Butler, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 13,933 (All urban)

Butler, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 7,388 (6,715 occupied: 3,020 owner occupied, 3,695 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	55%
State:	29%

Housing density: 2742 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $165,004.

Median contract rent in 2007: $447 (lower quartile is $327, upper quartile is $519)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $464

Median gross rent in Butler, PA in 2007: $540

Housing units in Butler with a mortgage: 1,739 (253 second mortgage, 258 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,024

Butler,PA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $97,330 (it was $68,600 in 2000)

Butler:	$97,330
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $61,771 - $120,594

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $113,275
Here: $113,275
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $53,971
Here: $53,971
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $114,128
Here: $114,128
State: $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $100,744
Here: $100,744
State: $204,155

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $71,456
Here: $71,456
State: $211,072

Mobile homes: $31,731
Here: $31,731
State: $35,442

Household type by relationship

Households: 14,592

In family households: 11,039 (2,527 male householders, 1,100 female householders)
2,398 spouses, 4,261 children (3,892 natural, 115 adopted, 254 stepchildren), 174 grandchildren, 51 brothers or sisters, 111 parents, 124 other relatives, 293 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,553 (1,214 male householders (970 living alone)), 1,851 female householders (1,713 living alone)), 488 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 459 (236 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,558 2-persons, 928 3-persons, 681 4-persons, 296 5-persons, 92 6-persons, 72 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,683 1-person, 316 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

1,950 married couples with children.
1,347 single-parent households (267 men, 1,080 women).

96.5% of residents of Butler speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 222 (1.5%)
(45.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.6
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Butler, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 33 3 rooms: 34 4 rooms: 159 5 rooms: 365 6 rooms: 824 7 rooms: 648 8 rooms: 500 9 or more rooms: 457

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Butler, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 141 2 rooms: 210 3 rooms: 834 4 rooms: 1,045 5 rooms: 670 6 rooms: 409 7 rooms: 181 8 rooms: 130 9 or more rooms: 75

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 14
1995 to 1998: 44
1990 to 1994: 53
1980 to 1989: 177
1970 to 1979: 603
1960 to 1969: 360
1950 to 1959: 835
1940 to 1949: 914
1939 or earlier: 4,388

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Butler:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 100 2 bedrooms: 497 3 bedrooms: 1,619 4 bedrooms: 610 5 or more bedrooms: 194

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Butler:
	no bedroom: 175 1 bedroom: 1,414 2 bedrooms: 1,277 3 bedrooms: 644 4 bedrooms: 138 5 or more bedrooms: 47

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Butler in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 233 1 vehicle: 1,062 2 vehicles: 1,265 3 vehicles: 335 4 vehicles: 78 5 or more vehicles: 47

Cars and other vehicles available in Butler in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,043 1 vehicle: 1,938 2 vehicles: 624 3 vehicles: 74 4 vehicles: 12 5 or more vehicles: 4

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Butler, PA:

Less than $10,000: 3
$10,000 to $14,999: 3
$15,000 to $19,999: 12
$20,000 to $24,999: 9
$25,000 to $29,999: 20
$30,000 to $34,999: 44
$35,000 to $39,999: 35
$40,000 to $49,999: 81
$50,000 to $59,999: 185
$60,000 to $69,999: 204
$70,000 to $79,999: 255
$80,000 to $89,999: 296
$90,000 to $99,999: 329
$100,000 to $124,999: 630
$125,000 to $149,999: 292
$150,000 to $174,999: 151
$175,000 to $199,999: 81
$200,000 to $249,999: 76
$250,000 to $299,999: 34
$300,000 to $399,999: 26
$400,000 to $499,999: 2
$500,000 to $749,999: 7
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 8

Butler rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Butler:

Less than $100: 76 people
$100 to $149: 110
$150 to $199: 198
$200 to $249: 139
$250 to $299: 164
$300 to $349: 250
$350 to $399: 341
$400 to $449: 412
$450 to $499: 430
$500 to $549: 394
$550 to $599: 296
$600 to $649: 170
$650 to $699: 130
$700 to $749: 93
$750 to $799: 54
$800 to $899: 55
$900 to $999: 7
$1,000 to $1,249: 9
$1,250 to $1,499: 2
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 77

