Butler, New York
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Population change since 2000: -9.4%
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| Males: 1,076 |  (52.1%) |
| Females: 988 |  (47.9%) |
| Median resident age: | 38.1 years |
| New York median age: | 40.7 years |
Zip codes: 14590.
| Butler: | $61,912 |
| NY: | $79,557 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $28,414 (it was $15,285 in 2000)
Butler town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $119,461 (it was $61,000 in 2000)
| Butler: | $119,461 |
| NY: | $400,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $177,416; detached houses: $194,685; townhouses or other attached units: $174,832; in 2-unit structures: $148,309; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $91,913; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $195,849; mobile homes: $52,467; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $19,284
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Butler, NY
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- 1,87490.8%White alone
- 914.4%Hispanic
- 653.1%Black alone
- 261.3%Two or more races
- 40.2%American Indian alone
- 30.1%Asian alone
- 10.05%Other race alone
Races in Butler detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (18.5%), English (16.4%), Irish (11.4%), Dutch (10.4%), United States (7.3%), Italian (5.9%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 37.1 square miles.
Population density: 56 people per square mile (very low).
16 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 0.7% |
| New York: | 20.4% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Butler town: | 2.0% ($1,200) |
| New York: | 1.9% ($2,847) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Clay, NY 
(29.3 miles , pop. 58,805).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (42.3 miles , pop. 219,773).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (219.7 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities:
North Rose, NY (2.5 miles ),
), Savannah, NY (2.7 miles ),
), Conquest, NY (2.8 miles ),
), Latitude: 43.18 N, Longitude: 76.77 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 315
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2018: 1 building, cost: $159,000
- 2017: 1 building, cost: $249,000
- 2016: 1 building, cost: $165,000
- 2012: 3 buildings, average cost: $111,700
- 2010: 2 buildings, average cost: $37,500
- 2009: 2 buildings, average cost: $57,500
- 2008: 1 building, cost: $80,000
- 2007: 1 building, cost: $20,000
- 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $46,500
- 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $155,000
- 2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $62,000
- 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $122,500
- 2001: 1 building, cost: $45,000
- 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $75,000
- 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $105,000
- 1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $53,600
| Here: | 4.0% |
| New York: | 4.4% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (10.4%)
- Educational services (8.8%)
- Construction (7.7%)
- Health care (6.1%)
- Machinery (5.8%)
- Public administration (5.0%)
- Food (4.2%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (14.3%)
- Construction (13.9%)
- Machinery (5.4%)
- Food (4.8%)
- Repair & maintenance (4.6%)
- Public administration (4.4%)
- Educational services (2.9%)
- Educational services (15.6%)
- Health care (11.3%)
- Machinery (6.2%)
- Social assistance (6.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.8%)
- Public administration (5.8%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.1%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.2%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (3.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (9.1%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7.9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (7.7%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5.8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.5%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.8%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4.6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.1%)
Average climate in Butler, New York
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Butler-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 68% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 133.0 miles away from Butler center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 178.9 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 177.2 miles away from the city center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 219.0 miles away from the city center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 369.7 miles away from Butler center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 249.3 miles away from Butler center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Wayne County (14) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Power Outage: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Butler:
- Cayuga County Community College (about 21 miles; Auburn, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,141)
- SUNY College at Oswego (about 23 miles; Oswego, NY; FT enrollment: 7,550)
- Hobart William Smith Colleges (about 25 miles; Geneva, NY; FT enrollment: 2,476)
- Onondaga Community College (about 32 miles; Syracuse, NY; FT enrollment: 8,920)
- Finger Lakes Community College (about 33 miles; Canandaigua, NY; FT enrollment: 4,732)
- Syracuse University (about 34 miles; Syracuse, NY; FT enrollment: 20,717)
- SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (about 34 miles; Syracuse, NY; FT enrollment: 2,044)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Butler: Batz Tree Farm (A), Wolcott Civic Free Library (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Butler include: Butler United Methodist Church (A), Sunnyside Community Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Roe Cemetery (1), Sprague Cemetery (2), Hubbard Cemetery (3), New Westbury Cemetery (4), Wood Cemetery (5), Butler Center Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Millpond (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.8 people |
| New York: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 72.6% |
| Whole state: | 63.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 10.4% |
| Whole state: | 6.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
| This town: | 9.8% |
| Whole state: | 14.6% |
| This town: | 3.9% |
| Whole state: | 7.4% |
291 people in state prisons in 2000
For population 15 years and over in Butler:
- Never married: 25.0%
- Now married: 57.7%
- Separated: 3.2%
- Widowed: 5.3%
- Divorced: 8.8%
For population 25 years and over in Butler:
- High school or higher: 68.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
- Unemployed: 5.9%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.4 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 10.9 |
| New York average: | 14.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Butler, NY (based on Wayne County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 15,422 | 8 |
| Mainline Protestant | 10,259 | 57 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 4,743 | 44 |
| Other | 1,254 | 5 |
| Black Protestant | - | 2 |
| None | 62,094 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 16
| Wayne County: | 1.75 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6
| This county: | 0.66 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 42
| This county: | 4.59 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 54
| Here: | 5.90 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Wayne County: | 8.9% |
| New York: | 8.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Here: | 25.4% |
| New York: | 23.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 14.0% |
| New York: | 15.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Butler:
- WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WACK (1420 AM; 5 kW; NEWARK, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES, INC.)
- WHEN (620 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSYR (570 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WFBL (1050 AM; 2 kW; BALDWINSVILLE, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WDCW (1390 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WNSS (1260 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WSFW (1110 AM; daytime; 1 kW; SENECA FALLS, NY; Owner: AUBURN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHTK (1280 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY)
- WAMF (1300 AM; 1 kW; FULTON, NY; Owner: DONALD H. DEROSA)
- WXXI (1370 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: WXXI PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL)
Strongest FM radio stations in Butler:
- WCOV-FM (93.7 FM; CLYDE, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WBBS (104.7 FM; FULTON, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WPHR (106.9 FM; AUBURN, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WRVO (89.9 FM; OSWEGO, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
- WMHR (102.9 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: MARS HILL BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WLLW (99.3 FM; SENECA FALLS, NY; Owner: AUBURN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WFRW (88.1 FM; WEBSTER, NY; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- WISY (102.3 FM; CANANDAIGUA, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WCIY (88.9 FM; CANANDAIGUA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WTKV (105.5 FM; OSWEGO, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
- WNYR-FM (98.5 FM; WATERLOO, NY; Owner: LAKE COUNTRY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKRH (106.5 FM; MINETTO, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
- WFLK (101.7 FM; GENEVA, NY; Owner: MB COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSEN-FM (92.1 FM; BALDWINSVILLE, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WZUN (102.1 FM; PHOENIX, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
- WUUF (103.5 FM; SODUS, NY; Owner: WAYNCO RADIO)
TV broadcast stations around Butler:
- WCNY-TV (Channel 24; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL OF CENTRAL NEW YORK)
- WSTM-TV (Channel 3; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WSTM LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
- WSPX-TV (Channel 56; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: PAXSON SYRACUSE LICENSE, INC.)
- WIXT-TV (Channel 9; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
- WSYT (Channel 68; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WSYT LICENSEE L.P.)
- WNYS-TV (Channel 43; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: RKM MEDIA, INC.)
- W48AO (Channel 48; AUBURN, NY; Owner: SONNY PERSAD)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 4Number of bridges
- 20ft / 6.3mTotal length
- $4,390,000Total costs
- 13,023Total average daily traffic
- 1,137Total average daily truck traffic
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
1- Meehan Rd 1/2 M W Of Drury Rd (Lat: 43.145278 Lon: -76.825000), Type: 30.0, Overall height: 30 m, Registrant: Marshall, Gary Dba , Rnodine@marfarms.Com, , North- Rose, Phone: (315) 587-2295
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 45.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 24.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 15.4%Wood
- 12.0%Utility gas
- 2.5%Electricity
- 30.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 23.3%Electricity
- 19.5%Utility gas
- 19.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.3%Wood
- 1.5%Other fuel
Butler compared to New York state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.