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Butler, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Butler is a Census CDP of 127 people across 0.76 square miles of land, lying across Johnson County and Carter County. Median household income is $64,188, 87.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
This is a small place, and the figures below carry wide margins.
The American Community Survey reaches Butler through a sample, not a count, and in a place this size that sample is thin. The population estimate here is 127 with a margin of error of plus or minus 120, which is 94.5 percent of the estimate itself. Every figure whose margin reaches 20 percent is printed with that margin beside it, so you can see the width of each one rather than having to assume it.
Nothing has been removed or adjusted. These are the published federal estimates, shown with the uncertainty the Census publishes alongside them.
Butler
What Butler is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area0.76 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land166 plus or minus 157
- County holding the largest share of its areaJohnson County, 90.6 percent
- Counties this place lies inJohnson County 90.6 percent, Carter County 9.4 percent
Butler crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
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
- Population127 plus or minus 120
- Median age59.3 plus or minus 24.1
- Population under 1810 plus or minus 22
- Share under 187.9 percent plus or minus 15.7
- Population 65 and over55 plus or minus 46
- Share 65 and over43.3 percent plus or minus 54.6
- Households47 plus or minus 37
- Family households41 plus or minus 35
- Share of households that are families87.2 percent plus or minus 28.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Butler
Income and work in Butler
- Median household income$64,188
- Per capita income$27,989 plus or minus $12,536
- Civilian labor force56 plus or minus 63
- Employed56 plus or minus 63
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over117 plus or minus 114
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher36.8 percent plus or minus 46.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher6.8 percent plus or minus 15.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Butler
Housing in Butler
- Housing units94 plus or minus 59
- Occupied units47 plus or minus 37
- Vacant units47 plus or minus 43
- Vacancy rate50.0 percent plus or minus 33.3
- Owner occupied41 plus or minus 35
- Renter occupied6 plus or minus 10
- Ownership rate87.2 percent plus or minus 28.8
- Single family units68 plus or minus 51
- Share single family72.3 percent plus or minus 29.6
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes26 plus or minus 30
- Median year structure built1957
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 commute22 plus or minus 35
- Commuting under 15 minutes4 plus or minus 17
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.2 percent plus or minus 69.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more0
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more0.0 percent
- Drove alone32.1 percent plus or minus 44.2
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home60.7 percent plus or minus 57.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Butler
SBA loans in Butler (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$3,538,000
- Average approval$1,769,000
- Median approval$1,769,000
- Largest approval$3,438,000
- Jobs supported10
- Jobs per approval5.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term210 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Butler, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Johnson County, not Butler
Johnson County context, not Butler figures
- Establishments in Johnson County256
- Covered employment, Johnson County4,274
- Average annual pay, Johnson County$53,592
- Housing units permitted, Johnson County6
Every figure in this section is published for Johnson 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, Tennessee?
127, in 47 households. Butler CDP covers 0.76 square miles of land, which is 166 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 lies in more than one. By area it is 90.6 percent in Johnson County, 9.4 percent in Carter County. This page sits under Johnson County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Butler?
$64,188. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Butler businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $3.5 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $1,769,000. 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 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
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 Johnson 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.