Butler township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 17,094 ( 154 from 2010 )
Land area: 21.6 square miles
Population density: 790.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	16,052	93.90%	3.7%
Black:	241	1.41%	70.9%
Indian:	11	0.06%	8.3%
Asian:	51	0.30%	42.0%
2+ races:	273	1.60%	82.0%
Hispanic:	387	2.26%	122.4%

Total non-White:	1,042	6.10%	77.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-610	-4.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	456	3.2

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
17,248
16,662	96.60%
141	0.82%
12	0.07%
88	0.51%
150	0.87%
174	1.01%
586	3.40%

2000
17,234
16,869	97.88%
155	0.90%
5	0.03%
68	0.39%
34	0.20%
103	0.60%
365	2.12%

1990
17,626
17,211	97.65%
124	0.70%
39	0.22%
105	0.60%
n/a
147	0.83%
415	2.35%

1980
18,651
18,396	98.63%
95	0.51%
5	0.03%
123	0.66%
n/a
32	0.17%
255	1.37%

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

-207	-1.2
221	1.3

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

-342	-1.9
-50	-0.3

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

-1,185	-6.4
160	0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Butler township, 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
49.8
2,721	15.9%
14,373	84.1%
4,646	27.2%

7,829
2.14

4,623	59.0%
3,670	79.4%
253	5.5%
3,206	41.0%

2010
Number	Percent
46.3
3,322	19.3%
13,926	80.7%
3,572	20.7%

7,409
2.29

4,880	65.9%
3,946	80.9%
326	6.7%
2,529	34.1%

2000
Number	Percent
43.5
3,609	20.9%
13,625	79.1%
3,627	21.0%

7,229
2.33

4,914	68.0%
4,034	82.1%
263	5.4%
2,315	32.0%

1990
Number	Percent
39.5
3,782	21.5%
13,844	78.5%
3,330	18.9%

6,843
2.52

5,083	74.3%
4,290	84.4%
269	5.3%
1,760	25.7%

1980
Number	Percent
34.4
4,922	26.4%
13,729	73.6%
2,257	12.1%

6,358
2.86

5,100	80.2%
4,616	90.5%
93	1.8%
1,258	19.8%

2022 Housing Data for Butler township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	221	2.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	160	2.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	202	2.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	386	4.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	446	5.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	329	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	283	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	249	3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	203	2.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	643	8.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	826	10.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,189	15.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	851	10.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	645	8.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	829	10.6%
$200,000 or more	367	4.7%

Median Household Income	74,438
Per Capita Income	44,459

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	253	3.2%
Public Assistance	131	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	662	8.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	7,946	80.1%
Unemployed	251	2.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	8,197	82.6%
Not in Labor Force	1,724	17.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		19.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,582	2,308	60.8%
Non-Profit	245	946	20.6%
Self-Employed	381	98	79.5%

Local Government	97	488	16.6%
State Government	109	140	43.8%
Federal Government	107	265	28.8%

Total Private + Self	3,963	2,406	62.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	558	1,839	23.3%
Total	4,521	4,245	51.6%

Pct. Govt.	13.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,177	13.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,870	21.3%
Professional, Technical	2,350	26.8%
Service Occupations	1,472	16.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	3	0.0%
All others	1,902	21.7%

White Collar		61.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,519	17.3%
Retail trade	1,323	15.1%
Manufacturing	1,208	13.8%
Educational services	870	9.9%
Construction	611	7.0%
Other services	571	6.5%
Public administration	508	5.8%
Accommodation and food services	476	5.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	419	4.8%
Finance and insurance	315	3.6%
Transportation and warehousing	306	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	203	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	156	1.8%
Information	84	1.0%
Utilities	82	0.9%
Wholesale trade	58	0.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	30	0.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	26	0.3%
Management	6	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	34	0.20%
Puerto Rican	328	1.92%
Cuban	8	0.05%
Dominican	11	0.06%

Total Central American	2	0.01%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	2	0.01%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	4	0.02%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	30	0.18%
Taiwanese	14	0.08%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	15,981	96.8%
Spanish	268	1.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	71	0.4%
Other	66	0.4%
Chinese	44	0.3%
Other Asian	26	0.2%
German, other Germanic	19	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	15	0.1%
Other Indo-European	14	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	6,468	37.8%
Irish	2,833	16.6%
Italian	2,204	12.9%
Polish	1,559	9.1%
English	1,360	8.0%
Scotch-Irish	610	3.6%
Slovak	593	3.5%
American	564	3.3%
French	507	3.0%
Scottish	403	2.4%
Ukrainian	379	2.2%
Croatian	310	1.8%
Hungarian	275	1.6%
European	186	1.1%
Syrian	173	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	17,020	99.6%
Not a citizen	74	0.4%

