Butler city, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 13,387 ( 370 from 2010 )
Land area: 2.7 square miles
Population density: 4923.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	11,796	88.12%	6.9%
Black:	355	2.65%	0.6%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	67	0.50%	4.3%
2+ races:	674	5.03%	134.0%
Hispanic:	382	2.85%	15.4%

Total non-White:	1,591	11.88%	46.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-875	-7.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	505	4.4

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
13,757
12,671	92.11%
357	2.60%
27	0.20%
70	0.51%
288	2.09%
331	2.41%
1,086	7.89%

2000
15,051
14,283	94.90%
332	2.21%
38	0.25%
31	0.21%
144	0.96%
212	1.41%
768	5.10%

1990
15,714
15,265	97.14%
202	1.29%
75	0.48%
97	0.62%
n/a
75	0.48%
449	2.86%

1980
17,026
16,739	98.31%
186	1.09%
18	0.11%
18	0.11%
n/a
52	0.31%
287	1.69%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,612	-10.7
318	2.1

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-982	-6.2
319	2.0

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,474	-8.7
162	1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Butler city, 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
Number	Percent
38.2
2,670	19.9%
10,717	80.1%
1,682	12.6%

6,177
2.10

2,853	46.2%
1,671	58.6%
473	16.6%
3,324	53.8%

2010
Number	Percent
36.8
3,202	23.3%
10,555	76.7%
1,795	13.0%

6,060
2.18

3,106	51.3%
1,831	59.0%
634	20.4%
2,954	48.7%

2000
Number	Percent
35.4
3,608	24.0%
11,443	76.0%
2,366	15.7%

6,692
2.18

3,627	54.2%
2,424	66.8%
577	15.9%
3,065	45.8%

1990
Number	Percent
34.7
3,715	23.6%
11,999	76.4%
2,968	18.9%

6,821
2.28

3,997	58.6%
2,929	73.3%
550	13.8%
2,824	41.4%

1980
Number	Percent
33.3
4,242	24.9%
12,784	75.1%
2,996	17.6%

7,123
2.38

4,559	64.0%
3,433	75.3%
522	11.4%
2,564	36.0%

2022 Housing Data for Butler city, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	365	5.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	761	12.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	516	8.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	406	6.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	368	6.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	404	6.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	295	4.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	332	5.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	145	2.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	480	7.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	624	10.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	545	8.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	314	5.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	219	3.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	188	3.0%
$200,000 or more	215	3.5%

Median Household Income	39,546
Per Capita Income	26,681

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	748	12.1%
Public Assistance	379	6.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2,684	43.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,514	60.9%
Unemployed	597	6.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	6,111	67.5%
Not in Labor Force	2,937	32.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		39.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,427	2,062	54.1%
Non-Profit	200	363	35.5%
Self-Employed	199	78	71.8%

Local Government	104	181	36.5%
State Government	34	33	50.7%
Federal Government	102	62	62.2%

Total Private + Self	2,626	2,140	55.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	440	639	40.8%
Total	3,066	2,779	52.5%

Pct. Govt.	8.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	442	7.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,403	24.0%
Professional, Technical	914	15.6%
Service Occupations	1,302	22.2%
All others	1,795	30.7%

White Collar		47.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	1,138	19.4%
Health care and social assistance	859	14.7%
Manufacturing	784	13.4%
Accommodation and food services	548	9.4%
Educational services	417	7.1%
Transportation and warehousing	405	6.9%
Other services	320	5.5%
Construction	311	5.3%
Finance and insurance	254	4.3%
Information	232	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	152	2.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	124	2.1%
Public administration	116	2.0%
Wholesale trade	111	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	40	0.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	28	0.5%
Management	10	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	7	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	164	1.23%
Puerto Rican	15	0.11%
Cuban	2	0.01%
Dominican	102	0.76%

Total Central American	66	0.49%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	17	0.13%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	49	0.37%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	16	0.12%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	6	0.04%
Ecuadorian	10	0.07%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	17	0.13%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	34	0.25%
Chinese	22	0.16%
Malaysian	11	0.08%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	12,310	97.3%
Spanish	105	0.8%
Other Indo-European	60	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	55	0.4%
Vietnamese	36	0.3%
Other Asian	34	0.3%
German, other Germanic	23	0.2%
Chinese	11	0.1%
Tagalog	10	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	4,531	33.8%
Irish	2,904	21.7%
Italian	2,161	16.1%
English	1,177	8.8%
Polish	707	5.3%
American	561	4.2%
Scottish	457	3.4%
Slovak	352	2.6%
Scotch-Irish	305	2.3%
French	204	1.5%
Croatian	169	1.3%
Russian	159	1.2%
Dutch	151	1.1%
Ukrainian	151	1.1%
Hungarian	139	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	13,244	98.9%
Not a citizen	143	1.1%

