Union County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 24.0. This is better than average.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 24.3. This is about average. Closest monitor was 13.7 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 17.3. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 22.2 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 6.91. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 22.2 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 29.1%
(20.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 51.9% for Black residents, 25.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 65.8% for American Indian residents, 100.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.5 people | | Florida: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 63.6% | | Whole state: | 67.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 5.1% | | Whole state: | 5.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lake Butler, FL
People in group quarters in Lake Butler:
- 10 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 9 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 5 people in state prisons
- 2 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 2 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
Lake Butler compared to Florida state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Renting percentage above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Lake Butler (2011 data):
- Community State Bank: Lake Butler Branch at 255 Southeast 6th Street, branch established on 2001/01/16. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $53.1 mil, Deposits: $44.8 mil, headquarters in Starke, FL, positive income, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Community State Bank Corporation
- TD Bank, National Association: Lake Butler Branch at 300 West Main Street, branch established on 1911/12/12. Info updated 2010/10/04: Bank assets: $188,912.6 mil, Deposits: $153,149.8 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, 1314 total offices, Holding Company: Toronto-Dominion Bank, The
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (67%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
- Utility gas (8%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Union County Florida:
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Religion statistics for Lake Butler (based on Union County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 30.93%
| Here |  | 30.9% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | LDS (Mormon) Church | Non-Charismatic Churches Independent | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Other |
| Adherents | 63.2% | 9.0% | 7.2% | 5.0% | 15.6% |
| Congregations | 33.3% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 50.0% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 1 | Union County: | 0.67 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | This county: | 0.67 / 10,000 pop. | | Florida: | 1.28 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 6 | Union County: | 4.01 / 10,000 pop. | | Florida: | 3.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 3 | This county: | 2.01 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.45 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Union County: | 11.2% | | Florida: | 9.2% |
Adult obesity rate: | Union County: | 34.5% | | State: | 23.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $7,098 | $28,392 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $10,756 | $64,536 | 5 | $3,578 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $868 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 4 | $1,661 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 8 | $5,668 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $4,618 | $27,708 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $5,451 | $32,706 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $2,362 | $28,344 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $5,544 | $33,264 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
12 | $35,829 | $35,829 | 18 | $11,775 |
10.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,551 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.60% | | Florida average: | 8.71% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
9.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,108 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.41% | | Florida average: | 7.73% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Lake Butler:
- WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WGSR (1570 AM; 50 kW; FERNANDINA BEACH, FL; Owner: RJM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WOBS (1530 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WTMN (1430 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WRUF (850 AM; 5 kW; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA)
- WAYR (550 AM; 5 kW; ORANGE PARK, FL; Owner: GOOD TIDINGS TRUST, INC.)
- WLUS (980 AM; 5 kW; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WAJD (1390 AM; 5 kW; GAINESVILLE, FL)
- WQTM (740 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBWL (600 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL)
- WDYZ (990 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Lake Butler:
- WUCR-LP (107.9 FM; LAKE BUTLER, FL; Owner: SYNEWAVE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WYFB (90.5 FM; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WEAG-FM (106.3 FM; STARKE, FL; Owner: DICKERSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WUFT-FM (89.1 FM; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA)
- WRUF-FM (103.7 FM; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA)
- WBXY (99.5 FM; LA CROSSE, FL; Owner: ASTERISK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WNFB (94.3 FM; LAKE CITY, FL; Owner: NEWMAN MEDIA, INC.)
- WEJZ (96.1 FM; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
- WSKY-FM (97.3 FM; MICANOPY, FL; Owner: ENTERCOM GAINESVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
- WYGC (104.9 FM; HIGH SPRINGS, FL; Owner: ASTERISK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WNDT (92.5 FM; ALACHUA, FL; Owner: OCALA BROADCASTING CORPORATION, L.L.)
- WQLC (102.1 FM; WATERTOWN, FL; Owner: LOUIS D. BOLTON, II)
- WAPE-FM (95.1 FM; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WHHZ (100.5 FM; NEWBERRY, FL; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WTLG (88.3 FM; STARKE, FL; Owner: STARKE CHRISTIAN-EDUC. RADIO & T.V.)
