County population in 2014: 185,943 (58% urban, 42% rural); it was 174,083 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 35,503 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: 236 people per square mile (high).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Butler County: 93.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (30.0%), Educational, health and social services (12.9%), Manufacturing (10.2%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $2,704 (1.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $1,943 (1.2%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 9.7%
(9.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 21.8% for Black residents, 19.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 27.1% for American Indian residents, 16.7% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 8.7% for other race residents, 23.8% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 9.7%
Butler County:
9.7%
Pennsylvania:
13.2%
(9.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 21.4% for Black residents, 18.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 27.0% for American Indian residents, 16.7% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 7.2% for other race residents, 21.7% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2015: 43 years old
(Males: 41 years old, Females: 44 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44 years old, Black residents: 31 years old, American Indian residents: 58 years old, Asian residents: 52 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27 years old, Other race residents: 27 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.
Current college students: 10,254 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.8% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,505 (48% naturalized citizens)
Butler County:
1.4%
Whole state:
4.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 604
1990 to 1994: 248
1985 to 1989: 348
1980 to 1984: 227
1975 to 1979: 201
1970 to 1974: 131
1970 to 1974: 157
1965 to 1969: 589
Note: State values scaled to Butler County population
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: 48,393
One, attached: 2,710
Two: 2,522
3 or 4: 2,083
5 to 9: 1,625
10 to 19: 1,604
20 or more: 2,131
Mobile homes: 8,760
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 40
Housing units in Butler County with a mortgage: 25,635 (2,407 second mortgage, 4,854 home equity loan, 179 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 13,120
Here:
66.1% with mortgage
State:
62.2% 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
-
Butler County Religion Details
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: 34
Butler County:
1.87 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
Here:
0.17 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:
0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 10
This county:
0.55 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:
0.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 60
Butler County:
3.30 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:
2.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 118
This county:
6.49 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.12 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Butler County:
8.0%
Pennsylvania:
9.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Butler County:
25.1%
State:
27.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
10.4%
State:
11.5%
Agriculture in Butler County:
Average size of farms: 123 acres Average 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 near Pennsylvania state average. It is 85% 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 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 1/26/2001 at 03:03:20, a magnitude 4.4 (3.9 MB, 4.4 LG, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 86.8 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 the 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 Butler County center On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 356.0 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 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 (9) is smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6 Emergencies Declared: 3
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
Transportation occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
Sales and related occupations (14%)
Education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Management occupations (8%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
Personal care and service occupations (7%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
United Kingdom (14%)
India (12%)
Germany (9%)
Canada (8%)
Mexico (4%)
Philippines (4%)
Korea (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Butler County (%):
German (35%)
Irish (12%)
Italian (11%)
English (7%)
United States or American (6%)
Polish (5%)
Scotch-Irish (4%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 68,850 (85%)
Carpooled: 6,717 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 244 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 15 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 7 (0%)
Railroad: 5 (0%)
Ferryboat: 23 (0%)
Taxi: 19 (0%)
Motorcycle: 36 (0%)
Bicycle: 43 (0%)
Walked: 2,269 (3%)
Other means: 338 (0%)
Worked at home: 2,538 (3%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
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 mentally retarded
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
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $66,931.
4.77% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($60,092 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.77%
Pennsylvania average:
4.35%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.23% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($36,592 average AGI)
1.54% relocated from other states ($23,500 average AGI)
Butler County:
1.54%
Pennsylvania average:
1.90%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
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 2014: 10.0
Births per 1000 population in Butler County
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 2014: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population in Butler County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.3 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Butler County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 8.6% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 4.5%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Butler County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Butler County
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%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Butler County, Pennsylvania in 1999 - 2014:
Atherosclerotic heart disease (2,698)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,672)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (953)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (895)
Pneumonia, unspecified (648)
Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (497)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.11 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.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 69.0
Other - 34.5
Household type by relationship:
Households: 178,372
In family households: 149,721 (38,796 male householders, 10,644 female householders)
40,667 spouses, 51,475 children (48,169 natural, 1,259 adopted, 2,047 stepchildren), 2,141 grandchildren, 835 brothers or sisters, 1,050 parents, 743 other relatives, 2,611 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 28,651 (10,968 male householders (8,682 living alone)), 12,427 female householders (10,642 living alone)), 5,256 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 5,490 (1,950 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 22,522 2-persons, 11,152 3-persons, 9,970 4-persons, 4,124 5-persons, 1,238 6-persons, 434 7-or-more-persons.
33,649 married couples with children.
6,640 single-parent households (1,666 men, 4,974 women).
96.9% of residents of Butler County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (86% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 5% speak English not 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: 10,892
Here:
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
Here:
+34 per 1000 residents
State:
-2 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Butler County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.32 millions of gallons per day (17% from ground, 83% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.3
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.3
State:
4.2
Year house built
2014 or later: 338
2010 to 2013: 2,249
2000 to 2009: 11,007
1990 to 1999: 13,177
1980 to 1989: 9,830
1970 to 1979: 11,597
1960 to 1969: 6,348
1950 to 1959: 8,847
1940 to 1949: 4,764
1939 or earlier: 12,630
Note: State values scaled to Butler population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Butler County, Pennsylvania
Note: State values scaled to Butler County population
no vehicle: 1,444
1 vehicle: 12,848
2 vehicles: 25,243
3 vehicles: 8,557
4 vehicles: 2,360
5+ vehicles: 793
no vehicle: 2,340
1 vehicle: 7,308
2 vehicles: 4,006
3 vehicles: 760
4 vehicles: 145
5+ vehicles: 58
64% of Butler County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Pennsylvania.
Butler County:
63.7%
State average:
64.4%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 149,121
Northeast: 5,120
Midwest: 7,522
South: 7,155
West: 1,938
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $105,300
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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