2022 population: 42,179 ( 615 from 2010 , 51 from 2020)
Land area: 694.8 square miles
Population density: 60.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	36,833	87.33%	4.3%
Black:	2,479	5.88%	10.9%
Indian:	250	0.59%	16.3%
Asian:	401	0.95%	34.6%
2+ races:	1,121	2.66%	33.3%
Hispanic:	1,095	2.60%	64.4%

Total non-White:	5,346	12.67%	24.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	1,211	14.4
Deaths:	1,555	18.5
Net Migration:	373	4.4
Net Immigration:	5	0.1

Change in White population:	-1,671	-3.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,056	2.5

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
42,794
38,504	89.98%
2,235	5.22%
215	0.50%
298	0.70%
841	1.97%
666	1.56%
4,290	10.02%

2000
40,867
37,435	91.60%
2,105	5.15%
215	0.53%
180	0.44%
495	1.21%
412	1.01%
3,432	8.40%

1990
38,765
36,360	93.80%
1,971	5.08%
97	0.25%
145	0.37%
n/a
192	0.50%
2,405	6.20%

1980
37,693
35,327	93.72%
1,892	5.02%
100	0.27%
217	0.58%
n/a
152	0.40%
2,366	6.28%

1970
33,529
31,301	93.36%
2,052	6.12%
33	0.10%
13	0.04%
n/a
125	0.37%
2,228	6.64%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
5,302	13.0
4,898	12.0
299	0.7
164	0.4

1,069	2.6
858	2.1

Number	Rate
1990's
5,294	13.7
5,207	13.4
1,455	3.8
53	0.1

1,075	2.8
1,027	2.6

Number	Rate
1980's
5,127	13.6
4,551	12.1
761	2.0
n/a

1,033	2.7
39	0.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
2,911	8.7
n/a

4,026	12.0
138	0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Butler County, MO

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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
40.7
9,869	23.4%
32,310	76.6%
8,017	19.0%

16,269
2.54

10,054	61.8%
7,055	70.2%
1,150	11.4%
6,215	38.2%

2010
Number	Percent
40.6
9,971	23.3%
32,823	76.7%
7,265	17.0%

17,614
2.38

11,481	65.2%
8,271	72.0%
1,319	11.5%
6,133	34.8%

2000
Number	Percent
38.8
9,844	24.1%
31,023	75.9%
6,817	16.7%

16,737
2.39

11,395	68.1%
8,947	78.5%
1,160	10.2%
5,342	31.9%

1990
Number	Percent
35.9
10,084	26.0%
28,681	74.0%
6,428	16.6%

15,229
2.49

11,044	72.5%
8,823	79.9%
1,141	10.3%
4,185	27.5%

1980
Number	Percent
33.2
10,631	28.2%
27,062	71.8%
5,662	15.0%

14,192
2.62

10,694	75.4%
9,122	85.3%
797	7.5%
3,498	24.6%

2022 Housing Data for Butler County, MO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	918	5.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,595	9.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	880	5.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,023	6.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,120	6.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	926	5.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	596	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	694	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	753	4.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,468	9.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,503	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,020	12.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,152	7.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	635	3.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	508	3.1%
$200,000 or more	478	2.9%

Median Household Income	47,245
Per Capita Income	25,242

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	87
Compared to U.S.	74

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,844	11.3%
Public Assistance	422	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3,586	22.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	15,809	62.7%
Unemployed	933	3.7%
In Armed Forces	10	0.0%

Total Labor Force	16,752	66.5%
Not in Labor Force	8,449	33.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		37.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	6,490	5,863	52.5%
Non-Profit	314	514	37.9%
Self-Employed	1,139	532	68.2%

Local Government	454	578	44.0%
State Government	410	426	49.0%
Federal Government	352	340	50.9%

Total Private + Self	7,629	6,395	54.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,530	1,858	45.2%
Total	9,159	8,253	52.6%

Pct. Govt.	14.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,865	10.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	4,114	23.6%
Professional, Technical	2,650	15.2%
Service Occupations	2,902	16.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	180	1.0%
All others	5,902	33.9%

