Butler County, Pennsylvania (PA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 19,738
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 51,245
Renter-occupied apartments: 17,594 (it was 14,617 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 22% |
State: | 30% |
Land area: 789 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 238 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (24.0%), Manufacturing (13.1%), Retail trade (11.4%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (10.5%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 83%
- Government: 11%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 175,23594.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2,9941.6%Two or more races
- 2,9761.6%Hispanic or Latino
- 2,4281.3%Asian alone
- 1,7040.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1600.09%Some other race alone
- 840.05%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 240.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 43.8 years |
Pennsylvania median age: | 40.8 years |
Males: 92,285 | ![]() |
Females: 95,568 | ![]() |

Butler County: | 2.0 people |
Pennsylvania: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $72,262 ($42,308 in 1999)
This county: | $72,262 |
Pennsylvania: | $63,463 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $738 (lower quartile is $520, upper quartile is $1,104)
This county: | $738 |
State: | $792 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $222,500 (it was $105,300 in 2000)
Butler: | $222,500 |
Pennsylvania: | $192,600 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,548Detached houses: $265,437
Here: $265,437 State: $255,931 Townhouses or other attached units: $256,657
Here: $256,657 State: $201,403 In 2-unit structures: $307,164
Here: $307,164 State: $189,304 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $154,778
Here: $154,778 State: $200,358 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $152,462
Here: $152,462 State: $294,099 Mobile homes: $58,207
Here: $58,207 State: $62,605
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $493
Institutionalized population: 1,950
Health of residents in Butler County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.73.0% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
44.5% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
57.6% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
68.3% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 201 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 162 pounds. This is about average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 797 buildings, average cost: $119,800
- 1998: 986 buildings, average cost: $115,100
- 1999: 958 buildings, average cost: $126,300
- 2000: 857 buildings, average cost: $137,100
- 2001: 930 buildings, average cost: $134,000
- 2002: 917 buildings, average cost: $136,000
- 2003: 889 buildings, average cost: $148,500
- 2004: 838 buildings, average cost: $156,200
- 2005: 913 buildings, average cost: $206,400
- 2006: 699 buildings, average cost: $197,000
- 2007: 681 buildings, average cost: $211,400
- 2008: 487 buildings, average cost: $224,200
- 2009: 352 buildings, average cost: $209,400
- 2010: 463 buildings, average cost: $219,700
- 2011: 429 buildings, average cost: $226,900
- 2012: 395 buildings, average cost: $247,800
- 2013: 542 buildings, average cost: $248,600
- 2014: 564 buildings, average cost: $263,700
- 2015: 779 buildings, average cost: $256,600
- 2016: 735 buildings, average cost: $257,300
- 2017: 728 buildings, average cost: $260,300
- 2018: 666 buildings, average cost: $252,000
- 2019: 771 buildings, average cost: $257,200
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $3,109 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,205 (1.2%)
Butler County: | 7.5% |
Pennsylvania: | 12.0% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 43.8 years old
(Males: 42.7 years old, Females: 45.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.8 years old, Black residents: 31.0 years old, American Indian residents: 47.7 years old, Asian residents: 47.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 30.1 years old, Other race residents: 17.5 years old)
Area name: Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Butler County is $601 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $719 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $894 a month.
Cities in this county include: Butler, Fernway, Homeacre-Lyndora, Shanor-Northvue, Zelienople, Meridian, Slippery Rock, Fox Run, Meadowood, Oak Hills.
Neighboring counties: Dukes County, Massachusetts , Eureka County, Nevada
, Cheyenne County, Nebraska
, Fulton County, Indiana
, Weber County, Utah
, Indiana County
, Seward County, Nebraska
.