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 25 1990 to 1994: 28 1985 to 1989: 22 1980 to 1984: 4 1975 to 1979: 27 1970 to 1974: 15 1970 to 1974: 41 1965 to 1969: 60

Butler, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 84.1%
Number of people working at home: 153 (2.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 359
5 to 9 minutes: 1256
10 to 14 minutes: 1533
15 to 19 minutes: 747
20 to 24 minutes: 366
25 to 29 minutes: 291
30 to 34 minutes: 725
35 to 39 minutes: 119
40 to 44 minutes: 206
45 to 59 minutes: 542
60 to 89 minutes: 312
90 or more minutes: 104

Butler mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,014 (75%)
Carpooled: 861 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 62 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%)
Taxi: 5 (0%)
Motorcycle: 8 (0%)
Bicycle: 18 (0%)
Walked: 505 (8%)
Other means: 81 (1%)
Worked at home: 153 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1169
$10,000 to $14,999: 736
$15,000 to $19,999: 687
$20,000 to $24,999: 739
$25,000 to $29,999: 404
$30,000 to $34,999: 469
$35,000 to $39,999: 396
$40,000 to $44,999: 303
$45,000 to $49,999: 392
$50,000 to $59,999: 384
$60,000 to $74,999: 517
$75,000 to $99,999: 282
$100,000 to $124,999: 98
$125,000 to $149,999: 29
$150,000 to $199,999: 20
$200,000 or more: 67

First ancestries reported:

German: 3285

Italian: 1618

Irish: 1393

English: 770

United States or American: 675

Other groups: 673

Scotch-Irish: 438

Polish: 401

French (except Basque): 244

Scottish: 210

Ukrainian: 200

Dutch: 126

European: 125

Slovak: 103

Czech: 92

Welsh: 84

Russian: 79

Austrian: 65

Hungarian: 63

Pennsylvania German: 58

Czechoslovakian: 49

Subsaharan African:: 44

African: 44

Swedish: 42

Portuguese: 37

Greek: 35

French Canadian: 35

Alsatian: 33

Belgian: 26

Slovene: 21

Syrian: 19

Arab:: 19

Croatian: 19

Northern European: 18

Romanian: 16

Swiss: 15

Slavic: 14

British: 9

Finnish: 9

Lithuanian: 9

Eastern European: 8

Canadian: 8

Yugoslavian: 6

Serbian: 5

Norwegian: 5

Danish: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

United Kingdom (14%)
Mexico (12%)
Other Eastern Africa (9%)
Canada (8%)
Poland (7%)
Portugal (7%)
Hungary (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 12749
Northeast: 460
Midwest: 524
South: 663
West: 294

54% of Butler residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 34
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 25
7th and 8th grade: 113
9th grade: 81
10th grade: 209
11th grade: 171
12th grade, no diploma: 209
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,864
Less than 1 year of college: 218
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 546
Associate degree: 337
Bachelor's degree: 585
Master's degree: 106
Professional school degree: 16
Doctorate degree: 10

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 33
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 31
7th and 8th grade: 237
9th grade: 132
10th grade: 228
11th grade: 225
12th grade, no diploma: 126
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,004
Less than 1 year of college: 498
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 702
Associate degree: 423
Bachelor's degree: 629
Master's degree: 132
Professional school degree: 55
Doctorate degree: 18

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 9.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 63.5%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 54.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $32,512
Black householders: $21,850
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $14,155
Asian householders: $264,423
Some other race householders: $68,505
Two or more races householders: $35,064
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $76,592

Butler household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Butler household income for Some other race householders

Butler household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Butler marital status for males

Butler marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $96,478
Black or African American householders: $66,825
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $159,615
Asian householders: $567,521
Some other race householders: $78,034
Two or more races householders: $106,410
Hispanic or Latino householders: $319,230

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,884
One, attached: 140
Two: 1,244
3 or 4: 724
5 to 9: 347
10 to 19: 323
20 to 49: 166
50 or more: 522
Mobile homes: 38

Median worth of mobile homes: $36,731

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Butler:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (97%) Electricity (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (83%) Electricity (13%) Other fuel (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) No fuel used (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 259

Here:	15.5%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 55

Here:	7.4%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 88

Here:	15.6%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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