Butler County, Iowa (IA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,124
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 4,966
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,126 (it was 1,209 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 28% |
Land area: 580 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 25 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (26.8%), Manufacturing (14.6%), Retail trade (10.5%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 75%
- Government: 14%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 11%
- Unpaid family work: 1%
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- 13,58894.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2451.7%Hispanic or Latino
- 1611.1%Two or more races
- 1451.0%Asian alone
- 940.7%Some other race alone
- 720.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 90.06%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
| Median resident age: | 44.2 years |
| Iowa median age: | 38.9 years |
| Males: 7,172 |  (49.7%) |
| Females: 7,256 |  (50.3%) |
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| Butler County: | 2.0 people |
| Iowa: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $64,827 ($35,883 in 1999)
| This county: | $64,827 |
| Iowa: | $69,588 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $527 (lower quartile is $411, upper quartile is $755)
| This county: | $527 |
| State: | $741 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $156,773 (it was $66,500 in 2000)
| Butler: | $156,773 |
| Iowa: | $194,600 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,175Detached houses: $272,712
Here: $272,712 State: $245,224 Townhouses or other attached units: $169,334
Here: $169,334 State: $238,767 In 2-unit structures: $1,514,911
Here: $1,514,911 State: $243,070 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $143,755
Here: $143,755 State: $162,139 Mobile homes: $41,403
Here: $41,403 State: $51,271
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $500
Institutionalized population: 242
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 6
- Burglaries: 21
- Thefts: 13
- Auto thefts: 3
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 3
- Burglaries: 25
- Thefts: 11
- Auto thefts: 1
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 30 buildings, average cost: $267,800
- 2021: 30 buildings, average cost: $313,500
- 2020: 27 buildings, average cost: $189,100
- 2019: 25 buildings, average cost: $192,700
- 2018: 21 buildings, average cost: $178,300
- 2017: 25 buildings, average cost: $185,100
- 2016: 32 buildings, average cost: $189,000
- 2015: 24 buildings, average cost: $173,100
- 2014: 21 buildings, average cost: $185,000
- 2013: 25 buildings, average cost: $198,000
- 2012: 30 buildings, average cost: $177,700
- 2011: 18 buildings, average cost: $157,300
- 2010: 29 buildings, average cost: $172,000
- 2009: 55 buildings, average cost: $171,900
- 2008: 215 buildings, average cost: $160,700
- 2007: 33 buildings, average cost: $182,300
- 2006: 35 buildings, average cost: $146,600
- 2005: 39 buildings, average cost: $142,900
- 2004: 42 buildings, average cost: $138,100
- 2003: 45 buildings, average cost: $131,900
- 2002: 38 buildings, average cost: $119,600
- 2001: 19 buildings, average cost: $110,300
- 2000: 21 buildings, average cost: $106,300
- 1999: 30 buildings, average cost: $99,100
- 1998: 24 buildings, average cost: $100,400
- 1997: 23 buildings, average cost: $87,600
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,060 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,998 (1.5%)
| Butler County: | 11.7% |
| Iowa: | 11.0% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 44.2 years old
(Males: 43.0 years old, Females: 45.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.9 years old, Black residents: 27.2 years old, American Indian residents: 52.1 years old, Asian residents: 27.8 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25.6 years old, Other race residents: 24.6 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Butler County is $388 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $498 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $645 a month.
Cities in this county include: Parkersburg, Clarksville, Shell Rock, Greene, Aplington, Allison, Dumont, New Hartford, Bristow, Aredale.