White Collar		49.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	2,908	16.7%
Health care and social assistance	2,816	16.2%
Manufacturing	2,634	15.1%
Construction	1,462	8.4%
Educational services	1,198	6.9%
Accommodation and food services	1,122	6.4%
Transportation and warehousing	1,111	6.4%
Other services	665	3.8%
Public administration	623	3.6%
Finance and insurance	621	3.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	500	2.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	406	2.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	396	2.3%
Information	226	1.3%
Wholesale trade	190	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	189	1.1%
Utilities	159	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	123	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	84	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	499	1.18%
Puerto Rican	31	0.07%
Cuban	64	0.15%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	110	0.26%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	52	0.12%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	58	0.14%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	23	0.05%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	23	0.05%
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	296	0.70%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	41	0.10%
Vietnamese	23	0.05%
Filipino	9	0.02%
Chinese	7	0.02%
Japanese	2	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	38,839	98.1%
Spanish	518	1.3%
German, other Germanic	133	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	25	0.1%
Other Asian	20	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	19	0.0%
Korean	12	0.0%
Other	12	0.0%
Tagalog	9	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	5,666	13.4%
Irish	5,541	13.1%
American	4,532	10.7%
English	3,877	9.2%
European	647	1.5%
French	484	1.1%
Polish	477	1.1%
Scottish	473	1.1%
Italian	467	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	466	1.1%
Dutch	332	0.8%
Haitian	163	0.4%
British	115	0.3%
Jamaican	113	0.3%
Portuguese	103	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	42,145	99.7%
Not a citizen	135	0.3%

Native	41,893	99.1%
Foreign-born	387	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,292	4.5%	3,465	12.0%	11,743	40.5%	8,464	29.2%	2,563	8.8%	1,468	5.1%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,292	4.5%
9-12 Years	3,465	12.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	11,743	40.5%
Some College	8,464	29.2%
Bach. Degree	2,563	8.8%
Grad Degree	1,468	5.1%
Average years of education: 12.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	16,918	15,620	1,298	7.7%	5.9%
1991	17,344	15,795	1,549	8.9%	6.6%
1992	17,541	16,088	1,453	8.3%	6.2%
1993	18,183	16,577	1,606	8.8%	6.2%
1994	18,665	17,284	1,381	7.4%	5.2%
1995	19,388	18,126	1,262	6.5%	4.8%
1996	19,736	18,509	1,227	6.2%	4.7%
1997	20,139	19,059	1,080	5.4%	4.4%
1998	20,283	19,336	947	4.7%	4.0%
1999	20,077	19,299	778	3.9%	3.2%

2000	19,857	18,933	924	4.7%	3.4%
2001	20,252	19,138	1,114	5.5%	4.5%
2002	20,427	19,320	1,107	5.4%	5.3%
2003	20,670	19,492	1,178	5.7%	5.7%
2004	21,641	20,451	1,190	5.5%	5.9%
2005	22,247	21,091	1,156	5.2%	5.4%
2006	21,875	20,707	1,168	5.3%	4.9%
2007	21,552	20,140	1,412	6.6%	5.1%
2008	22,121	20,740	1,381	6.2%	6.2%
2009	21,589	19,892	1,697	7.9%	9.0%

2010	18,687	16,910	1,777	9.5%	9.5%
2011	18,731	17,008	1,723	9.2%	8.6%
2012	18,569	16,997	1,572	8.5%	7.2%
2013	18,656	17,173	1,483	7.9%	6.8%
2014	19,022	17,675	1,347	7.1%	6.2%
2015	18,866	17,674	1,192	6.3%	5.1%
2016	18,771	17,701	1,070	5.7%	4.5%
2017	18,511	17,673	838	4.5%	3.8%
2018	18,116	17,284	832	4.6%	3.2%
2019	17,910	17,072	838	4.7%	3.3%

2020	18,183	17,032	1,151	6.3%	6.1%
2021	17,877	17,083	794	4.4%	4.1%
2022	17,926	17,400	526	2.9%	2.5%
2023	17,526	16,760	766	4.4%	3.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	19,336
Median Value	$132,600

Occupied	16,269	84.1%
Vacant	3,067	15.9%

Owned	10,636	65.4%
Rented	5,633	34.6%
Median Rent	$729

Single-Family Units	14,496	75.0%
Detached	14,308	74.0%
Attached	188	1.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,123	5.8%
Mobile Homes	2,182	11.3%

Butler County, MO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Butler County, MO

2022 Housing Data for Butler County, MO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Butler County, MO

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Butler County, MO

Historical Labor Force Data for Butler County, MO