Demographics of Lake Butler CDP, Florida

Lake Butler CDP, Florida had 17,125 ±1,748 people in the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024. The Census Bureau’s yearly estimates do not cover it: they count incorporated places and towns, not census-designated places. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lake Butler CDP, in four figures

17,125 ±1,748
Population: ACS 2020–⁠2024. The Bureau publishes no yearly estimate for a census-designated place.; 233rd
Among Florida's places: Of 482 of 5,000 or more, by the survey's count.; 43.0 ±2.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $182,500 ±$22,964
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.0 ±2.4: for men 43.3 ±4.9 and for women 42.9 ±2.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lake Butler CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Florida	United States
Under 5	855 ±345	5.0% ±1.9	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,705 ±538	21.6% ±2.2	14.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,024 ±377	6.0% ±2.1	8.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,360 ±534	19.6% ±2.4	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,036 ±718	35.2% ±2.2	25.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,145 ±396	12.5% ±1.9	21.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $182,500 ±$22,964, and income per person $98,964 ±$18,147, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,568 ±$284 in Florida and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Lake Butler CDP by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Florida	United States
Under $25,000	138 to 768	2.3% to 12.8%	15.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	418 ±184	7.0% ±3.0	18.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	466 ±224	7.8% ±3.7	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	535 ±149	8.9% ±2.3	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	773 ±226	12.9% ±3.6	17.2% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	660 ±201	11.0% ±3.2	8.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,693 ±465	44.9% ±6.5	11.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 Lake Butler CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Florida	United States
All ages	248 to 1,024	1.5% to 6.0%	12.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	32 to 380	0.8% to 8.3%	16.5% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	87 to 587	1.0% to 6.2%	11.5% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	16 to 170	0.5% to 5.2%	11.8% ±0.1	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lake Butler CDP, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lake Butler CDP	Florida	United States
Housing units	6,752 ±700	10,256,470 ±942	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.8% ±12.5	85.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.1% to 17.2%	14.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	86.9% ±3.2	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	13.1% ±4.9	32.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$930,500 ±$62,236	$359,000 ±$930	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,487 ±$339	$1,669 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2003 ±2	1988 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Lake Butler CDP by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Florida	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,385 ±752	13.9% ±4.2	27.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,814 ±993	51.5% ±2.5	50.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	266 to 1,820	1.6% to 10.6%	14.6% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,926 ±947	17.1% ±5.2	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 50	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 73	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	42 to 388	0.3% to 2.3%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,695 ±530	9.9% ±2.9	3.8% ±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 Lake Butler CDP by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Florida	United States
Born in the state	4,259 ±818	24.9% ±4.0	35.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,444 ±1,124	49.3% ±4.2	38.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	397 to 1,241	2.4% to 7.2%	4.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,603 ±756	21.0% ±3.9	21.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,279 ±678	13.3% ±3.7	12.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,324 ±453	7.7% ±2.5	9.3% ±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%.

Lake Butler CDP among the places of Florida

233rd of 482 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Florida page.

Places of Florida near Lake Butler CDP in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Wildwood city	17,608 ±26
South Venice CDP	17,484 ±1,779
New Port Richey city	17,425 ±48
Mount Dora city	17,278 ±34
Upper Grand Lagoon CDP	17,232 ±1,292
Lake Butler CDP	17,125 ±1,748
Vero Beach city	17,042 ±42
Safety Harbor city	17,033 ±39
Belle Glade city	16,972 ±30
Brownsville CDP	16,936 ±1,533
Three Lakes CDP	16,888 ±1,308

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Florida by median household income
No. 1 Places in Florida by median rent
No. 5 Places in Florida by per capita income
No. 6 Places in Florida by median home value
No. 7 Places in Florida by homeownership rate
No. 40 Places by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026