Butler County, KS

County

2024 Population

68,287

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.4

0.261% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

8.55%

5.39% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$81,610

1.54% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$217,600

Population & Diversity

Butler County, KS is home to a population of 68.3k people, from which 97.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 4.01% of Butler County, KS residents were born outside of the country (2.74k people).

In 2024, there were 28 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (58.5k people) in Butler County, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.09k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 1.31k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.5%

2024 Citizenship

97.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.5% of Butler County, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Butler County, KS was 97.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Butler County, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Butler County, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
58.5k ± 291
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
2.09k ± 201
Other (Hispanic)
1.31k ± 436

5.85%

Hispanic Population

3.99k people

5.85% of the people in Butler County, KS are hispanic (3.99k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Butler County, KS as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Kansas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
84,373 ± 7,029 people
India
14,412 ± 2,940 people
Vietnam
10,201 ± 2,475 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kansas was Mexico, the natal country of 84,373 Kansas residents, followed by India with 14,412 and Vietnam with 10,201.

Foreign-Born Population

4.01%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.74k people

3.6%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.44k people

As of 2024, 4.01% of Butler County, KS residents (2.74k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Butler County, KS was 3.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Butler County, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,217 ± 240
Gulf War (2001-)
1,188 ± 231
Gulf War (1990s)
993 ± 268

Butler County, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.02 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Butler County, KS.

Health

94% of the population of Butler County, KS has health coverage, with 54.5% on employee plans, 8.83% on Medicaid, 12% on Medicare, 15.5% on non-group plans, and 3.2% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Butler County, KS see 1,281 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,281 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3791 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 680 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,281 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Butler County, KS

Primary care physicians in Butler County, KS see an average of 1,281 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,281 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Butler County, KS in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Location of Health Services Facilities

Health Service Type

Top 5 Health Facilities Servicing the Greatest Number of Addresses

Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4001
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4002
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4003
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4004
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4005

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.3% under 18 years, 18.5% between 18 and 34 years, 38.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.99%

Uninsured

54.5%

Employer Coverage

8.83%

Medicaid

12%

Medicare

15.5%

Non-Group

3.2%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Butler County, KS declined by 5% from 6.31% to 5.99%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Butler County, KS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the average number of mentally unhealthy days reported in past 30 days (age-adjusted) was 5.32 in Butler County, KS.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Butler County, KS.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 40.1% in Butler County, KS.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Butler County, KS.

Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 8.32% in Butler County, KS.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Butler County, KS.

Economy

The economy of Butler County, KS employs 32.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Butler County, KS were Manufacturing (5,052 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (4,625 people), and Educational Services (4,309 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($85,875), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($79,583), and Manufacturing ($76,901).

Employment

Occupations

32.4k

2024 Value

± 1,222

1.64%

1 Year growth

± 5.28%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Butler County, KS grew at a rate of 1.64%, from 31.9k employees to 32.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Butler County, KS, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,995 people), Management Occupations (3,730 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (2,874 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Butler County, KS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kansas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

32.4k

2024 Value

± 1,222

1.64%

1 Year growth

± 5.28%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Butler County, KS grew at a rate of 1.64%, from 31.9k employees to 32.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Butler County, KS, are Manufacturing (5,052 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (4,625 people), and Educational Services (4,309 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Butler County, KS, though some of these residents may live in Butler County, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,280

Median earning men ± $2,852

$41,530

Median earning women ± $2,541

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($79,871), Information ($72,083), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($70,541).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($66,220), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($59,706), and Wholesale Trade ($59,583).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kansas.

Y-Axis

3.11%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.44M people employed in Kansas. This represents a 3.11% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kansas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

131
Construction
102
Other Services (except Public Administration)
92
Health Care and Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$128k
Manufacturing
$106k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$65.9k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

The student population of Butler County, KS in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 2,584 male students and 4,334 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Butler County, KS are White (899 and 63.7%), Hispanic or Latino (212 and 15%), Black or African American (116 and 8.22%), and Unknown (110 and 7.79%).

The largest universities in Butler County, KS by number of degrees awarded are Butler Community College (1,372 and 94%), Heartland Welding Academy (44 and 3.01%), and Sami Halaseh Institute (44 and 3.01%).

The most popular majors in Butler County, KS are Liberal Arts & Sciences (351 and 24%), Registered Nursing (218 and 14.9%), and Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (139 and 9.52%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 6,918 students enrolled in Butler County, KS, 37.4% men and 62.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 4,124 records, of which 63.1% were women and 36.9% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
351 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
125 degrees awarded
General Business
68 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Butler County, KS was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 351 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Butler County, KS according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Butler Community College
1,372 degrees awarded
Heartland Welding Academy
44 degrees awarded
Sami Halaseh Institute
44 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Butler Community College with 1,372 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 475 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Butler County, KS, which is 0.482 times less than the 985 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 899 degrees mean that there were 4.24 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 212 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($3,090) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($1,381) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Butler County, KS was $217,600 in 2024, which is 0.654 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $199,600 to $217,600, a 9.02% increase. The homeownership rate in Butler County, KS is 77.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Butler County, KS have an average commute time of 23.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Butler County, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 11.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Butler County, KS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 1.35%.

Housing

Property

$217,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$6,849

$19,653

Median Property Taxes

±$834

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Butler County, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Butler County, KS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

77.6%

Homeownership

2024

61.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 77.6% of the housing units in Butler County, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 78.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Butler County, KS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$81,610

Median Household Income

± $3,426

25.3k

Number of Households

± 1,062

In 2024, the median household income of the 25.3k households in Butler County, KS grew to $81,610 from the previous year's value of $80,375.

The following chart displays the households in Butler County, KS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Butler County, KS is from Kansas.

0.459

2024 Wage GINI in Kansas

0.458

2023 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2024, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.185% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (80.9%)
Worked At Home (9%)
Carpooled (7.54%)

In 2024, 80.9% of workers in Butler County, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9%) and those who carpooled to work (7.54%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Butler County, KS have a shorter commute time (23.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.84% of the workforce in Butler County, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Butler County, KS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Butler County, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Butler County, KS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 11.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Butler County, KS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 1.35%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

8.55% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Butler County, KS (5.57k out of 65.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Butler County, KS is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 10.4% of the children was living in poverty in Butler County, KS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.8%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 182 in Butler County, KS. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 36.8% per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

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