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Lake Butler, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Lake Butler is a Census city of 1,601 people across 2.36 square miles of land, in Union County. Median household income is $49,922, 42.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lake Butler
What Lake Butler is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.36 sq mi
- Water area0.14 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land679
- County holding the largest share of its areaUnion 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.
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How many people live in Lake Butler
- Population1,601
- Median age35.1
- Population under 18537 plus or minus 138
- Share under 1833.5 percent
- Population 65 and over346 plus or minus 97
- Share 65 and over21.6 percent
- Households649 plus or minus 132
- Family households398 plus or minus 89
- Share of households that are families61.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Lake Butler
- Median household income$49,922 plus or minus $12,709
- Per capita income$21,864
- Civilian labor force530 plus or minus 143
- Employed465 plus or minus 130
- Unemployed65 plus or minus 50
- Unemployment rate12.3 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Adults 25 and over994
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.3 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.3 percent plus or minus 6.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Lake Butler
- Housing units695
- Occupied units649 plus or minus 132
- Vacant units46 plus or minus 44
- Vacancy rate6.6 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Owner occupied273 plus or minus 94
- Renter occupied376 plus or minus 114
- Ownership rate42.1 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Median owner-occupied home value$167,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$774
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.6 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Single family units345 plus or minus 91
- Share single family49.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more182 plus or minus 86
- Share in buildings of two or more26.2 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Mobile homes165 plus or minus 90
- Median year structure built1973
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Lake Butler gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute451 plus or minus 127
- Commuting under 15 minutes140 plus or minus 70
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.0 percent plus or minus 12.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more218 plus or minus 78
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.3 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Drove alone82.9 percent
- Carpooled10.5 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Worked from home4.9 percent plus or minus 6.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Lake Butler (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$1,467,800
- Average approval$293,560
- Median approval$100,000
- Largest approval$950,000
- Jobs supported17
- Jobs per approval3.4
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lake Butler, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Lake Butler
- NFIP communityCity of Lake Butler
- NFIP community number120595
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/02/18
The City of Lake Butler participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 120595 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.
Union County, not Lake Butler
Union County context, not Lake Butler figures
- Establishments in Union County148
- Covered employment, Union County3,543
- Average annual pay, Union County$52,907
- Housing units permitted, Union County45
Every figure in this section is published for Union County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lake 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
Lake Butler questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lake Butler, Florida?
1,601, in 649 households. Lake Butler city covers 2.36 square miles of land, which is 679 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lake Butler in?
Union 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 Lake Butler?
$49,922. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $167,800. Median gross rent is $774 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lake Butler businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $1.5 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $100,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lake Butler, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lake Butler borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Lake Butler. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Lake Butler in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lake Butler appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lake Butler, city of, community 120595, 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 Lake Butler figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Union 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 Lake Butler.
Is zoning published for Lake Butler?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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