Local government website: www.butlercoiowa.org/index2.html
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Butler County: Maple Hills Country Club (A), Maynard Co-op Company Elevator (B), Fredericksburg Farmers Co-op Elevator (C), Willow Run Country Club (D), Pony (E), Wilsons Grove (F), Spring Lake (G), Key (H), Camp Heyata (I), Camp Ingawanis (J), Camp Sacajawea (K), Camp Wahpaton (L), Bremer (M), Grove Hill (N), Fredericksburg Farmers Co-op Elevator (O), Wapsie Ridge Golf Course (P), Waverly Junction (Q), Bremer County Home (R), Frederika Town Hall (S). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Butler County include: Warren Church (A), West Douglas Church (B), Horton Baptist Church (C), Saint Johns Lutheran Church (D), Immanuel Lutheran Church (E), Saint Johns Lutheran Church (F), Frederika Methodist Church (G), Saint Johannes Church (H), Saint John Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Alcock Cemetery (1), Andrews Cemetery (2), Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery (3), County Farm Cemetery (4), Oakland Cemetery (5), Pilot Mound Cemetery (6), Saint John Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Baskins Run (A), Klock Creek (B), Dry Run (C), Quarter Section Run (D), Horton Creek (E), East Fork Wapsipinicon River (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Butler County include: Alcock County Park (1), Seven Bridges County Park (2), Cedar River Wildlife Area (3), North Cedar Park (4), Cedar Bend County Park (5), Cedar River Green Belt (6), Shell Rock Access Area (7), Shell Rock Wildlife Area (8), Plum Creek Wildlife Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Buchanan County 
, Chickasaw County 
, Genesee County, Michigan 
, Humboldt County 
, Union County, South Dakota , Webster County 
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| Here: | 2.7% |
| Iowa: | 2.7% |
Current college students: 420
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 301 (45.9% naturalized citizens)
| Butler County: | 2.1% |
| Whole state: | 6.0% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 2322010 or later
- 212000 to 2009
- 341990 to 1999
- 401980 to 1989
- 121970 to 1979
- 65Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.7%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 5,856
- One, attached: 38
- Two: 66
- 3 or 4: 244
- 5 to 9: 132
- 10 to 19: 86
- 20 to 49: 76
- 50 or more: 3
- Mobile homes: 113
Housing units in Butler County with a mortgage: 2,796 (427 second mortgage, 34 home equity loan, 235 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 230
| Here: | 0.9% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.1% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Butler County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Mainline Protestant | 7,565 | 27 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 2,191 | 19 |
| Catholic | 570 | 1 |
| Black Protestant | 183 | 1 |
| Other | - | 1 |
| None | 4,358 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
| Butler County: | 3.41 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
| This county: | 0.68 / 10,000 pop. |
| Iowa: | 0.43 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10
| Butler County: | 6.82 / 10,000 pop. |
| Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 10
| This county: | 6.82 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Butler County: | 8.5% |
| Iowa: | 7.8% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Butler County: | 26.7% |
| State: | 27.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 15.4% |
| State: | 14.5% |
Agriculture in Butler County:
Average size of farms: 305 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $125,040
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $268.83
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 44.60%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $107,791
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 84.60%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $82,455
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.27%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.83
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 7.46%
Corn for grain: 141955 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 125782 harvested acres
Vegetables: 7 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 3 acres
Tornado activity:
Butler County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Iowa state average. It is 1799869.7 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused 7 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 9/1/1961, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado injured 7 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Butler County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Iowa state average. It is 130% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 392.1 miles away from Butler County center
On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 259.4 miles away from the county center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 372.8 miles away from the county center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 217.8 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 392.2 miles away from Butler County center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 489.1 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Iowa Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: March 17, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4483-IA: March 23, 2020, FEMA Id: 4483, Natural disaster type: Other
- Iowa Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: March 12, 2019, FEMA Id: 4421, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Iowa Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 21, 2016 to October 03, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4289: October 31, 2016, FEMA Id: 4289, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 20, 2015 to June 25, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4234: July 31, 2015, FEMA Id: 4234, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 26, 2014 to July 08, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4187: August 05, 2014, FEMA Id: 4187, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 14, 2014 to June 24, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4184: July 24, 2014, FEMA Id: 4184, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 21, 2013 to June 28, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4135: July 31, 2013, FEMA Id: 4135, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 19, 2013 to June 15, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4126: July 02, 2013, FEMA Id: 4126, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Iowa Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 01, 2010 to August 31, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1930: July 29, 2010, FEMA Id: 1930, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 25, 2008 to August 13, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1763: May 27, 2008, FEMA Id: 1763, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- 13 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Butler County (23) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 21
