,807$87,230$217,14123.5%22.3
2010368,130$78,816$231,03425.9%35.3
2020390,357$83,659$218,40931.3%51.8
2024392,876$81,590$258,50032.8%53.3

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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BUTLER COUNTY VS
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Butler County, Ohio?

Butler County, Ohio has about 392,876 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Butler County, Ohio?

The typical household in Butler County, Ohio earns about $81,590 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Butler County, Ohio expensive?

In Butler County, Ohio, the median home is worth about $258,500, and the typical rent is about $1,135 a month.

How educated are people in Butler County, Ohio?

About 32.8% of adults age 25 and over in Butler County, Ohio hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Butler County, Ohio?

About 11.8% of people in Butler County, Ohio live below the federal poverty line.

Has Butler County, Ohio grown since 1990?

Yes, Butler County, Ohio has grown since 1990. The population has added about 101,397 residents, a change of about 35 percent over that period.

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