Here: | 5.0% |
Pennsylvania: | 6.1% |
Current college students: 10,254
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 95.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 37.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 4,103 (66.1% naturalized citizens)
Butler County: | 2.2% |
Whole state: | 7.0% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1,1982010 or later
- 1,2372000 to 2009
- 7761990 to 1999
- 5751980 to 1989
- 3321970 to 1979
- 746Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 63.6%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 58,511
- One, attached: 6,304
- Two: 1,498
- 3 or 4: 1,937
- 5 to 9: 1,715
- 10 to 19: 2,638
- 20 to 49: 1,459
- 50 or more: 3,885
- Mobile homes: 6,924
Housing units in Butler County with a mortgage: 34,082 (474 second mortgage, 5,655 home equity loan, 52 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 25,305
Here: | 57.6% with mortgage |
State: | 59.1% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Butler County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 54,600 | 25 |
Mainline Protestant | 28,835 | 95 |
Evangelical Protestant | 21,100 | 92 |
Other | 4,288 | 11 |
Orthodox | 310 | 4 |
None | 74,729 | - |
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:
Butler County: | 1.87 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. |
Pennsylvania: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Pennsylvania: | 0.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Butler County: | 3.30 / 10,000 pop. |
Pennsylvania: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 6.49 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Butler County: | 8.0% |
Pennsylvania: | 9.1% |
Butler County: | 25.1% |
State: | 27.2% |
Here: | 10.4% |
State: | 11.5% |
Agriculture in Butler County:
Average size of farms: 123 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $27,648
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $221.66
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 19.08%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 48.90%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $29,860
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 51.97%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.88%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $56,795
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.02%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 14.63
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 19.94%
Corn for grain: 14291 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2550 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 3282 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1,326 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 153 acres
Earthquake activity:
Butler County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 58% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 49.3 miles away from Butler County center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 230.9 miles away from the county center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 81.6 miles away from the county center
On 12/31/2011 at 20:05:01, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 43.0 miles away from the county center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 282.5 miles away from Butler County center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 207.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Pennsylvania Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4506-PA: March 30, 2020, FEMA Id: 4506, Natural disaster type: Other
- Pennsylvania Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3356: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3356, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Pennsylvania Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 05, 2010 to February 11, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1898: April 16, 2010, FEMA Id: 1898, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
- Pennsylvania Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3235: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3235, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Pennsylvania Tropical Depression Ivan, Incident Period: September 17, 2004 to October 01, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1557: September 19, 2004, FEMA Id: 1557, Natural disaster type: Tropical Depression
- Pennsylvania Severe Storms and Flooding associated with Tropical Depression Frances, Incident Period: September 08, 2004 to September 09, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1555: September 19, 2004, FEMA Id: 1555, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Tropical Depression
- Pennsylvania Flooding, Incident Period: January 19, 1996 to February 01, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1093: January 21, 1996, FEMA Id: 1093, Natural disaster type: Flood
- Pennsylvania Severe Snowfall and Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3105: March 16, 1993, FEMA Id: 3105, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
- Pennsylvania SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: August 19, 1980, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-629: August 19, 1980, FEMA Id: 629, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Pennsylvania Tropical Storm Agnes, Incident Period: June 23, 1972, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-340: June 23, 1972, FEMA Id: 340, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
The number of natural disasters in Butler County (10) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 3
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 79,840 (83.7%)
- Carpooled: 6,924 (7.3%)
- Bus: 468 (0.5%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 855 (0.9%)
- Walked: 2,694 (2.8%)
- Worked at home: 4,653 (4.9%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Retail trade (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (31%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Management occupations (15%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
- Transportation occupations (7%)
- Architecture and engineering occupations (7%)
- Production occupations (6%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (14%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
- India (17%)
- Germany (8%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
- Canada (5%)
- Mexico (5%)
- Brazil (4%)
- Korea (4%)
- German (26%)
- American (11%)
- Italian (10%)
- Irish (9%)
- Polish (5%)
- English (4%)
- European (3%)
People in group quarters in Butler County, Pennsylvania in 2000:
- 2,553 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 2,206 people in nursing homes
- 635 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 296 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 151 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 151 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 132 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 96 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 94 people in other group homes
- 89 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
- 39 people in religious group quarters
- 35 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 30 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 21 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 16 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 14 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 8 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
