Butler is a medium-sized city located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 13,010 people and 15 associated neighborhoods, Butler is the 70th largest community in Pennsylvania. Butler has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Also of interest is that Butler has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Butler telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.56% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The education level of Butler citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.98% of adults in Butler have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Butler in 2022 was $30,500, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $122,000 for a family of four. However, Butler contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Butler home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Butler residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Butler include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Butler is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.