Butler County, Kentucky

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Butler County, Kentucky is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the lowest in the country for worked from home.

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Key figures

Statistic	Butler County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	12,393	4,534,824	334,922,499	2327th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$56,092	$63,726	$80,734	2402nd of 3,221
Median Age	41.5	39.1	38.9	1649th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	9.9%	27.6%	35.7%	3183rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$111,100	$205,600	$332,700	2832nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$679	$967	$1,413	2833rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	20.5%	16.1%	12.5%	505th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.4%	4.9%	5.2%	1641st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	29.1	114.8	n/a	2030th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.1%	4.7%	14.1%	1963rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.4	n/a	n/a	2580th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	73.7%	68.3%	65.2%	1753rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.2	24.0	26.4	941st of 3,221
Worked from Home	2.1%	10.2%	15.1%	3159th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.7%	n/a	n/a	1730th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.9%	46.6%	46.9%	1050th of 3,222
Broadband Access	74.9%	n/a	n/a	2718th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Butler County, Kentucky

Statistic	Butler County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.3%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.5%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	15.2	32.5	61.4

Age in Butler County, Kentucky

Statistic	Butler County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	41.5	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	23.1%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.7%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.7%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.1%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.9%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.4%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Butler County, Kentucky

Statistic	Butler County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	4,567	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.4	2.5
Family Households	67.1%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.0%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.2%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.2%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	26.3%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Butler County, Kentucky

Statistic	Butler County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$27,030	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	24.5%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.3%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.4%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.8%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	20.5%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	44.3%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	17.6%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Butler County, Kentucky

Statistic	Butler County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	5,455	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	66.8%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.2%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.3%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,988.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	26.3%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.8%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$645	$1,544	n/a

Education in Butler County, Kentucky

Statistic	Butler County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	18.9%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	47.3%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	24.0%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	5.3%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.6%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Butler County, Kentucky

Statistic	Butler County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	52.2%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.8%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	5.4%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	25.4%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.0%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.2%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Butler County, Kentucky

Statistic	Butler County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	77.8%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.3%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.8%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	90.1%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.8%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.7%	5.5%	16.7%

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