- WJLF (91.7 FM; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD)
- WYKS (105.3 FM; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: GILLEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCJX (106.5 FM; FIVE POINTS, FL; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Lake Butler:
- WFXU (Channel 57; LIVE OAK, FL; Owner: WFXU LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WUFT (Channel 5; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA)
- WJWB (Channel 17; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WGFL (Channel 53; HIGH SPRINGS, FL; Owner: BUDD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WLUF-LP (Channel 10; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA)
- WCJB-TV (Channel 20; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: DIVERSIFIED BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W23AQ (Channel 23; LAKE CITY, FL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WBXG-CA (Channel 31; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
Lake Butler, Florida:
- Fatal accident count: 11
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 16
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 11
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 30
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Florida average:
- Fatal accident count: 155
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 237
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 50
- Fatalities: 168
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 414
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 27
See more detailed statistics of Lake Butler fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Lake Butler)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 71 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 9 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Lake Butler, FL)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3 - Lake Butler, 1500 Ft E Int Waters & Sr100 (Lat: 30.034722 Lon: -82.375000), Type: Tower, Structure height: 77.7 m, Overall height: 82.3 m, Call Sign: WPSG596
Assigned Frequencies: 6630.00 MHz, 6605.00 MHz, 6590.00 MHz Grant Date: 04/18/2001, Expiration Date: 04/18/2011, Certifier: Douglas I Brandon
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 1120 20th Street, Nw, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 457-2055, Fax: (202) 457-3074, Email:
- LAKE BUTLER, 1050 South East 6th Street (Lat: 30.015611 Lon: -82.326583), Type: Tower, Structure height: 121 m, Overall height: 121.6 m, Call Sign: WPUE988
Assigned Frequencies: 6004.50 MHz, 6063.80 MHz Grant Date: 02/20/2002, Expiration Date: 02/20/2012, Cancellation Date: 03/09/2007, Certifier: Roger Boucher
Registrant: M/A-Com, Inc., 3315 Old Forest Rd, Lynchburg, VA 24501, Phone: (434) 385-2820, Fax: (434) 385-2693 - LAKE BUTLER, 1050 South East 6th Street (Lat: 30.015611 Lon: -82.326583), Type: Tower, Structure height: 121 m, Overall height: 121.6 m, Call Sign: WQGJ716
Assigned Frequencies: 6004.50 MHz, 6063.80 MHz Grant Date: 02/07/2007, Expiration Date: 02/07/2017, Certifier: Scott Mikuen
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw, Ste. 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 16 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Lake Butler)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 2 - Aircraft: SIX CHUTER SKYE RYDER (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 503DCSI (52 HP) (2 Cycle)
N-Number: 3710A , Serial Number: 94-1212-2, Year manufactured: 2007, Airworthiness Date: 01/03/2008
Registrant (Individual): C J Tuggle, 8151 Sw County Road 245, Lake Butler, FL 32054 - Aircraft: RYAN NAVION (Category: Land, Seats: 5, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 126 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR E185 SERIES (205 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4154K , Serial Number: NAV-4-1154, Year manufactured: 1948, Airworthiness Date: 10/02/1990
Registrant (Individual): William F Schretzmann, Rt 3 Box 276, Lake Butler, FL 32054
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Lake Butler, FL among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 58 | 70.8 years |
| William | 37 | 66.6 years |
| John | 34 | 129.5 years |
| Mary | 31 | 77.8 years |
| Robert | 27 | 64.9 years |
| Joseph | 19 | 68.6 years |
| George | 17 | 70.7 years |
| Willie | 17 | 69.1 years |
| Annie | 16 | 78.9 years |
| Charles | 16 | 71.4 years |
| Most common last names in Lake Butler, FL among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Thomas | 33 | 73.0 years |
| Parrish | 30 | 70.4 years |
| Roberts | 27 | 71.3 years |
| Smith | 21 | 76.1 years |
| Williams | 21 | 70.6 years |
| Crawford | 20 | 79.6 years |
| Dukes | 19 | 77.6 years |
| Jones | 19 | 74.0 years |
| Crews | 18 | 73.3 years |
| Brown | 18 | 69.0 years |
| Businesses in Lake Butler, FL |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| CVS | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| Hardee's | 1 | | UPS | 1 |
Lake Butler on our top lists:
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations"
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest maximum monthly morning or afternoon humidity"
- #59 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations"
- #97 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill"
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