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Butler County, PA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Pittsburgh, PA
Designated Market Area: Pittsburgh, PA-MD-WV
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2022 population: 197,300   ( 13,438 from 2010 , 3,533 from 2020)
Land area: 789.5 square miles
Population density: 249.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:184,959 93.75% 4.9%
Black:2,5891.31% 32.5%
Indian:2110.11% 27.1%
Asian:3,3451.70% 78.6%
2+ races:2,5131.27% 60.4%
Hispanic:3,6831.87% 89.7%
Total non-White:12,3416.25% 62.3%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:3,817 9.8
Deaths:5,28613.6
Net Migration: 5,01412.9
Net Immigration: 1370.4
Change in White population:8,700 4.7
Change in Non-White pop.:4,738 2.6




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
183,862
176,25995.86%
1,9541.06%
1660.09%
1,8731.02%
1,5670.85%
1,9411.06%
7,6034.14%

2000
174,083
169,63497.44%
1,3430.77%
1390.08%
1,0240.59%
8410.48%
1,0160.58%
4,4492.56%

1990
152,013
149,80998.55%
7720.51%
1840.12%
6520.43%
n/a
5960.39%
2,2041.45%

1980
147,912
146,17898.83%
8450.57%
1080.07%
3700.25%
n/a
3680.25%
1,7341.17%

1970
127,941
127,29699.50%
4370.34%
500.04%
970.08%
n/a
00.00%
645 0.50%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2000's
NumberRate
18,965 10.9
16,4149.4
8,1174.7
9150.5
6,625 3.8
3,154 1.8
1990's
NumberRate
21,066 13.9
15,29310.1
15,64610.3
3680.2
19,825 13.0
2,245 1.5
1980's
NumberRate
20,664 14.0
13,562 9.2
-2,941 -2.0
n/a
3,631 2.5
470 0.3
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
10,672 8.3
n/a
18,882 14.8
1,089 0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Butler County, PA

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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
43.4
37,837 19.2%
159,463 80.8%
38,240 19.4%
79,466
2.38
51,687 65.0%
42,957 83.1%
2,818 5.5%
27,779 35.0%

2010
NumberPercent
41.5
41,266 22.4%
142,596 77.6%
27,853 15.1%
72,835
2.45
49,440 67.9%
40,667 82.3%
3,201 6.5%
23,395 32.1%

2000
NumberPercent
37.5
42,885 24.6%
131,198 75.4%
24,837 14.3%
65,929
2.54
47,032 71.3%
39,885 84.8%
2,748 5.8%
18,897 28.7%

1990
NumberPercent
33.9
37,779 24.9%
114,234 75.1%
20,480 13.5%
55,215
2.65
41,253 74.7%
35,268 85.5%
2,227 5.4%
13,962 25.3%

1980
NumberPercent
29.9
42,684 28.9%
105,228 71.1%
15,793 10.7%
49,298
2.90
39,197 79.5%
34,748 88.6%
1,713 4.4%
10,101 20.5%