People in group quarters in Butler County, Pennsylvania in 2010:
- 2,865 people in college/university student housing
- 1,299 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 280 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 231 people in group homes intended for adults
- 207 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 205 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 142 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 94 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 80 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 72 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 15 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
5.13% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($78,463 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.13% |
Pennsylvania average: | 4.58% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.68% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($53,592 average AGI)
1.45% relocated from other states ($24,872 average AGI)
Butler County: 1.45% Pennsylvania average: 1.90%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Allegheny County, PA | ![]() |
from Beaver County, PA | ![]() |
from Lawrence County, PA | ![]() |
from Westmoreland County, PA | ![]() |
from Armstrong County, PA | ![]() |
from Mercer County, PA | ![]() |
from Venango County, PA | ![]() |
5.10% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($75,347 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.10% |
Pennsylvania average: | 4.96% |
0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,340 average AGI)
Butler County: 0.03% Pennsylvania average: 0.04%
3.12% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($36,569 average AGI)
1.95% relocated to other states ($37,438 average AGI)
Butler County: 1.95% Pennsylvania average: 2.27%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Allegheny County, PA | ![]() |
to Beaver County, PA | ![]() |
to Lawrence County, PA | ![]() |
to Armstrong County, PA | ![]() |
to Mercer County, PA | ![]() |
to Westmoreland County, PA | ![]() |
to Venango County, PA | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.6
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.3
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.6%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 30,405 (25,834 aged, 4,571 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,911 (4%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Butler County, Pennsylvania in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (3,371)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (2,197)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,885)
- Unspecified dementia (1,777)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,705)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (1,285)
- Congestive heart failure (1,261)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (1,167)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (791)
- Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (649)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9,063
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 240
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 28,001
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,118
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,061
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 15
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 47
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 76
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 14
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 103.4. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 69.0
- Other - 34.5
Household type by relationship:
Households: 187,853- Male householders: 40,696 (11,239 living alone), Female householders: 37,224 (12,917 living alone)
42,527 spouses (42,450 opposite-sex spouses), 3,314 unmarried partners, (3,184 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 49,882 children (46,956 natural, 888 adopted, 2,038 stepchildren), 2,290 grandchildren, 806 brothers or sisters, 1,126 parents, 0 foster children, 1,354 other relatives, 2,965 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 5,669
Size of family households: 23,839 2-persons, 10,594 3-persons, 10,118 4-persons, 3,418 5-persons, 1,512 6-persons, 590 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 24,156 1-person, 3,456 2-persons, 148 3-persons, 89 4-persons.
29,882 married couples with children.
4,597 single-parent households (547 men, 4,050 women).
96.2% of residents of Butler speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,230,934,000 ($6,813 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $36,515,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $449,856,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $250,101,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,428,000
Federal grants: $145,409,000
Federal procurement contracts: $300,206,000 ($19,143,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $82,934,000 ($5,322,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,574,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $48,956,000
Federal Government insurance: $70,429,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 10,892Here: | 60 per 1000 residents |
State: | 61 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 9,154
Here: | 50 per 1000 residents |
State: | 54 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +457
Here: | +3 per 1000 residents |
State: | +8 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +6,125
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Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.32 millions of gallons per day (17% from ground, 83% from surface)
Here: | 7.0 |
State: | 6.7 |
Here: | 4.4 |
State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Butler County, Pennsylvania
- 4,3302014 or later
- 2,1742010 to 2013
- 12,1302000 to 2009
- 13,8581990 to 1999
- 8,8611980 to 1989
- 12,5931970 to 1979
- 6,6831960 to 1969
- 8,2901950 to 1959
- 4,3031940 to 1949
- 11,6491939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Butler County, Pennsylvania
- 911 room
- 752 rooms
- 3793 rooms
- 3,2384 rooms
- 7,9065 rooms
- 12,8006 rooms
- 10,7047 rooms
- 9,0468 rooms
- 15,1489+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Butler County, Pennsylvania
- 1,3101 room
- 1,0282 rooms
- 4,0043 rooms
- 3,4114 rooms
- 4,2275 rooms
- 2,3476 rooms
- 1,3297 rooms
- 6508 rooms
- 2279+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Butler County, Pennsylvania
- 103no bedroom
- 5431 bedroom
- 9,0302 bedrooms
- 29,2313 bedrooms
- 17,3444 bedrooms
- 3,1365+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Butler County, Pennsylvania
- 1,426no bedroom
- 5,0731 bedroom
- 6,4402 bedrooms
- 4,7353 bedrooms
- 3984 bedrooms
- 4615+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Butler County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 767no vehicle
- 13,8221 vehicle
- 27,8022 vehicles
- 10,9473 vehicles
- 3,9094 vehicles
- 2,1405+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Butler County in renter-occupied apartments
- 4,019no vehicle
- 9,5231 vehicle
- 3,7632 vehicles
- 9253 vehicles
- 1924 vehicles
- 1115+ vehicles
88.6% of Butler County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Pennsylvania.
