Butler County vs. Monroe County

	Butler County (AL)	Monroe County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	19,680	21,067
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-6.0%	-8.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	20,943	23,067
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	20,947	23,068
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.7%	5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.2%	21.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.3%	20.3%
Female persons, percent	53.4%	52.5%
White alone, percent	52.3%	55.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	44.9%	41.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	1.3%
Asian alone, percent	1.3%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	1.1%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.5%	1.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	51.3%	54.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,174	1,472
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.4%	0.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	10,087	11,455
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.9%	60.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$88,300	$103,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$937	$1,020
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$358	$333
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$606	$524
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	13.3%	6.8%
Building permits, 2018	7	4
Households, 2014-2018	6,708	8,149
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.94	2.61
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	92.3%	92.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.4%	0.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	70.1%	50.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	62.1%	41.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	84.6%	83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	16.1%	14.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.5%	10.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.2%	12.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.9%	45.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.1%	41.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	32,184	15,342
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	89,018	50,636
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	811,313	423,017
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	63,499	100,981
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	209,049	210,968
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,294	$9,334
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.0	25.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,109	$30,141
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$20,430	$18,890
Persons in poverty, percent	24.5%	21.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	422	390
Total employment, 2017	5,983	5,409
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	184,588	216,782
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.8%	0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,099	1,313
All firms, 2012	1,390	1,317
Men-owned firms, 2012	741	659
Women-owned firms, 2012	497	462
Minority-owned firms, 2012	416	482
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	889	764
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	176	79
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,128	1,159
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	23.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	24.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	27.0	22.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	776.83	1,025.68

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Butler county (AL) and Monroe county (AL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.