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 20, Storms: 16, Tornadoes: 10, Winds: 3, Heavy Rains: 2, Hurricane: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 3,160 (77.0%)
- Carpooled: 253 (6.2%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 34 (0.8%)
- Bicycle: 17 (0.4%)
- Walked: 162 (3.9%)
- Worked at home: 477 (11.6%)
- Health care and social assistance (27%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (28%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Management occupations (15%)
- Production occupations (14%)
- Transportation occupations (12%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (6%)
- Material moving occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Healthcare support occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Philippines (29%)
- Mexico (24%)
- Netherlands (12%)
- Korea (7%)
- Burma (Myanmar) (6%)
- Germany (5%)
- Ethiopia (4%)
- German (61%)
- American (8%)
- English (5%)
- Irish (4%)
- Dutch (2%)
- Norwegian (1%)
- European (1%)
6 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
279 people in nursing homes
9 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
5.77% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($51,363 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.77% |
| Iowa average: | 6.47% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.89% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($43,541 average AGI)
0.88% relocated from other states ($7,820 average AGI)
Butler County: 0.88% Iowa average: 2.75%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Black Hawk County, IA |  1.33% ($56,117 average AGI) |
| from Bremer County, IA | 0.99% ($55,211) |
| from Grundy County, IA | 0.35% ($47,100) |
5.35% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($55,606 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.35% |
| Iowa average: | 6.50% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.60% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($46,059 average AGI)
0.75% relocated to other states ($9,550 average AGI)
Butler County: 0.75% Iowa average: 2.79%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Black Hawk County, IA | 1.13% ($36,292 average AGI) |
| to Bremer County, IA | 0.84% ($63,646) |
| to Grundy County, IA | 0.51% ($40,621) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.1
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.2%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,170 (2,867 aged, 303 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 192 (6%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Butler County, Iowa in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (614)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (102)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (82)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (77)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (58)
- Unspecified dementia (38)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (11)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (10)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,354
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 13
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 33
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 13
Household type by relationship:
Households: 14,428- Male householders: 3,059 (728 living alone), Female householders: 2,964 (816 living alone)
3,562 spouses (3,553 opposite-sex spouses), 327 unmarried partners, (315 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,744 children (3,297 natural, 121 adopted, 331 stepchildren), 123 grandchildren, 70 brothers or sisters, 62 parents, 0 foster children, 44 other relatives, 278 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 234
Size of family households: 2,385 2-persons, 802 3-persons, 578 4-persons, 385 5-persons, 56 6-persons, 47 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,544 1-person, 195 2-persons, 27 3-persons.
2,344 married couples with children.
705 single-parent households (335 men, 370 women).
97.1% of residents of Butler speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (35% speak English very well, 54% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $97,636,000 ($6,478 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $711,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $42,134,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $21,606,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $16,142,000
Federal grants: $14,289,000
Federal procurement contracts: $679,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,786,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,293,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,780,000
Federal Government insurance: $66,720,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 821| Here: | 54 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 66 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,032
| Here: | 68 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 48 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: -3
| Here: |  -0 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  +10 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -4
| Here: | -0 per 1000 residents |
| State: | -14 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.93 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.8 |
| State: | 6.8 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.6 |
| State: | 4.2 |
- Year house built in Butler County, Iowa
- 92020 or later
- 2892010 to 2019
- 6382000 to 2009
- 3661990 to 1999
- 3281980 to 1989
- 7691970 to 1979
- 5821960 to 1969
- 6621950 to 1959
- 4441940 to 1949
- 2,4061939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Butler County, Iowa
- 31 room
- 52 rooms
- 803 rooms
- 3684 rooms
- 6525 rooms
- 1,0156 rooms
- 9947 rooms
- 6718 rooms
- 1,0669+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Butler County, Iowa
- 01 room
- 842 rooms
- 1483 rooms
- 3314 rooms
- 1975 rooms
- 1806 rooms
- 887 rooms
- 668 rooms
- 649+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Butler County, Iowa
- 3no bedroom
- 1291 bedroom
- 1,0412 bedrooms
- 2,2273 bedrooms
- 1,1334 bedrooms
- 3345+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Butler County, Iowa
- 5no bedroom
- 2091 bedroom
- 5172 bedrooms
- 2973 bedrooms
- 1204 bedrooms
- 185+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Butler County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 46no vehicle
- 8871 vehicle
- 1,9322 vehicles
- 1,1553 vehicles
- 6304 vehicles
- 2225+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Butler County in renter-occupied apartments
- 156no vehicle
- 4731 vehicle
- 3212 vehicles
- 1333 vehicles
- 314 vehicles
- 415+ vehicles
92.8% of Butler County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in Iowa.
