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Butler township, Scott County, IA

3,239 Population
34.2 square miles 94.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35 ±5.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Scott County: 39.4 ±0.3
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$43,401 ±$7,038 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Scott County: $43,847 ±$1,078
  • a little higher than the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$107,862 ±$12,459 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Scott County: $78,277 ±$1,709
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

6.7% ±4.7% (218  ±158) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Scott County: 11.5% 19,623 (±0.9% / ±1,532)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

34.8 minutes ±19.6 (48,970  ±29,972) Mean travel time to work
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Scott County: 20.3 1,561,250 (±0.7 / ±62,142)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,167 ±190 Number of households
  • Scott County: 73,132 ±622
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±0.3 (3,239  ±648) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Scott County: 2.3 171,124 (±0 / ±76)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

8.7% ±7.3% (57  ±50) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in Scott County: 4.8% † 1,921 (±0.8% / ±330)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,278 ±215 Number of housing units
  • Scott County: 78,537 ±109
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$266,500 ±$26,950 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Scott County: $222,000 ±$4,937
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

5.4% ±4.4% (172  ±146.9) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Scott County: 13.5% 23,357 (±1.2% / ±2,108.7)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

96.7% ±21% (2,073  ±304.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Scott County: 94.1% 112,429 (±1.9% / ±2,206.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
50.6% ±8.1% (1,085  ±245.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Scott County: 36.6% 43,706 (±1.1% / ±1,337.8)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2% ±1.7% (64  ±55) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Scott County: 4.8% 8,384
  • about one-third of the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.4% ±4% (210  ±94) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Scott County: 7.5% 10,040 (±0.6% / ±755)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
210 Total veterans ±94 185 Male ±99 25 Female ±36

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