Butler County Information
Butler in
Alabama occupies
778 square miles and has a 2006 population of
20,520, a change from a 2000 population of
21,399 and
21,892 in 1990.
15% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
10.5% percent is 25-35, and
12.8% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
77 acts of violent crime reported in
Butler in 2004, a change from
1 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
481 people:
5.1% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
6.9%.
Read more about
Butler, Alabama in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Butler | |
| State | Alabama | |
| Land Area | 778 sq. miles | Ranked 1,218 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 20,520 | Ranked 1,794 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 20,642 | |
| Population 2000 | 21,399 | Ranked 1,719 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 21,892 | Ranked 1,584 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 57.5% | |
| African American | 41.9% | |
| Asian American | .3% | |
| Native American | .2% | |
| Pacific Islander | % | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.7% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 13.1% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 15% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 10.5% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 12.8% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14.7% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 11.3% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 8% | |
| Population 75 and up | 8% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 77 | 1 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 1 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 5 | |
| Robberies | 12 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 59 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 683 | 6 |
| Burglaries | 129 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 530 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 24 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 9,409 | 9,212 |
| Unemployed Population | 481 | 636 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.1% | 6.9% |
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