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Butler, Kentucky: commercial real estate data.
Butler is a Census city of 515 people across 0.19 square miles of land, in Pendleton County. Median household income is $45,341, 55.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Butler
What Butler is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.19 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,712 plus or minus 695
- County holding the largest share of its areaPendleton 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
- Population515 plus or minus 132
- Median age49.6 plus or minus 13.0
- Population under 18109 plus or minus 54
- Share under 1821.2 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Population 65 and over119 plus or minus 58
- Share 65 and over23.1 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Households231 plus or minus 65
- Family households108 plus or minus 39
- Share of households that are families46.8 percent plus or minus 10.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Butler
Income and work in Butler
- Median household income$45,341 plus or minus $17,651
- Per capita income$23,712 plus or minus $4,865
- Civilian labor force200 plus or minus 78
- Employed186 plus or minus 74
- Unemployed14 plus or minus 19
- Unemployment rate7.0 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Adults 25 and over368 plus or minus 83
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher68.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.5 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.3 percent plus or minus 6.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Butler
Housing in Butler
- Housing units314 plus or minus 84
- Occupied units231 plus or minus 65
- Vacant units83 plus or minus 48
- Vacancy rate26.4 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Owner occupied127 plus or minus 48
- Renter occupied104 plus or minus 40
- Ownership rate55.0 percent plus or minus 13.9
- Median owner-occupied home value$158,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$794
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.0 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Single family units203 plus or minus 63
- Share single family64.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more111 plus or minus 60
- Share in buildings of two or more35.4 percent plus or minus 16.7
- Mobile homes0
- 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 commute160 plus or minus 69
- Commuting under 15 minutes15 plus or minus 12
- Share commuting under 15 minutes9.4 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more92 plus or minus 38
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more57.5 percent plus or minus 34.3
- Drove alone68.5 percent
- Carpooled21.3 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home10.1 percent plus or minus 11.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Butler
SBA loans in Butler (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$4,991,000
- Average approval$1,663,667
- Median approval$50,000
- Largest approval$4,911,000
- Jobs supported109
- Jobs per approval36.3
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Butler, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 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.
Butler
SBA loans in Butler (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$231,000
- Average approval$231,000
- Median approval$231,000
- Largest approval$231,000
- Jobs supported13
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Butler, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Butler
Flood risk in Butler
- NFIP communityCity of Butler
- NFIP community number210188
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date06/18/13
The City of Butler participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 210188 and carries Community Rating System class 7, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Pendleton County, not Butler
Pendleton County context, not Butler figures
- Establishments in Pendleton County172
- Covered employment, Pendleton County2,239
- Average annual pay, Pendleton County$54,453
- Housing units permitted, Pendleton County0
Every figure in this section is published for Pendleton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Butler.
All Pendleton County figures →
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, Kentucky?
515, in 231 households. Butler city covers 0.19 square miles of land, which is 2,712 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?
Pendleton 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?
$45,341. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $158,200. Median gross rent is $794 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Butler businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $5.0 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $50,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $231,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Butler, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Butler borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Butler. Only 2 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 Butler in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Butler appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Butler, city of, community 210188, carrying Community Rating System class 7, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Pendleton 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.