| Butler County: | 92.8% |
| State average: | 87.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 12,508
- Other state: 1,609
- Northeast: 131
- Midwest: 874
- South: 226
- West: 380
- 54.0%Utility gas
- 23.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 17.2%Electricity
- 3.4%Wood
- 1.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.3%No fuel used
- 0.3%Other fuel
- 46.4%Electricity
- 40.7%Utility gas
- 7.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.8%Wood
- 0.2%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 36
| Here: | 2.3% |
| Iowa: | 10.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
| Here: | 1.0% |
| Iowa: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 21
| Here: | 9.1% |
| Iowa: | 23.9% |
Butler County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,209,000
Cash and Securities: $191,000
- Charges - Other: $576,000
Other: $506,000
Regular Highways: $80,000
Regular Highways: $1,000
- Construction - General - Other: $887,000
Regular Highways: $195,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $28,403,000
Regular Highways: $6,837,000
Regular Highways: $6,087,000
Police Protection: $2,084,000
Police Protection: $1,969,000
Health - Other: $1,809,000
Financial Administration: $1,242,000
Financial Administration: $1,191,000
General - Other: $1,150,000
General - Other: $639,000
General Public Buildings: $562,000
General Public Buildings: $543,000
Central Staff Services: $539,000
Central Staff Services: $523,000
Natural Resources - Other: $468,000
Natural Resources - Other: $436,000
Correctional Institutions: $376,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $315,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $296,000
Solid Waste Management: $280,000
Public Welfare - Other: $277,000
Solid Waste Management: $247,000
Public Welfare - Other: $242,000
Correctional Institutions: $239,000
Libraries: $84,000
Libraries: $79,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $24,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $17,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $223,000
Interest on Debt: $110,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,175,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,750,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,241,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,818,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $425,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $423,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,046,000
Interest Earnings: $613,000
Rents: $572,000
General Revenue - Other: $352,000
Interest Earnings: $299,000
Sale of Property: $28,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $846,000
Regular Highways: $703,000
Regular Highways: $103,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,343,000
Cash and Securities: $10,127,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $23,988,000
Highways: $4,602,000
Highways: $3,555,000
General Local Government Support: $1,594,000
Public Welfare: $1,582,000
Other: $905,000
Other: $393,000
General Local Government Support: $381,000
Health and Hospitals: $178,000
- Tax - Property: $7,407,000
Property: $6,600,000
Public Utilities Sales: $525,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $513,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $496,000
Public Utilities Sales: $322,000
Other License: $45,000
Other License: $43,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $5,566,000
Butler County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,209,000
Cash and Securities: $191,000
- Charges - Other: $576,000
Other: $506,000
Regular Highways: $80,000
Regular Highways: $1,000
- Construction - General - Other: $887,000
Regular Highways: $195,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $28,403,000
Regular Highways: $6,837,000
Regular Highways: $6,087,000
Police Protection: $2,084,000
Police Protection: $1,969,000
Health - Other: $1,809,000
Financial Administration: $1,242,000
Financial Administration: $1,191,000
General - Other: $1,150,000
General - Other: $639,000
General Public Buildings: $562,000
General Public Buildings: $543,000
Central Staff Services: $539,000
Central Staff Services: $523,000
Natural Resources - Other: $468,000
Natural Resources - Other: $436,000
Correctional Institutions: $376,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $315,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $296,000
Solid Waste Management: $280,000
Public Welfare - Other: $277,000
Solid Waste Management: $247,000
Public Welfare - Other: $242,000
Correctional Institutions: $239,000
Libraries: $84,000
Libraries: $79,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $24,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $17,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $223,000
Interest on Debt: $110,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,175,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,750,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,241,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,818,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $425,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $423,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,046,000
Interest Earnings: $613,000
Rents: $572,000
General Revenue - Other: $352,000
Interest Earnings: $299,000
Sale of Property: $28,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $846,000
Regular Highways: $703,000
Regular Highways: $103,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,343,000
Cash and Securities: $10,127,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $23,988,000
Highways: $4,602,000
Highways: $3,555,000
General Local Government Support: $1,594,000
Public Welfare: $1,582,000
Other: $905,000
Other: $393,000
General Local Government Support: $381,000
Health and Hospitals: $178,000
- Tax - Property: $7,407,000
Property: $6,600,000
Public Utilities Sales: $525,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $513,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $496,000
Public Utilities Sales: $322,000
Other License: $45,000
Other License: $43,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $5,566,000
Butler County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,209,000
Cash and Securities: $191,000
- Charges - Other: $576,000
Other: $506,000
Regular Highways: $80,000
Regular Highways: $1,000
- Construction - General - Other: $887,000
Regular Highways: $195,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $28,403,000
