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Butler, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Butler is a Census city of 13,212 people across 2.72 square miles of land, in Butler County. Median household income is $44,247, 46.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 74 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $37.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Butler
What Butler is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.72 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,860
- County holding the largest share of its areaButler 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
- Population13,212
- Median age38.1
- Population under 182,507
- Share under 1819.0 percent
- Population 65 and over1,642
- Share 65 and over12.4 percent
- Households6,116
- Family households2,719
- Share of households that are families44.5 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$44,247
- Per capita income$30,500
- Civilian labor force6,554
- Employed6,015
- Unemployed539 plus or minus 272
- Unemployment rate8.2 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over9,134
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.6 percent plus or minus 1.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Butler
Housing in Butler
- Housing units7,308
- Occupied units6,116
- Vacant units1,192
- Vacancy rate16.3 percent
- Owner occupied2,822
- Renter occupied3,294
- Ownership rate46.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$108,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$818
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.2 percent
- Single family units4,104
- Share single family56.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,173
- Share in buildings of two or more43.4 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1938
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 commute5,488
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,050
- Share commuting under 15 minutes37.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,804
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more32.9 percent
- Drove alone71.6 percent
- Carpooled11.7 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Public transport1.7 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Walked5.1 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home7.6 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Butler
SBA loans in Butler (7(a))
- Approvals74
- Gross approval$37,576,300
- Average approval$507,788
- Median approval$192,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,455,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported791
- Jobs per approval10.7
- Loans with a final outcome10
- Paid in full10
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more10.8 percent
- Share to franchises14.9 percent
- Distinct lenders21
- Distinct industries by NAICS35
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Butler, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 10 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)
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$6,859,000
- Average approval$685,900
- Median approval$315,000
- Largest approval$2,046,000
- Jobs supported106
- Loans with a final outcome5
- 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 5 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 communityTownship of Butler
- NFIP community number421138
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/02/18
The Township of Butler participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 421138 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.
Butler County, not Butler
Butler County context, not Butler figures
- Establishments in Butler County5,083
- Covered employment, Butler County88,461
- Average annual pay, Butler County$65,579
- Housing units permitted, Butler County976
Every figure in this section is published for Butler 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, Pennsylvania?
13,212, in 6,116 households. Butler city covers 2.72 square miles of land, which is 4,860 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?
Butler 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?
$44,247. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $108,100. Median gross rent is $818 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?
74 7(a) approvals totaling $37.6 m since FY2020, across 21 lenders, median approval $192,500, plus 10 504 approvals worth $6.9 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 10 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, township of, community 421138, 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 Butler 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.