2022 Housing Data for Butler County, PA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units85,479 
Median Value$258,500 
Occupied79,46693.0%
Vacant6,0137.0%
Owned60,52076.2%
Rented18,94623.8%
Median Rent$978 
Single-Family Units65,99577.2%
    Detached59,34469.4%
    Attached6,6517.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units8,4669.9%
Mobile Homes6,1137.2%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Butler County, PA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0002,9213.7%
$10,000 to $14,9992,3242.9%
$15,000 to $19,9992,9193.7%
$20,000 to $24,9992,7433.5%
$25,000 to $29,9992,7893.5%
$30,000 to $34,9992,9493.7%
$35,000 to $39,9992,2672.9%
$40,000 to $44,9992,3823.0%
$45,000 to $49,9992,4943.1%
$50,000 to $59,9995,4346.8%
$60,000 to $74,9997,5519.5%
$75,000 to $99,9999,59912.1%
$100,000 to $124,9999,40211.8%
$125,000 to $149,9996,4768.1%
$150,000 to $199,9997,8599.9%
$200,000 or more9,35711.8%
Median Household Income82,932 
Per Capita Income45,389 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state96 
Compared to U.S.89 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI3,1484.0%
Public Assistance1,3721.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps7,7029.7%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed88,44873.2%
Unemployed4,0973.4%
In Armed Forces1940.2%
Total Labor Force92,73976.8%
Not in Labor Force28,05723.2%
Real Unemployment Rate 26.6%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector39,46527,09259.3%
Non-Profit2,8608,16525.9%
Self-Employed5,7412,59168.9%
Local Government1,5753,43231.5%
State Government1,1281,44243.9%
Federal Government1,4041,62646.3%
Total Private + Self45,20629,68360.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.6,96714,66532.2%
Total52,17344,34854.1%
Pct. Govt.11.0%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts17,54118.2%
Sales and Office Occupations19,64620.3%
Professional, Technical24,88825.8%
Service Occupations13,92914.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2350.2%
All others20,61321.3%
White Collar 64.2%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance15,07515.6%
Manufacturing12,23212.7%
Retail trade11,57212.0%
Educational services8,2448.5%
Professional, scientific, technical6,9827.2%
Construction6,8267.1%
Accommodation and food services5,4315.6%
Finance and insurance4,8815.1%
Transportation and warehousing4,6534.8%
Other services4,4554.6%
Public administration3,3893.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.3,0533.2%
Wholesale trade2,5422.6%
Information1,7521.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1,5871.6%
Utilities1,3291.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing1,2811.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting7000.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction4870.5%
Management1460.2%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Butler County, PA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1,1010.57%
Puerto Rican8120.42%
Cuban1590.08%
Dominican2770.14%
Total Central American2850.15%
Costa Rican640.03%
Guatemalan460.02%
Honduran1100.06%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian160.01%
Salvadoran490.03%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American3140.16%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian20.00%
Chilean900.05%
Colombian1250.06%
Ecuadorian680.03%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan60.00%
Venezuelan140.01%
Other South American90.00%
Other Hispanic4430.23%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian1,1360.58%
Chinese5690.29%
Cambodian2230.11%
Korean1520.08%
Vietnamese1350.07%
Filipino880.05%
Japanese560.03%
Thai480.02%
Taiwanese230.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English179,12896.8%
Spanish2,0081.1%
Other Indo-European9510.5%
Other Asian7870.4%
German, other Germanic5310.3%
Chinese5120.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic4560.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun2470.1%
Other1810.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German67,99434.9%
Irish37,49619.3%
Italian25,13412.9%
English19,3009.9%
Polish16,1028.3%
American8,1864.2%
Slovak5,0462.6%
Scotch-Irish5,0312.6%
Scottish4,4922.3%
French3,6981.9%
Hungarian3,2301.7%
Dutch2,4481.3%
European2,1521.1%
Croatian2,0471.1%
Ukrainian1,9101.0%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen192,59899.0%
Not a citizen1,9641.0%
Native190,18197.7%
Foreign-born4,3812.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Butler County, PA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,467 1.1%4,583 3.3%44,716 32.0%35,308 25.3%33,619 24.1%19,881 14.2%
  Average years of education: 14.1
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,467 1.1%
9-12 Years 4,583 3.3%
H.S. Grad or GED 44,716 32.0%
Some College 35,308 25.3%
Bach. Degree 33,619 24.1%
Grad Degree 19,881 14.2%
Average years of education: 14.1

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Butler County, PA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 74,337 70,229 4,108 5.5% 5.5%
1991 76,416 71,337 5,079 6.6% 6.9%
1992 78,188 72,814 5,374 6.9% 7.5%
1993 79,909 74,655 5,254 6.6% 6.9%
1994 81,277 75,941 5,336 6.6% 6.3%
1995 82,678 78,099 4,579 5.5% 5.9%
1996 85,425 81,053 4,372 5.1% 5.5%
1997 87,553 83,356 4,197 4.8% 5.1%
1998 88,877 85,049 3,828 4.3% 4.7%
1999 90,792 86,968 3,824 4.2% 4.5%
2000 89,386 85,677 3,709 4.1% 4.2%
2001 91,782 87,544 4,238 4.6% 4.8%
2002 93,027 88,069 4,958 5.3% 5.6%
2003 93,428 88,168 5,260 5.6% 5.7%
2004 94,491 89,288 5,203 5.5% 5.4%
2005 94,927 90,334 4,593 4.8% 5.0%
2006 96,252 92,013 4,239 4.4% 4.7%
2007 96,988 92,956 4,032 4.2% 4.6%
2008 99,053 94,437 4,616 4.7% 5.3%
2009 99,704 92,801 6,903 6.9% 8.0%
2010 95,503 88,686 6,817 7.1% 8.2%
2011 96,463 90,171 6,292 6.5% 7.8%
2012 97,815 91,658 6,157 6.3% 7.7%
2013 97,579 91,763 5,816 6.0% 7.1%
2014 97,327 92,344 4,983 5.1% 5.9%
2015 98,129 93,410 4,719 4.8% 5.4%
2016 98,766 93,817 4,949 5.0% 5.3%
2017 98,580 94,003 4,577 4.6% 5.0%
2018 99,262 95,269 3,993 4.0% 4.4%
2019 100,192 96,209 3,983 4.0% 4.5%
2020 97,152 89,514 7,638 7.9% 9.1%
2021 98,771 93,483 5,288 5.4% 6.0%
2022 98,743 94,625 4,118 4.2% 4.4%
2023 98,706 95,635 3,071 3.1% 3.4%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com