Demographics of Butler County, Alabama

Butler County, Alabama had 18,100 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −922 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Butler County, in four figures

18,100
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −4.8%
Change since July 2020: −922 people.; 42.7 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $44,755 ±$2,896
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Butler County, Alabama's population shrank 4.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Butler County, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Butler County, Alabama's population shrank 4.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Butler County, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	19,022	100.0	100.0
2021	18,856	99.1	100.2
2022	18,652	98.1	100.7
2023	18,372	96.6	101.6
2024	18,276	96.1	102.5
2025	18,100	95.2	103.1

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Population of Butler County, Alabama on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	19,022	−22	−40	0	+13
2021	18,856	−166	−64	+5	−110
2022	18,652	−204	−124	+11	−84
2023	18,372	−280	−83	+6	−201
2024	18,276	−96	−100	+33	−30
2025	18,100	−176	−109	+14	−82

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.7 ±0.6: for men 40.9 ±1.7 and for women 43.8 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Butler County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	1,040 ±73	5.6% ±0.4	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,072 ±301	16.5% ±1.6	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,415 ±274	7.6% ±1.5	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,318 ±309	23.2% ±1.7	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,684 ±259	25.1% ±1.4	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,101 ±321	22.0% ±1.7	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $44,755 ±$2,896, and income per person $29,229 ±$2,175, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,999 ±$399 in Alabama and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Butler County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	2,281 ±335	30.0% ±4.2	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,840 ±270	24.2% ±3.4	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,236 ±206	16.3% ±2.6	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	889 ±171	11.7% ±2.2	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	732 ±167	9.6% ±2.2	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	347 ±114	4.6% ±1.5	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	272 ±86	3.6% ±1.1	7.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Butler County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	4,107 ±677	22.4% ±3.7	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,436 ±295	35.4% ±6.2	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,886 ±369	20.8% ±3.9	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	785 ±181	15.1% ±3.4	12.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Butler County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Butler County	Alabama	United States
Housing units	9,885 ±49	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	76.9% ±3.1	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	23.1% ±3.2	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.8% ±2.4	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.2% ±3.6	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$99,800 ±$7,938	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$725 ±$47	$1,007 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±2	1986 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Butler County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	316 ±0	1.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,407 ±20	50.5% ±0.1	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	8,327 ±103	44.7% ±0.6	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	248 ±57	1.3% ±0.3	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	36 to 134	0.2% to 0.7%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	113 to 367	0.6% to 2.0%	3.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Butler County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	15,718 ±383	84.4% ±2.1	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,389 ±350	12.8% ±1.9	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	90 ±43	0.5% ±0.2	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	433 ±157	2.3% ±0.8	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	56 to 308	0.3% to 1.7%	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	99 to 403	0.5% to 2.2%	2.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Butler County among the counties of Alabama

51st of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Alabama page.

Counties of Alabama near Butler County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Monroe County	18,965	−3.8%
Henry County	18,394	+7.1%
Marengo County	18,311	−5.0%
Pickens County	18,221	−3.9%
Macon County	18,132	−6.8%
Butler County	18,100	−4.8%
Cleburne County	15,970	+6.0%
Fayette County	15,872	−2.8%
Hale County	15,194	+2.9%
Washington County	14,822	−3.3%
Clay County	14,207	−0.1%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026