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Butler, Wisconsin: commercial real estate data.
Butler is a Census village of 1,859 people across 0.78 square miles of land, in Waukesha County. Median household income is $60,000, 51.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 17 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $13.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Butler
What Butler is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.78 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,379 plus or minus 475
- County holding the largest share of its areaWaukesha 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
- Population1,859 plus or minus 371
- Median age45.4
- Population under 18304 plus or minus 126
- Share under 1816.4 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Population 65 and over346 plus or minus 76
- Share 65 and over18.6 percent
- Households798
- Family households371 plus or minus 78
- Share of households that are families46.5 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$60,000 plus or minus $19,700
- Per capita income$34,086
- Civilian labor force1,067 plus or minus 271
- Employed1,038 plus or minus 275
- Unemployed29 plus or minus 22
- Unemployment rate2.7 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over1,361
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.7 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.1 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Butler
Housing in Butler
- Housing units849
- Occupied units798
- Vacant units51 plus or minus 38
- Vacancy rate6.0 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Owner occupied413
- Renter occupied385 plus or minus 97
- Ownership rate51.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$244,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$890 plus or minus $277
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.8 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Single family units366
- Share single family43.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more483 plus or minus 129
- Share in buildings of two or more56.9 percent plus or minus 13.7
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Butler gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute956 plus or minus 278
- Commuting under 15 minutes211 plus or minus 80
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.1 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more229 plus or minus 104
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.0 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Drove alone83.1 percent
- Carpooled3.3 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.9 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Worked from home7.2 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Butler
SBA loans in Butler (7(a))
- Approvals17
- Gross approval$13,145,600
- Average approval$773,271
- Median approval$250,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported186
- Jobs per approval10.9
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more11.8 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders9
- Distinct industries by NAICS13
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.
Butler
SBA loans in Butler (504)
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$3,558,000
- Average approval$355,800
- Median approval$306,500
- Largest approval$873,000
- Jobs supported65
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Butler, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Butler
Flood risk in Butler
- NFIP communityVillage of Butler
- NFIP community number550536
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/19/23
The Village of Butler participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 550536 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.
Waukesha County, not Butler
Waukesha County context, not Butler figures
- Establishments in Waukesha County12,761
- Covered employment, Waukesha County247,891
- Average annual pay, Waukesha County$69,989
- Housing units permitted, Waukesha County1,917
Every figure in this section is published for Waukesha 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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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, Wisconsin?
1,859, in 798 households. Butler village covers 0.78 square miles of land, which is 2,379 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?
Waukesha 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?
$60,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $244,700. Median gross rent is $890 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?
17 7(a) approvals totaling $13.1 m since FY2020, across 9 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 10 504 approvals worth $3.6 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 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.
Is Butler in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Butler appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Butler, village of, community 550536, 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 Waukesha 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.