Regular Highways: $6,837,000
Regular Highways: $6,087,000
Police Protection: $2,084,000
Police Protection: $1,969,000
Health - Other: $1,809,000
Financial Administration: $1,242,000
Financial Administration: $1,191,000
General - Other: $1,150,000
General - Other: $639,000
General Public Buildings: $562,000
General Public Buildings: $543,000
Central Staff Services: $539,000
Central Staff Services: $523,000
Natural Resources - Other: $468,000
Natural Resources - Other: $436,000
Correctional Institutions: $376,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $315,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $296,000
Solid Waste Management: $280,000
Public Welfare - Other: $277,000
Solid Waste Management: $247,000
Public Welfare - Other: $242,000
Correctional Institutions: $239,000
Libraries: $84,000
Libraries: $79,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $24,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $17,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $223,000
Interest on Debt: $110,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,175,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,750,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,241,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,818,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $425,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $423,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,046,000
Interest Earnings: $613,000
Rents: $572,000
General Revenue - Other: $352,000
Interest Earnings: $299,000
Sale of Property: $28,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $846,000
Regular Highways: $703,000
Regular Highways: $103,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,343,000
Cash and Securities: $10,127,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $23,988,000
Highways: $4,602,000
Highways: $3,555,000
General Local Government Support: $1,594,000
Public Welfare: $1,582,000
Other: $905,000
Other: $393,000
General Local Government Support: $381,000
Health and Hospitals: $178,000
- Tax - Property: $7,407,000
Property: $6,600,000
Public Utilities Sales: $525,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $513,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $496,000
Public Utilities Sales: $322,000
Other License: $45,000
Other License: $43,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $5,566,000
Butler County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,209,000
Cash and Securities: $191,000
- Charges - Other: $576,000
Other: $506,000
Regular Highways: $80,000
Regular Highways: $1,000
- Construction - General - Other: $887,000
Regular Highways: $195,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $28,403,000
Regular Highways: $6,837,000
Regular Highways: $6,087,000
Police Protection: $2,084,000
Police Protection: $1,969,000
Health - Other: $1,809,000
Financial Administration: $1,242,000
Financial Administration: $1,191,000
General - Other: $1,150,000
General - Other: $639,000
General Public Buildings: $562,000
General Public Buildings: $543,000
Central Staff Services: $539,000
Central Staff Services: $523,000
Natural Resources - Other: $468,000
Natural Resources - Other: $436,000
Correctional Institutions: $376,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $315,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $296,000
Solid Waste Management: $280,000
Public Welfare - Other: $277,000
Solid Waste Management: $247,000
Public Welfare - Other: $242,000
Correctional Institutions: $239,000
Libraries: $84,000
Libraries: $79,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $24,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $17,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $223,000
Interest on Debt: $110,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,175,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,750,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,241,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,818,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $425,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $423,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,046,000
Interest Earnings: $613,000
Rents: $572,000
General Revenue - Other: $352,000
Interest Earnings: $299,000
Sale of Property: $28,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $846,000
Regular Highways: $703,000
Regular Highways: $103,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,343,000
Cash and Securities: $10,127,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $23,988,000
Highways: $4,602,000
Highways: $3,555,000
General Local Government Support: $1,594,000
Public Welfare: $1,582,000
Other: $905,000
Other: $393,000
General Local Government Support: $381,000
Health and Hospitals: $178,000
- Tax - Property: $7,407,000
Property: $6,600,000
Public Utilities Sales: $525,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $513,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $496,000
Public Utilities Sales: $322,000
Other License: $45,000
Other License: $43,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $5,566,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 153
- Number of aged recipients: 8
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 145
- Number of recipients under 18: 26
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 106
- Number of recipients older than 64: 21
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 68
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 59
| Most common first names in Butler County, IA among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 191 | 79.1 years |
| Henry | 133 | 81.1 years |
| George | 109 | 80.3 years |
| William | 108 | 79.6 years |
| Anna | 93 | 84.0 years |
| Mary | 74 | 79.6 years |
| Grace | 72 | 82.3 years |
| Fred | 63 | 80.7 years |
| Minnie | 60 | 86.9 years |
| Harold | 57 | 74.3 years |
| Most common last names in Butler County, IA among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson | 83 | 78.5 years |
| Miller | 83 | 80.6 years |
| Smith | 52 | 74.7 years |
| Kramer | 41 | 81.5 years |
| Meyer | 41 | 80.1 years |
| Dralle | 29 | 81.4 years |
| Uhlenhopp | 29 | 82.4 years |
| Schipper | 26 | 72.1 years |
| Wedeking | 26 | 82.5 years |
| Reints | 26 | 81.1 years |
| Businesses in Butler County, IA | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
| Jimmy John's | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 2 | |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | |||