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Moving to Butler, Alabama

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Population: 1,952. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,780 (-8.8% change)
Males: 891 (45.6%), Females: 1,061 (54.4%)

Choctaw County

Zip code: 36904

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.5 years
Median household income: $35,302
Median house value: $72,200

Population by Race

Races in Butler:

  • White Non-Hispanic (81.0%)
  • Black (17.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (21.7%), English (8.8%), Irish (7.9%), German (5.1%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%), French (1.5%).

Elevation: 172 feet

Land area: 5.6 square miles

Map of Butler, AL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Butler

  • High school or higher: 75.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
  • Unemployed: 5.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Butler city

  • Never married: 21.0%
  • Now married: 57.8%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 10.6%
  • Divorced: 10.0%

0.9% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -68 (-3.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Butler:

  • HILL HOSPITAL OF SUMTER COUNTY (about 28 miles; YORK, AL)
  • H C WATKINS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; QUITMAN, MS)
  • THOMASVILLE INFIRMARY (about 33 miles; THOMASVILLE, AL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Butler:

  • KEY FIELD (about 40 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; Abbreviation: MEI)
  • HATTIESBURG-LAUREL REGIONAL (about 89 miles; HATTIESBURG/LAUREL, MS; Abbreviation: PIB)
  • TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 89 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Abbreviation: TCL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Butler:

  • BUTLER-CHOCTAW COUNTY (about 8 miles; BUTLER, AL; Abbreviation: 09A)
  • MALLARD (about 28 miles; YORK, AL; Abbreviation: 23A)
  • DEMOPOLIS MUNI (about 31 miles; DEMOPOLIS, AL; Abbreviation: 7A2)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Butler:

  • MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,455)
  • JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 77 miles; ELLISVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 4,072)
  • SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 88 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,635)
  • JAMES H FAULKNER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 90 miles; BAY MINETTE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,050)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 95 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Full-time enrollment: 17,453)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA (about 96 miles; MOBILE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 9,082)
  • BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 98 miles; MOBILE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,758)

Schools

Public high schools in Butler:

  • CHOCTAW COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 406; Location: 201 ROGERS AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • TOM ORR CAREER TECHNICAL CENTER (Location: 105 TOM ORR DR; Grades: 10 – 12)

Private high school in Butler:

  • PATRICIAN ACADEMY (Students: 392; Location: 911A SO MULBERRY; Grades: PK – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Butler:

  • BUTLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 421; Location: 221 E PUSHMATAHA ST; Grades: KG – 08)
  • EAST CHOCTAW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 329; Location: 25225 HIGHWAY 10; Grades: KG – 08)
  • CHOCTAW COUNTY ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Location: 107 TOM ORR DR; Grades: 05 – 12)

Libraries

Library in Butler:

  • CHOCTAW COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $87,978; Location: 124 NORTH ACADEMY AVENUE; 62,656 books; 1,411 audio materials; 5,087 video materials; 40 serial subscriptions)

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