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Butler County

Pennsylvania · 200,169 residents (2025 est.) · 789 sq mi
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Butler County is home to 197,254 people in Pennsylvania. Few US counties rank higher on income. The median age is 43.4, about 4 years above the US median. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. 2% of residents were born outside the United States. Renters pay $1,041 a month at the median.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $89,843, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 53%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Butler County

What changed most since 1990

  • White share98.6% → 92.2% (−6.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Adults with a bachelor's degree15.6% → 39.4% (+23.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
  • Median age34.0 → 43.4 (+9.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years

Among the 67 counties in Pennsylvania

  • 4th in household income$89,843
  • 8th in share with a bachelor's degree39.4%
  • 9th in home value$294,200
  • 46th in diversity score18.4
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
197,254
+13%since 2000
from 174,083 in 2000
200,169 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
250 / sq mi
+13%since 2000
from 221 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
43.4
+15%since 2000
from 37.6 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
789 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
147K161K175K188K202K19902000201020202024Butler County
2024197K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.8%(9,406)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.3%(10,429)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.7%(11,172)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.6%(13,070)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.7%(11,239)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.1%(21,837)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.6%(24,938)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.5%(24,694)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6415.1%(29,774)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7412.3%(24,188)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.1%(11,940)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.3%(4,567)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$89,843
+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $42,308 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$49,125
+136%since 2000
from $20,794 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
56.8%
+22.8 ptssince 2009
from 34.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
8.1%
−0.9 ptssince 2000
from 9.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.455
+7%since 2010
from 0.425 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade13.1%
US avg: 9.9%
Information12.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade6.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services6.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance5.8%
US avg: 5.9%
Public administration5.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical4.3%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.8%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.4%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$294,200
+53%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $105,300 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,041
+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $487 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
76.9%
−0.9 ptssince 2000
from 77.9% in 2000
23.1% rent
Vacancy rate
7.5%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 6.9% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.37 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.48 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
16.6%
−5.8 ptssince 2009
from 22.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
38.8%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 42.3% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.3
+19%since 2009
from 2.8 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
75
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic97.4%(169,634)
Black0.8%(1,343)
Hispanic / Latino0.6%(1,016)
Asian0.6%(973)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic92.2%(181,959)
Black1.1%(2,096)
Hispanic / Latino2%(3,981)
Asian1.4%(2,832)
Other3.2%(6,386)
Diversity Score
18
+118%since 2009
from 8 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
24
−25%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
Mexican0.8%(1,665)
Puerto Rican0.4%(706)
Spaniard0.1%(252)
Colombian0.1%(235)
Cuban0.1%(142)
Ecuadorian0.1%(131)
Honduran0.1%(114)
Chilean0%(89)
Dominican0%(78)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.5%(1,064)
Chinese0.3%(638)
Pakistani0.1%(225)
Cambodian0.1%(156)
Vietnamese0.1%(127)
Filipino0.1%(119)
Japanese0.1%(113)
Korean0.1%(106)
Thai0%(50)
Nepalese0%(11)
+ 2 more asian origin groups with data
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(56)
Chamorro0%(23)
Ancestry
German33.1%(65,316)
Irish19.1%(37,715)
Italian12.2%(24,122)
English10.8%(21,208)
Polish7.7%(15,280)
American3.9%(7,655)
Slovak2.5%(5,008)
Scottish2.4%(4,779)
Scotch-Irish2.4%(4,670)
French1.8%(3,452)
Hungarian1.4%(2,850)
Dutch1.2%(2,274)
+ 43 more ancestry groups with data
Russian1%(2,025)
Croatian0.9%(1,835)
Welsh0.9%(1,752)
Ukrainian0.9%(1,745)
Swedish0.8%(1,658)
Czech0.7%(1,356)
Arab0.5%(917)
Austrian0.4%(866)
Norwegian0.4%(703)
Greek0.4%(699)
Swiss0.2%(490)
British0.2%(483)
Lithuanian0.2%(478)
Lebanese0.2%(382)
Belgian0.2%(329)
Slovene0.1%(268)
Syrian0.1%(261)
Brazilian0.1%(248)
Portuguese0.1%(225)
Egyptian0.1%(211)
Serbian0.1%(200)
Danish0.1%(191)
Finnish0.1%(160)
West Indian0.1%(142)
Canadian0.1%(104)
Romanian0%(95)
Bulgarian0%(87)
Israeli0%(51)
Haitian0%(49)
Armenian0%(47)
Nigerian0%(41)
Jamaican0%(41)
Latvian0%(40)
Turkish0%(40)
Jordanian0%(33)
Ghanaian0%(15)
Guyanese0%(10)
Iranian0%(8)
Iraqi0%(5)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
39.4%
+15.9 ptssince 2000
from 23.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
95.7%
+8.9 ptssince 2000
from 86.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
14.8%
+7.4 ptssince 2000
from 7.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
27.4 min
+53%since 2000
from 17.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
74.1%
−10.1 ptssince 2009
from 84.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
5.9%
−2.2 ptssince 2009
from 8.2% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.3%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
16.8%
+13.0 ptssince 2009
from 3.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.9%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 2.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.4% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.4%
−1.9 ptssince 2011
from 6.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
62.5%
−2.9 ptssince 2011
from 65.4% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.1%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 72.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
9.6%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
45.3%
+11.5 ptssince 2009
from 33.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.8%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 48.9% in 2009
Female
50.2%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 51.1% in 2009
Foreign born
2.4%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 1.7% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.2%
−4.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.1%
+1.4 ptssince 2012
from 11.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
3.4%
−4.2 ptssince 2013
from 7.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.6%
+9.3 ptssince 2017
from 81.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.2%
+3.5 ptssince 2020
from 90.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.6%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 88.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
96.3%
−0.7 ptssince 2016
from 97.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
1.2%
+0.4 ptssince 2016
from 0.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married32.1%(26,497)
Married56.5%(46,581)
Widowed2.6%(2,121)
Divorced8.8%(7,219)
Women 15+
Never married25.9%(21,678)
Married54.6%(45,794)
Widowed9.1%(7,607)
Divorced10.4%(8,750)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
3.4%
−4.2 ptssince 2013
from 7.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
65.4%
−2.1 ptssince 2020
from 67.5% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.6%
−1.2 ptssince 2020
from 16.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
21.9%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 20.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
13.8%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 13.1% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 2.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
79.0%
−2.8 ptssince 2020
from 81.8% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
33.1%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 31.3% 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)21.5%(2,457)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21%(2,405)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.5%(3,943)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.9%(558)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.6%(179)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 11,432 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
1990152,013$70,461$150,72415.6%3.6
2000174,083$77,071$191,82023.5%6.3
2010183,862$81,823$228,73328.8%10.1
2020193,763$88,045$262,89137.5%19.3
2024197,254$89,843$294,20039.4%18.4

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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Butler County, Pennsylvania?

Butler County, Pennsylvania has about 197,254 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Butler County, Pennsylvania earns about $89,843 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Butler County, Pennsylvania expensive?

In Butler County, Pennsylvania, the median home is worth about $294,200, and the typical rent is about $1,041 a month.

How educated are people in Butler County, Pennsylvania?

About 39.4% of adults age 25 and over in Butler County, Pennsylvania hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Butler County, Pennsylvania?

About 8.1% of people in Butler County, Pennsylvania live below the federal poverty line.

Has Butler County, Pennsylvania grown since 1990?

Yes, Butler County, Pennsylvania has grown since 1990. The population has added about 45,241 residents, a change of about 30 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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