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Butler County, Kentucky (KY)

County population in 2022: 12,390 (all rural); it was 13,010 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 2,013
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,783
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 4,021
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,261 (it was 1,038 in 2000)
% of renters here:

21%
State:

31%

Land area: 428 sq. mi.

Water area: 3.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 29 people per square mile   (low).

March 2022 cost of living index in Butler County: 81.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (24.5%), Manufacturing (21.9%), Construction (13.1%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 71%
  • Government: 17%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 12%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Butler County, KY (2022)
    • 11,47293.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 4853.9%Hispanic or Latino
    • 2361.9%Two or more races
    • 750.6%Asian alone
    • 480.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 90.07%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age:

41.7 years
Kentucky median age:

39.4 years
Males: 6,312  (50.9%)
Females: 6,078  (49.1%)
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Average household size:
Butler County:

2.0 people
Kentucky:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $46,923 ($29,405 in 1999)
This county:

$46,923
Kentucky:

$59,341

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $444 (lower quartile is $256, upper quartile is $577)
This county:

$444
State:

$702


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $113,344 (it was $54,400 in 2000)
Butler:

$113,344
Kentucky:

$196,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $62,616 - $206,875
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,049
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $333

Institutionalized population: 203

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 5
  • Burglaries: 11
  • Thefts: 14
  • Auto thefts: 7

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 1
  • Burglaries: 5
  • Thefts: 13
  • Auto thefts: 12
Butler County, KY map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 0 buildings
  • 2021: 0 buildings
  • 2020: 0 buildings
  • 2019: 1 building, cost: $237,500
  • 2018: 0 buildings
  • 2017: 0 buildings
  • 2016: 0 buildings
  • 2015: 0 buildings
  • 2014: 0 buildings
  • 2013: 0 buildings
  • 2012: 1 building, cost: $181,600
  • 2011: 0 buildings
  • 2010: 0 buildings
  • 2009: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 1 building, cost: $177,500
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 24 buildings, average cost: $159,000
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $33,300
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $75,000
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $60,000
  • 1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $45,000
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $100,000
Number of permits per 10,000 Butler, KY residents
Average permit cost in Butler, KY

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $782 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $512 (0.6%)

Distribution of median household income in Butler, KY in 2022
Distribution of house value in Butler, KY in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Butler, KY in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 20.2%
Butler County:

20.2%
Kentucky:

16.5%
(17.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 71.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 78.1% for other race residents, 50.7% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 41.7 years old
(Males: 41.2 years old, Females: 43.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.4 years old, Black residents: 17.1 years old, American Indian residents: 13.5 years old, Asian residents: 35.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 18.8 years old, Other race residents: 33.2 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Butler County is $457 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $556 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $731 a month.

Cities in this county include: Welchs Creek, Morgantown, Sugar Grove, Jetson, Rochester, Woodbury.

Butler County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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Neighboring counties: Alfalfa County, Oklahoma , Harper County, Oklahoma , Iron County, Missouri , Morton County, Kansas , Webster County .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

4.4%
Kentucky:

3.8%

Unemployment by year in Butler, KY
County total employment by year in Butler, KY
County average yearly wages by year in Butler, KY

Current college students: 324
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 328 (10.1% naturalized citizens)

Butler County:

2.6%
Whole state:

4.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1632010 or later
  • 1222000 to 2009
  • 201990 to 1999
  • 71980 to 1989
  • 91970 to 1979
  • 36Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 96.9%

Butler County marital status for males Butler County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,621
  • One, attached: 19
  • Two: 111
  • 3 or 4: 48
  • 5 to 9: 129
  • 10 to 19: 129
  • 20 to 49: 1
  • 50 or more: 9
  • Mobile homes: 1,423
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Housing units in Butler County with a mortgage: 1,491 (205 second mortgage, 23 home equity loan, 165 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3

Here:

25.0% with mortgage
State:

96.8% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Butler County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant8,25546
Other2301
Mainline Protestant1693
Catholic951
None3,941-
Butler County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 7
Butler County:

5.30 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.19 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:

0.76 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

0.74 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 6
Butler County:

4.54 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

4.36 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 7
This county:

5.30 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.74 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Butler County:

10.6%
Kentucky:

11.0%

Adult obesity rate:
Butler County:

31.3%
State:

30.0%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

22.0%
State:

15.9%

Agriculture in Butler County:

Average size of farms: 222 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $26,197
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $152.09
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.09%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 62.96%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $22,168
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 28.76%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.04%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $37,124
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.69%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.06
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.16%
Corn for grain: 12654 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 730 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 14524 harvested acres
Vegetables: 5 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 53 acres

Earthquake activity:

Butler County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 182% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 108.0 miles away from Butler County center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 108.0 miles away from the county center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 80.3 miles away from the county center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 129.2 miles away from the county center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 166.0 miles away from Butler County center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 108.1 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 3, 2020 - February 29, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4540-KY: April 24, 2020, FEMA Id: 4540, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Kentucky Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4497, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 6, 2019 - March 10, 2019, FEMA Id: 4428, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 21, 2018 - March 21, 2018, FEMA Id: 4361, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: March 03, 2015 to March 09, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4218: May 12, 2015, FEMA Id: 4218, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Winter Storms, Snowstorms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: February 15, 2015 to February 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4216: April 30, 2015, FEMA Id: 4216, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 12, 2011 to May 20, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1976: May 04, 2011, FEMA Id: 1976, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 01, 2010 to June 01, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1912: May 11, 2010, FEMA Id: 1912, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 27, 2009 to February 05, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3302: January 28, 2009, FEMA Id: 3302, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Kentucky Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to February 13, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1818: February 05, 2009, FEMA Id: 1818, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
  • 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Butler County (19) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 13, Storms: 11, Mudslides: 7, Landslides: 5, Tornadoes: 5, Winter Storms: 4, Snowstorms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Butler

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 2,170 (74.4%)
  • Carpooled: 563 (19.3%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 2 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 55 (1.9%)
  • Worked at home: 100 (3.4%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (22%)
  • Manufacturing (13%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Retail trade (4%)
  • Information (2%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (30%)
  • Manufacturing (18%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Retail trade (5%)
  • Information (3%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Construction and extraction occupations (18%)
  • Production occupations (18%)
  • Management occupations (13%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
  • Transportation occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (22%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (14%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (11%)
  • Production occupations (11%)
  • Management occupations (9%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Guatemala (78%)
  • Malaysia (8%)
  • Canada (5%)
  • Mexico (5%)
  • India (4%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (2%)
  • Italy (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Butler County


  • American (32%)
  • English (19%)
  • Irish (7%)
  • German (3%)
  • Pennsylvania German (3%)
  • European (2%)
  • Italian (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Butler County, Kentucky in 2010:

  • 114 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 54 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 35 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles

People in group quarters in Butler County, Kentucky in 2000:

  • 161 people in nursing homes
  • 44 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 33 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $53,126.

5.20% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($36,353 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.20%
Kentucky average:

7.04%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.42% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($28,578 average AGI)
0.79% relocated from other states ($7,775 average AGI)
Butler County:

0.79%
Kentucky average:

2.87%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Warren County, KY  1.74% ($33,644 average AGI)


5.83% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($35,207 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.83%
Kentucky average:

6.89%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.10% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($30,167 average AGI)
0.74% relocated to other states ($5,045 average AGI)
Butler County:

0.74%
Kentucky average:

2.73%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Warren County, KY  2.25% ($36,284 average AGI)
to Ohio County, KY  0.74% ($32,194)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.5

Births per 1000 population in Butler County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Butler County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 11.1

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Butler County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 8.4%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.6%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Butler County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Butler County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Butler County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Butler County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Butler County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Butler County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 2,470 (1,776 aged, 694 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 346 (11%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Butler County, Kentucky in 1999 - 2019:

  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (271)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (224)
  • Unspecified dementia (104)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (72)
  • Congestive heart failure (21)
  • Cardiac arrest, unspecified (11)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,238
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,029

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 8
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 45

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 7

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1

Household type by relationship:

Households: 12,390
  • Male householders: 2,365 (485 living alone), Female householders: 2,276 (631 living alone)
  • 2,590 spouses (2,590 opposite-sex spouses), 419 unmarried partners, (389 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,473 children (3,262 natural, 99 adopted, 112 stepchildren), 268 grandchildren, 78 brothers or sisters, 190 parents, 174 foster children, 193 other relatives, 153 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 180

Size of family households: 1,651 2-persons, 555 3-persons, 597 4-persons, 241 5-persons, 131 6-persons, 55 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,117 1-person, 265 2-persons, 29 3-persons.

