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Butler, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Butler is a Census town of 2,386 people across 6.75 square miles of land, in Choctaw County. Median household income is $47,350, 67.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Butler
What Butler is
- Census place typetown
- Land area6.75 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land353
- County holding the largest share of its areaChoctaw County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Butler
How many people live in Butler
- Population2,386
- Median age38.3
- Population under 18673 plus or minus 178
- Share under 1828.2 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Population 65 and over413 plus or minus 115
- Share 65 and over17.3 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Households875
- Family households531 plus or minus 118
- Share of households that are families60.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Butler
Income and work in Butler
- Median household income$47,350 plus or minus $27,212
- Per capita income$28,423
- Civilian labor force959 plus or minus 203
- Employed942 plus or minus 204
- Unemployed17 plus or minus 22
- Unemployment rate1.8 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Adults 25 and over1,562
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher26.5 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.7 percent plus or minus 6.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Butler
Housing in Butler
- Housing units1,063
- Occupied units875
- Vacant units188 plus or minus 102
- Vacancy rate17.7 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Owner occupied592 plus or minus 123
- Renter occupied283 plus or minus 95
- Ownership rate67.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$145,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$744 plus or minus $469
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.9 percent plus or minus 16.1
- Single family units882
- Share single family83.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more146 plus or minus 64
- Share in buildings of two or more13.7 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Mobile homes35 plus or minus 36
- Median year structure built1969
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Butler
How Butler gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute900 plus or minus 201
- Commuting under 15 minutes372 plus or minus 148
- Share commuting under 15 minutes41.3 percent plus or minus 13.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more436 plus or minus 140
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.4 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Drove alone84.2 percent
- Carpooled11.6 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Worked from home2.6 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Butler
Flood risk in Butler
- NFIP communityCity of Butler
- NFIP community number010033
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/03/10
The City of Butler participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010033 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Choctaw County, not Butler
Choctaw County context, not Butler figures
- Establishments in Choctaw County243
- Covered employment, Choctaw County3,299
- Average annual pay, Choctaw County$61,814
- Housing units permitted, Choctaw County0
Every figure in this section is published for Choctaw County as a whole and is not a measurement of Butler.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Butler questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Butler, Alabama?
2,386, in 875 households. Butler town covers 6.75 square miles of land, which is 353 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Butler in?
Choctaw County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Butler?
$47,350. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $145,300. Median gross rent is $744 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Butler in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Butler appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Butler, city of, community 010033, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Butler figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Choctaw County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Butler.
Is zoning published for Butler?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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