Native	16,907	98.9%
Foreign-born	187	1.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
125	0.9%	452	3.4%	4,487	33.5%	4,065	30.4%	2,828	21.1%	1,432	10.7%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	125	0.9%
9-12 Years	452	3.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,487	33.5%
Some College	4,065	30.4%
Bach. Degree	2,828	21.1%
Grad Degree	1,432	10.7%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +727	R +196	D + 2.3%
D +531
2020 vs. 2012	R +1,061	R +854	R + 5.2%
D +207
2020 vs. 2008	R +1,300	R +1,651	R + 14.8%
D -351

2016 vs. 2008	R +573	R +1,455	R + 17.1%
D -882
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	76%	Donald Trump* (R)	6,623	64.7%	Joe Biden (D)	3,458	33.8%	163	1.6%	10,244	16	18	0.15%
2016	68%	Donald Trump (R)	5,896	63.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,927	31.5%	463	5.0%	9,286	15	18	0.15%
2012	65%	Mitt Romney (R)	5,562	62.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	3,251	36.3%	135	1.5%	8,948	16	15	0.16%
2008	67%	John McCain (R)	5,323	57.3%	Barack Obama (D)	3,809	41.0%	161	1.7%	9,293	13	12	0.15%
2004	67%	George W. Bush* (R)	5,214	56.9%	John Kerry (D)	3,908	42.7%	40	0.4%	9,162	8	6	0.16%
2000	60%	George W. Bush (R)	4,473	54.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,474	42.4%	250	3.0%	8,197	8	7	0.17%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Butler township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

3,458

33.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

6,623

64.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

137

1.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

10,244

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 18

2016 President, Butler township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,927

31.5%

Donald Trump (R)

5,896

63.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

270

2.9%

Other

193

2.1%

TOTAL

9,286

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 18

2012 President, Butler township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

3,251

36.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

5,562

62.2%

Other

135

1.5%

TOTAL

8,948

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 15

2008 President, Butler township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

3,809

41.0%

John McCain (R)

5,323

57.3%

Other

161

1.7%

TOTAL

9,293

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 12

2004 President, Butler township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

5,214

56.9%

John Kerry (D)

3,908

42.7%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

9,162

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Butler township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

4,473

54.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

3,474

42.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

206

2.5%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

8,197

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Butler township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	63%	Mehmet Oz (R)	5,003	58.7%	John Fetterman (D)	3,276	38.4%	243 [+]	2.9%	8,522	12	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 141 (1.7%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 47 (0.6%); Richard Weiss (Green) 42 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 13 (0.2%);
2022	G	63%	Doug Mastriano (R)	4,538	53.2%	Josh Shapiro (D)	3,807	44.6%	190 [+]	2.2%	8,535	11	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 107 (1.3%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 47 (0.6%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 31 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.1%);
2018	S1	56%	Lou Barletta (R)	4,184	55.0%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	3,265	42.9%	164 [+]	2.2%	7,613	12	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 114 (1.5%); Neal Gale (Green) 50 (0.7%);
2018	G	56%	Scott Wagner (R)	4,038	52.6%	Tom Wolf* (D)	3,471	45.2%	163 [+]	2.1%	7,672	12	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 121 (1.6%); Paul Glover (Green) 42 (0.5%);
2016	S3	67%	Pat Toomey* (R)	5,564	60.9%	Katie McGinty (D)	3,039	33.2%	537 [+]	5.9%	9,140	12	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 537 (5.9%);
2014	G	42%	Tom Corbett* (R)	3,331	57.5%	Tom Wolf (D)	2,461	42.5%	0	0.0%	5,792	12	0.17%
[-] 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	8,344
Median Value	$193,400

Occupied	7,829	93.8%
Vacant	515	6.2%

Owned	6,131	78.3%
Rented	1,698	21.7%
Median Rent	$955

Single-Family Units	6,920	82.9%
Detached	6,607	79.2%
Attached	313	3.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	878	10.5%
Mobile Homes	209	2.5%

Butler township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Butler township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Butler township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Butler township, PA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Butler township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Butler township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Butler township, PA