Butler, Alabama demographics

Butler, AL demographics: median age 38.3; 26.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Butler town, Alabama · Incorporated town · GEOID 0111032. The survey estimates a population of 2,386 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Butler is 38.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 7.3 years. There are 875 households (±160). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe City estimate ± MOE State estimate ± MOE U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years 38.3 ±7.3 39.3 ±0.2 38.9 ±0.1
Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,386
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
Under 18 673 ±178 28.2% ±5.7 pp 22.2% 22.0%
18–34 453 ±122 19.0% ±3.9 pp 22.4% 22.8%
35–64 847 ±175 35.5% ±4.1 pp 37.6% 38.0%
65 and older 413 ±115 17.3% ±3.8 pp 17.8% 17.2%
Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,386
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
Male 1,186 ±231 49.7% ±4.7 pp 48.6% 49.5%
Female 1,200 ±253 50.3% ±6.2 pp 51.4% 50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,386
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
White alone 1,573 ±324 65.9% ±7.6 pp 64.6% 61.0%
Black or African American alone 573 ±209 24.0% ±7.7 pp 25.8% 12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision 0.5% 0.9%
Asian alone 3 ±10 · low precision 0.1% ±0.4 pp · low precision 1.5% 6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.2%
Some other race alone 59 ±63 · low precision 2.5% ±2.6 pp · low precision 2.3% 7.1%
Two or more races 178 ±149 · low precision 7.5% ±6.1 pp · low precision 5.3% 12.6%
Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,386
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino 2,291 ±398 96.0% ±3.2 pp 94.4% 80.7%
Hispanic or Latino 95 ±47 4.0% ±1.8 pp 5.6% 19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 875
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
Married-couple family 439 ±100 50.2% ±6.8 pp 46.1% 46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present 40 ±39 · low precision 4.6% ±4.4 pp · low precision 4.4% 5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present 52 ±40 · low precision 5.9% ±4.4 pp · low precision 14.0% 12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone 323 ±116 36.9% ±11.4 pp 30.8% 28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone 21 ±23 · low precision 2.4% ±2.6 pp · low precision 4.7% 7.0%
Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 875
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
Households with people under 18 285 ±98 32.6% ±9.5 pp 29.0% 29.5%
Households without people under 18 590 ±133 67.4% ±8.9 pp 71.0% 70.5%
Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 875
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
One-person nonfamily households 323 ±116 36.9% ±11.4 pp 30.8% 28.7%
Two-person households 241 ±77 27.5% ±7.3 pp 34.5% 33.8%
Three-person households 140 ±71 · low precision 16.0% ±7.6 pp 15.4% 15.3%
Four-person households 119 ±64 · low precision 13.6% ±6.9 pp · low precision 11.6% 12.6%
Five-person households 40 ±34 · low precision 4.6% ±3.7 pp · low precision 5.1% 5.9%
Six-person households 12 ±22 · low precision 1.4% ±2.5 pp · low precision 1.7% 2.2%
Seven or more people 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±2.1 pp · low precision 0.9% 1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,386
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
Native 2,353 ±397 98.6% ±23.7 pp 96.0% 85.9%
Foreign born 33 ±38 · low precision 1.4% ±1.6 pp · low precision 4.0% 14.1%
Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 2,166
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
English only 2,082 ±356 96.1% ±4.2 pp 94.0% 77.7%
Spanish 66 ±30 3.0% ±1.3 pp 3.9% 13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.7%
German or other West Germanic 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 8 ±16 · low precision 0.4% ±0.7 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.7%
Other Indo-European 3 ±10 · low precision 0.1% ±0.5 pp · low precision 0.4% 2.0%
Korean 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision 0.2% 1.1%
Vietnamese 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island 7 ±14 · low precision 0.3% ±0.6 pp · low precision 0.2% 1.1%
Arabic 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.5%
Other and unspecified 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 1,562
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
Less than high school graduate 147 ±81 · low precision 9.4% ±4.9 pp · low precision 11.4% 10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency 562 ±155 36.0% ±8.0 pp 30.3% 26.0%
Some college, no degree 294 ±112 18.8% ±6.5 pp 20.8% 19.1%
Associate’s degree 145 ±68 9.3% ±4.1 pp 9.1% 8.8%
Bachelor’s degree 263 ±107 16.8% ±6.3 pp 17.3% 21.6%
Graduate or professional degree 151 ±101 · low precision 9.7% ±6.3 pp · low precision 11.1% 14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 2,303
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Alabama U.S.
Same house 2,094 ±344 90.9% ±21.4 pp 88.3% 87.7%
Moved within same county 141 ±115 · low precision 6.1% ±4.9 pp · low precision 6.1% 6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state 68 ±52 · low precision 3.0% ±2.2 pp · low precision 2.9% 3.1%
Moved from a different state 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision 2.4% 2.3%
Moved from abroad 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

10.3% of Butler residents (±5.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.2% in Alabama and 8.4% nationally. 84.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure Butler Alabama U.S. Compared with Alabama
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population 10.3% ±5.5 pp · low precision 9.2% 8.4% Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households 84.6% ±6.6 pp 87.5% 91.0% Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older 8.8% ±3.2 pp 7.7% 6.2% Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Butler . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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