Native	13,103	97.9%
Foreign-born	284	2.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
81	0.9%	555	6.0%	3,760	40.8%	2,762	30.0%	1,591	17.3%	458	5.0%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	81	0.9%
9-12 Years	555	6.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	3,760	40.8%
Some College	2,762	30.0%
Bach. Degree	1,591	17.3%
Grad Degree	458	5.0%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +267	D +108	D + 4.1%
D +375
2020 vs. 2012	R +484	R +340	R + 5.6%
D +144
2020 vs. 2008	R +371	R +580	R + 10.9%
D -209

2016 vs. 2008	R +104	R +688	R + 15.0%
D -584
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	51%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,973	54.8%	Joe Biden (D)	2,310	42.6%	139	2.6%	5,422	6	8	0.08%
2016	48%	Donald Trump (R)	2,706	53.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,935	38.4%	401	8.0%	5,042	5	8	0.08%
2012	45%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,489	52.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,166	45.4%	120	2.5%	4,775	6	5	0.08%
2008	49%	John McCain (R)	2,602	49.8%	Barack Obama (D)	2,519	48.2%	105	2.0%	5,226	6	4	0.09%
2004	47%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,657	50.7%	John Kerry (D)	2,538	48.4%	49	0.9%	5,244	2	0	0.09%
2000	42%	George W. Bush (R)	2,343	48.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,329	48.0%	176	3.6%	4,848	2	0	0.10%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Butler city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,310

42.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,973

54.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

122

2.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

5,422

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 8

2016 President, Butler city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,935

38.4%

Donald Trump (R)

2,706

53.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

243

4.8%

Other

158

3.1%

TOTAL

5,042

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 8

2012 President, Butler city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,166

45.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,489

52.1%

Other

120

2.5%

TOTAL

4,775

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 5

2008 President, Butler city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,519

48.2%

John McCain (R)

2,602

49.8%

Other

105

2.0%

TOTAL

5,226

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 4

2004 President, Butler city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,657

50.7%

John Kerry (D)

2,538

48.4%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

5,244

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 0

2000 President, Butler city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

2,343

48.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,329

48.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

123

2.5%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

4,848

Turnout: 42%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Butler city, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	37%	John Fetterman (D)	1,983	50.1%	Mehmet Oz (R)	1,839	46.5%	135 [+]	3.4%	3,957	0	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 78 (2.0%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 25 (0.6%); Richard Weiss (Green) 23 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 9 (0.2%);
2022	G	37%	Josh Shapiro (D)	2,104	53.2%	Doug Mastriano (R)	1,737	43.9%	115 [+]	2.9%	3,956	2	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 58 (1.5%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 31 (0.8%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 23 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2018	S1	35%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	1,912	50.9%	Lou Barletta (R)	1,726	46.0%	117 [+]	3.1%	3,755	3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 86 (2.3%); Neal Gale (Green) 31 (0.8%);
2018	G	36%	Tom Wolf* (D)	1,975	52.4%	Scott Wagner (R)	1,689	44.8%	105 [+]	2.8%	3,769	4	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 75 (2.0%); Paul Glover (Green) 30 (0.8%);
2016	S3	47%	Pat Toomey* (R)	2,481	50.0%	Katie McGinty (D)	2,026	40.8%	455 [+]	9.2%	4,962	1	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 455 (9.2%);
2014	G	25%	Tom Wolf (D)	1,344	50.6%	Tom Corbett* (R)	1,310	49.4%	0	0.0%	2,654	4	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	7,214
Median Value	$105,700

Occupied	6,177	85.6%
Vacant	1,037	14.4%

Owned	2,540	41.1%
Rented	3,637	58.9%
Median Rent	$771

Single-Family Units	4,095	56.8%
Detached	3,750	52.0%
Attached	345	4.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,338	18.5%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Butler city, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Butler city, PA

2022 Housing Data for Butler city, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Butler city, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Butler city, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Butler city, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Butler city, PA