1,713 married couples with children.
609 single-parent households (180 men, 429 women).

93.3% of residents of Butler speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (16% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (24% speak English very well, 63% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (39% speak English very well, 61% speak English well).
1.4% of residents speak other language at home (33% speak English not well, 67% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $70,023,000 ($5,240 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $933,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $29,887,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,636,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,800,000
Federal grants: $19,553,000
Federal procurement contracts: $402,000 ($4,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,745,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $553,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,913,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,076,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 868
Here:

65 per 1000 residents
State:

69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 660
Here:

49 per 1000 residents
State:

50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +93
Here:

+7 per 1000 residents
State:

+7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +120
Here:

+9 per 1000 residents
State:

+8 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Butler County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.25 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.8
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.9
State:

4.4

Year house built in Butler County, Kentucky
  • Year house built in Butler County, Kentucky
  • 02020 or later
  • 9562010 to 2019
  • 6792000 to 2009
  • 9911990 to 1999
  • 6121980 to 1989
  • 9021970 to 1979
  • 6071960 to 1969
  • 3421950 to 1959
  • 771940 to 1949
  • 3821939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Butler County, Kentucky
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Butler County, Kentucky
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Butler County, Kentucky
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 763 rooms
  • 3494 rooms
  • 1,0275 rooms
  • 7506 rooms
  • 3467 rooms
  • 4038 rooms
  • 4259+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Butler County, Kentucky
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Butler County, Kentucky
  • 81 room
  • 662 rooms
  • 1683 rooms
  • 2614 rooms
  • 3925 rooms
  • 2036 rooms
  • 697 rooms
  • 888 rooms
  • 99+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Butler County, Kentucky
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Butler County, Kentucky
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Butler County, Kentucky
  • 0no bedroom
  • 501 bedroom
  • 6072 bedrooms
  • 2,2543 bedrooms
  • 3534 bedrooms
  • 1275+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Butler County, Kentucky
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Butler County, Kentucky
  • 8no bedroom
  • 1601 bedroom
  • 5672 bedrooms
  • 3753 bedrooms
  • 1484 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Butler County, Kentucky in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Butler County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Butler County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 125no vehicle
  • 7471 vehicle
  • 1,2212 vehicles
  • 8843 vehicles
  • 2454 vehicles
  • 1515+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Butler County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Butler County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 174no vehicle
  • 4991 vehicle
  • 4202 vehicles
  • 1263 vehicles
  • 144 vehicles
  • 275+ vehicles

86.4% of Butler County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Kentucky.

Butler County:

86.4%
State average:

87.2%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 9,604
  • Other state: 2,383
  • Northeast: 196
  • Midwest: 975
  • South: 984
  • West: 227
Year householders moved into unit in Butler County, KY
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Butler County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 56.4%Electricity
  • 18.4%Utility gas
  • 15.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 8.3%Wood
  • 0.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.3%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 69.8%Electricity
  • 14.4%Utility gas
  • 8.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 4.8%Wood
  • 1.9%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 279
Here:

23.9%
Kentucky:

17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 126
Here:

18.3%
Kentucky:

15.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 52
Here:

18.8%
Kentucky:

19.6%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Butler County government finances - Expenditure in 2012:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $570,000
  • Charges - Other: $325,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $202,000
    General - Other: $16,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $1,360,000
    Regular Highways: $1,288,000
    Correctional Institutions: $581,000
    Police Protection: $521,000
    Central Staff Services: $315,000
    General Public Buildings: $165,000
    Local Fire Protection: $85,000
    Health - Other: $80,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $66,000
    Financial Administration: $65,000
    Solid Waste Management: $63,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $43,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $21,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $218,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $6,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $15,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Housing and Community Development: $13,000
    General - Other: $12,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $169,000
    Interest Earnings: $11,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $189,000
    General Public Building: $111,000
    Regular Highways: $68,000
    Police Protection: $59,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,170,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,373,000
    Other: $1,274,000
    General Local Government Support: $149,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $851,000
    Property: $495,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $170,000
    Corporation License: $34,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $22,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $20,000
    Other License: $4,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,575,000

