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Butler County, MO

Demographic and economic profile of Butler County, MO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Butler County, MO has a population of 42,166 with a labor force participation rate of 55.3% and a low educational attainment profile—only 15.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median worker earnings stand at $31,390 against a median household income of $49,089, and the county carries a 20.3% poverty rate alongside a 4.9% unemployment rate. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $138,800 and median gross rent of $768/month, though the county has seen a -1.3% population decline over the past five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

42,166

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$49,089

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.3% since 2018

Butler County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone36,461 (86.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,041 (4.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,978 (4.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race855 (2.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone420 (1.0%)
  • Asian Alone185 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish482
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic209
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)105
  4. 4.Vietnamese47
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)39

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,186

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$36,107

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$27,108

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

20.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,914
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)2,857
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)2,410
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,462
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,346

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,932
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,678
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,571
  4. 4.Service Occupations3,494
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,697

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Retail Trade (LQ 1.59×)3,062
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.58×)446
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.41×)2,471
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.27×)1,553
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.10×)1,139

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$138,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$768/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

64.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,410 (13.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,221 (11.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,125 (10.5%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,061 (9.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999807 (7.5%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999620 (5.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$31,390

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone13,450 (78.4%)
  • Carpooled2,236 (13.0%)
  • Worked At Home926 (5.4%)
  • Walked297 (1.7%)
  • Other148 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit81 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.