Butler County: | 88.6% |
State average: | 87.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 155,685
- Other state: 27,573
- Northeast: 4,802
- Midwest: 10,601
- South: 9,204
- West: 2,966
- 70.3%Utility gas
- 13.9%Electricity
- 8.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.1%Wood
- 0.3%Other fuel
- 0.2%Coal or coke
- 0.2%No fuel used
- 0.1%Solar energy
- 49.4%Utility gas
- 39.2%Electricity
- 7.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.3%Wood
- 0.2%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 12.6% |
Pennsylvania: | 13.5% |
Here: | 8.2% |
Pennsylvania: | 13.5% |
Here: | 13.8% |
Pennsylvania: | 38.5% |
Butler County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $10,256,000
Parks and Recreation: $112,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $495,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $18,903,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $16,913,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $15,020,000
Correctional Institutions: $11,843,000
Health - Other: $11,208,000
Corrections - Other: $4,876,000
General - Other: $3,337,000
Police Protection: $3,160,000
Central Staff Services: $2,804,000
Financial Administration: $2,794,000
General Public Buildings: $1,820,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,128,000
Natural Resources - Other: $794,000
Housing and Community Development: $563,000
Regular Highways: $416,000
Solid Waste Management: $182,000
Air Transportation: $80,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $1,225,000
Other: $14,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,804,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $95,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $53,209,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,548,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,010,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,349,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,221,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,018,000
Rents: $644,000
Interest Earnings: $360,000
Donations From Private Sources: $27,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $6,294,000
Central Staff Services: $2,939,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,024,000
Housing and Community Development: $710,000
Correctional Institutions: $264,000
Public Welfare - Other: $222,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $72,000
Natural Resources - Other: $61,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $42,178,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $22,637,000
Other: $16,906,000
Health and Hospitals: $10,513,000
General Local Government Support: $1,546,000
Highways: $826,000
- Tax - Property: $49,480,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,321,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $32,247,000
Butler County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $10,256,000
Parks and Recreation: $112,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $495,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $18,903,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $16,913,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $15,020,000
Correctional Institutions: $11,843,000
Health - Other: $11,208,000
Corrections - Other: $4,876,000
General - Other: $3,337,000
Police Protection: $3,160,000
Central Staff Services: $2,804,000
Financial Administration: $2,794,000
General Public Buildings: $1,820,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,128,000
Natural Resources - Other: $794,000
Housing and Community Development: $563,000
Regular Highways: $416,000
Solid Waste Management: $182,000
Air Transportation: $80,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $1,225,000
Other: $14,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,804,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $95,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $53,209,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,548,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,010,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,349,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,221,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,018,000
Rents: $644,000
Interest Earnings: $360,000
Donations From Private Sources: $27,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $6,294,000
Central Staff Services: $2,939,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,024,000
Housing and Community Development: $710,000
Correctional Institutions: $264,000
Public Welfare - Other: $222,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $72,000
Natural Resources - Other: $61,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $42,178,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $22,637,000
Other: $16,906,000
Health and Hospitals: $10,513,000
General Local Government Support: $1,546,000
Highways: $826,000
- Tax - Property: $49,480,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,321,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $32,247,000
