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Butler, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Butler is a Census city of 4,668 people across 4.07 square miles of land, in Bates County. Median household income is $42,151, 59.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 9 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $4.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Butler
What Butler is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.07 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,148
- County holding the largest share of its areaBates 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
- Population4,668
- Median age36.3
- Population under 181,117
- Share under 1823.9 percent
- Population 65 and over935
- Share 65 and over20.0 percent
- Households1,794
- Family households1,115
- Share of households that are families62.2 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$42,151
- Per capita income$24,059
- Civilian labor force1,806
- Employed1,624
- Unemployed182 plus or minus 93
- Unemployment rate10.1 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Adults 25 and over3,263
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.0 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.2 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Butler
Housing in Butler
- Housing units2,007
- Occupied units1,794
- Vacant units213 plus or minus 106
- Vacancy rate10.6 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Owner occupied1,061
- Renter occupied733 plus or minus 168
- Ownership rate59.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$145,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$893 plus or minus $210
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.4 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Single family units1,650
- Share single family82.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more339 plus or minus 116
- Share in buildings of two or more16.9 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Mobile homes18 plus or minus 28
- Median year structure built1965
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 commute1,493
- Commuting under 15 minutes776 plus or minus 164
- Share commuting under 15 minutes52.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more565 plus or minus 165
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more37.8 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Drove alone88.1 percent
- Carpooled4.4 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home5.3 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Butler
SBA loans in Butler (7(a))
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$4,180,400
- Average approval$464,489
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$2,150,000
- Jobs supported46
- Jobs per approval5.1
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term84 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Butler, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 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)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$1,041,000
- Average approval$347,000
- Median approval$366,000
- Largest approval$557,000
- Jobs supported7
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 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 number290026
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/03/10(M)
The City of Butler participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290026 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.
Bates County, not Butler
Bates County context, not Butler figures
- Establishments in Bates County344
- Covered employment, Bates County3,673
- Average annual pay, Bates County$42,876
- Housing units permitted, Bates County9
Every figure in this section is published for Bates 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, Missouri?
4,668, in 1,794 households. Butler city covers 4.07 square miles of land, which is 1,148 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?
Bates 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?
$42,151. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $145,400. Median gross rent is $893 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?
9 7(a) approvals totaling $4.2 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $1.0 m 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 3 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 290026, 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 Bates 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.