Butler County government finances - Revenue in 2012:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $570,000
  • Charges - Other: $325,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $202,000
    General - Other: $16,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $1,360,000
    Regular Highways: $1,288,000
    Correctional Institutions: $581,000
    Police Protection: $521,000
    Central Staff Services: $315,000
    General Public Buildings: $165,000
    Local Fire Protection: $85,000
    Health - Other: $80,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $66,000
    Financial Administration: $65,000
    Solid Waste Management: $63,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $43,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $21,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $218,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $6,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $15,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Housing and Community Development: $13,000
    General - Other: $12,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $169,000
    Interest Earnings: $11,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $189,000
    General Public Building: $111,000
    Regular Highways: $68,000
    Police Protection: $59,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,170,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,373,000
    Other: $1,274,000
    General Local Government Support: $149,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $851,000
    Property: $495,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $170,000
    Corporation License: $34,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $22,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $20,000
    Other License: $4,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,575,000

Butler County government finances - Debt in 2012:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $570,000
  • Charges - Other: $325,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $202,000
    General - Other: $16,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $1,360,000
    Regular Highways: $1,288,000
    Correctional Institutions: $581,000
    Police Protection: $521,000
    Central Staff Services: $315,000
    General Public Buildings: $165,000
    Local Fire Protection: $85,000
    Health - Other: $80,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $66,000
    Financial Administration: $65,000
    Solid Waste Management: $63,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $43,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $21,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $218,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $6,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $15,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Housing and Community Development: $13,000
    General - Other: $12,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $169,000
    Interest Earnings: $11,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $189,000
    General Public Building: $111,000
    Regular Highways: $68,000
    Police Protection: $59,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,170,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,373,000
    Other: $1,274,000
    General Local Government Support: $149,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $851,000
    Property: $495,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $170,000
    Corporation License: $34,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $22,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $20,000
    Other License: $4,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,575,000

Butler County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2012:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $570,000
  • Charges - Other: $325,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $202,000
    General - Other: $16,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $1,360,000
    Regular Highways: $1,288,000
    Correctional Institutions: $581,000
    Police Protection: $521,000
    Central Staff Services: $315,000
    General Public Buildings: $165,000
    Local Fire Protection: $85,000
    Health - Other: $80,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $66,000
    Financial Administration: $65,000
    Solid Waste Management: $63,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $43,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $21,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $218,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $6,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $15,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Housing and Community Development: $13,000
    General - Other: $12,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $169,000
    Interest Earnings: $11,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $189,000
    General Public Building: $111,000
    Regular Highways: $68,000
    Police Protection: $59,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,170,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,373,000
    Other: $1,274,000
    General Local Government Support: $149,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $851,000
    Property: $495,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $170,000
    Corporation License: $34,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $22,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $20,000
    Other License: $4,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,575,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 673
  • Number of aged recipients: 69
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 604
  • Number of recipients under 18: 68
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 442
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 163
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 300
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 274
Most common first names in Butler County, KY among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James8569.8 years
William7072.7 years
Mary5177.9 years
John3972.5 years
Robert2969.3 years
Charles2668.5 years
George2078.6 years
Paul1968.4 years
Dorothy1776.6 years
Ruby1780.2 years
Most common last names in Butler County, KY among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Johnson8671.4 years
Embry7973.8 years
Phelps6970.9 years
Hunt6573.2 years
Flener5977.9 years
Smith5773.2 years
Mckinney5676.5 years
Cardwell5268.3 years
West3875.7 years
Lee3572.8 years
Businesses in Butler County, KY
NameCountNameCount
FedEx1Rite Aid1
GNC1SONIC Drive-In1
H&R Block1Subway1
Hardee's1True Value1
McDonald's1U-Haul1
Motel 61UPS1
RadioShack1