Butler County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $10,256,000
Parks and Recreation: $112,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $495,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $18,903,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $16,913,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $15,020,000
Correctional Institutions: $11,843,000
Health - Other: $11,208,000
Corrections - Other: $4,876,000
General - Other: $3,337,000
Police Protection: $3,160,000
Central Staff Services: $2,804,000
Financial Administration: $2,794,000
General Public Buildings: $1,820,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,128,000
Natural Resources - Other: $794,000
Housing and Community Development: $563,000
Regular Highways: $416,000
Solid Waste Management: $182,000
Air Transportation: $80,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $1,225,000
Other: $14,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,804,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $95,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $53,209,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,548,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,010,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,349,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,221,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,018,000
Rents: $644,000
Interest Earnings: $360,000
Donations From Private Sources: $27,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $6,294,000
Central Staff Services: $2,939,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,024,000
Housing and Community Development: $710,000
Correctional Institutions: $264,000
Public Welfare - Other: $222,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $72,000
Natural Resources - Other: $61,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $42,178,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $22,637,000
Other: $16,906,000
Health and Hospitals: $10,513,000
General Local Government Support: $1,546,000
Highways: $826,000
- Tax - Property: $49,480,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,321,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $32,247,000
Butler County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $10,256,000
Parks and Recreation: $112,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $495,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $18,903,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $16,913,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $15,020,000
Correctional Institutions: $11,843,000
Health - Other: $11,208,000
Corrections - Other: $4,876,000
General - Other: $3,337,000
Police Protection: $3,160,000
Central Staff Services: $2,804,000
Financial Administration: $2,794,000
General Public Buildings: $1,820,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,128,000
Natural Resources - Other: $794,000
Housing and Community Development: $563,000
Regular Highways: $416,000
Solid Waste Management: $182,000
Air Transportation: $80,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $1,225,000
Other: $14,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,804,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $95,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $53,209,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,548,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,010,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,349,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,221,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,018,000
Rents: $644,000
Interest Earnings: $360,000
Donations From Private Sources: $27,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $6,294,000
Central Staff Services: $2,939,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,024,000
Housing and Community Development: $710,000
Correctional Institutions: $264,000
Public Welfare - Other: $222,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $72,000
Natural Resources - Other: $61,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $42,178,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $22,637,000
Other: $16,906,000
Health and Hospitals: $10,513,000
General Local Government Support: $1,546,000
Highways: $826,000
- Tax - Property: $49,480,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,321,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $32,247,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 3,143
- Number of aged recipients: 225
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,918
- Number of recipients under 18: 513
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,181
- Number of recipients older than 64: 449
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,119
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,498
