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Butler, KY
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Butler profile


Living in Butler



Butler is a tiny city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 642 people and two associated neighborhoods, Butler is the 306th largest community in Kentucky.

Of important note, Butler is also a city of artists. Butler has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Butler’s character.

Overall, Butler’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

In Butler, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 39.83 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Butler is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The citizens of Butler have a very low rate of college education: just 8.71% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.

The per capita income in Butler in 2022 was $20,980, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $83,920 for a family of four. However, Butler contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Butler home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Butler residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Butler include Irish, German, English, British, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Butler is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.