Butler is a tiny city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 639 people and two associated neighborhoods, Butler is the 306th largest community in Kentucky.Butler is a blue-collar town, with 40.86% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Butler is a city of construction workers and builders, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Butler who work in teaching (9.14%), maintenance occupations (8.60%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (8.60%). Of important note, Butler is also a city of artists. Butler has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Butler’s character. A relatively large number of people in Butler telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.11% 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. Butler’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. One downside of living in Butler, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.08 minutes every day commuting to work. Butler is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In Butler, just 9.51% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Butler in 2022 was $23,712, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $94,848 for a family of four. Butler also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 35.73% of its population below the federal poverty line. 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Butler include Irish, English, German, Scottish, and European. The most common language spoken in Butler is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.
