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Butler, TN
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Butler profile


Living in Butler



Butler is a tiny town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 297 people and three associated neighborhoods, Butler is the 364th largest community in Tennessee.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 43.14% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The overall crime rate in Butler is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Butler has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Butler a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Butler spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.88 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

As is often the case in a small town, Butler doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The population of Butler has a very low overall level of education: only 7.19% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in Butler in 2022 was $27,874, which is middle income relative to Tennessee, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $111,496 for a family of four. However, Butler contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Butler home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Butler residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Butler include British, English, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, and West Indian.

The most common language spoken in Butler is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.