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 39 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 593 | $155,179 | 1,262 | $176,458 | 4,349 | $170,898 | 542 | $50,546 | 2 | $1,766,000 | 128 | $123,242 | 124 | $64,089 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 20 | $166,250 | 99 | $190,182 | 361 | $176,474 | 37 | $68,541 | 2 | $290,000 | 15 | $129,467 | 29 | $58,379 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 72 | $136,139 | 161 | $120,329 | 1,211 | $155,086 | 273 | $43,509 | 2 | $45,000 | 54 | $72,148 | 145 | $59,690 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 68 | $146,382 | 106 | $188,642 | 791 | $171,005 | 80 | $51,538 | 1 | $142,000 | 20 | $70,950 | 21 | $79,476 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 9 | $136,889 | 21 | $143,571 | 191 | $164,864 | 13 | $78,308 | 2 | $364,000 | 3 | $74,333 | 9 | $84,667 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 38 full tracts) | ||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 241 | $190,282 | 144 | $209,806 | 1 | $101,000 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 59 | $160,186 | 52 | $213,962 | 1 | $62,000 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 17 | $174,824 | 15 | $199,733 | 2 | $129,500 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 10 | $210,400 | 5 | $237,800 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 2 | $186,500 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Most common first names in Butler County, PA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 1,487 | 75.3 years |
Mary | 1,422 | 81.5 years |
William | 1,247 | 74.4 years |
Robert | 854 | 70.6 years |
James | 843 | 73.0 years |
Charles | 760 | 75.6 years |
Margaret | 751 | 80.4 years |
Helen | 721 | 80.7 years |
George | 679 | 76.4 years |
Joseph | 648 | 75.3 years |
Most common last names in Butler County, PA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Miller | 466 | 77.2 years |
Smith | 347 | 76.2 years |
Thompson | 181 | 77.4 years |
Campbell | 171 | 78.4 years |
Brown | 165 | 76.6 years |
Graham | 137 | 77.4 years |
Young | 135 | 75.9 years |
Snyder | 134 | 76.3 years |
Wilson | 125 | 78.8 years |
Davis | 125 | 77.7 years |
Businesses in Butler County, PA | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
7-Eleven | 9 | LensCrafters | 1 | |
ALDI | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 2 | |
AT&T | 4 | Long John Silver's | 2 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 4 | Lowe's | 2 | |
Aeropostale | 1 | Marriott | 4 | |
American Eagle Outfitters | 2 | Marshalls | 1 | |
Ann Taylor | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 10 | |
Applebee's | 2 | Mazda | 1 | |
Arby's | 4 | McDonald's | 9 | |
AutoZone | 1 | Motel 6 | 2 | |
Barnes & Noble | 1 | Motherhood Maternity | 1 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | New Balance | 7 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | New York & Co | 1 | |
Blockbuster | 1 | Nike | 12 | |
Buffalo Wild Wings | 1 | Nissan | 1 | |
Burger King | 5 | OfficeMax | 1 | |
CVS | 1 | Old Country Buffet | 1 | |
Carson Pirie Scott | 1 | Old Navy | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 2 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 1 | On The Border | 1 | |
Chico's | 1 | Panera Bread | 2 | |
Chipotle | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
Chuck E. Cheese's | 1 | Payless | 2 | |
Coldwater Creek | 1 | Penske | 2 | |
Comfort Inn | 3 | PetSmart | 1 | |
Costco | 1 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
Cricket Wireless | 2 | Pizza Hut | 5 | |
Curves | 4 | Plato's Closet | 1 | |
DHL | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 8 | RadioShack | 3 | |
Days Inn | 1 | Red Lobster | 1 | |
Deb | 1 | Red Robin | 1 | |
Dennys | 1 | Red Roof Inn | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 2 | Rite Aid | 9 | |
DressBarn | 1 | Rue21 | 1 | |
Dressbarn | 1 | Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing | 1 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 2 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
Famous Footwear | 2 | Sam's Club | 1 | |
FedEx | 26 | Sears | 3 | |
Finish Line | 1 | Shoe Carnival | 1 | |
Firestone Complete Auto Care | 1 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 2 | |
GNC | 6 | Staples | 2 | |
GameStop | 4 | Starbucks | 3 | |
Goodwill | 1 | Subaru | 1 | |
Gymboree | 1 | Subway | 17 | |
H&R Block | 6 | Super 8 | 2 | |
Hilton | 1 | T-Mobile | 7 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | T.J.Maxx | 2 | |
Home Depot | 2 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
Honda | 1 | Talbots | 1 | |
Hot Topic | 1 | Target | 2 | |
Houlihan's | 1 | The Room Place | 1 | |
Hyatt | 1 | Toyota | 2 | |
Hyundai | 1 | Toys"R"Us | 3 | |
JCPenney | 1 | True Value | 2 | |
JoS. A. Bank | 1 | U-Haul | 9 | |
Jones New York | 6 | UPS | 31 | |
Justice | 2 | Verizon Wireless | 4 | |
KFC | 1 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
Kmart | 1 | Walgreens | 4 | |
Kohl's | 2 | Walmart | 2 | |
La-Z-Boy | 3 | Wendy's | 3 | |
Lane Bryant | 1 | YMCA | 3 | |
Lane Furniture | 4 |
Butler County on our top lists:
- #51 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
- #51 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
- #66 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"