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Moving to Butler, New Jersey

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Population: 7,420. Estimated population in July 2024: 8,091 (+9.0% change)
Males: 3,655 (49.3%), Females: 3,765 (50.7%)

Morris County

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.5 years
Median household income: $57,455
Median house value: $187,500

Population by Race

Races in Butler:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.5%)
  • Hispanic (5.1%)
  • Other race (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Black (0.6%)
  • Asian Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Irish (26.7%), Italian (24.9%), German (20.5%), Polish (11.2%), English (8.8%), Dutch (7.3%).

Elevation: 480 feet

Land area: 2.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Butler

  • High school or higher: 85.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 24.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.4%
  • Unemployed: 3.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Butler borough

  • Never married: 24.3%
  • Now married: 59.3%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 7.4%
  • Divorced: 6.6%

9.8% Foreign born (4.3% Europe, 2.5% Asia, 2.4% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -187 (-2.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Butler:

  • CHILTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; POMPTON PLAINS, NJ)
  • WAYNE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; WAYNE, NJ)
  • RAMAPO RIDGE PSYCH HOSP (about 13 miles; WYCKOFF, NJ)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Butler:

  • TETERBORO (about 23 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 26 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 32 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Butler:

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Butler:

  • WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 8 miles; WAYNE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,017)
  • PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; PATERSON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,452)
  • RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 14 miles; MAHWAH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,076)
  • MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 10,226)
  • DREW UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; MADISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,133)
  • ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; SUFFERN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,409)
  • SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,509)

Schools

Public high schools in Butler:

  • BUTLER HIGH (Students: 508; Location: BARTHOLDI AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • LAW & PUBLIC SAFETY (Students: 38; Location: 38 BARTHOLDI AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Butler:

  • AARON DECKER (Students: 357; Location: DECKER ROAD; Grades: KG – 04)
  • RICHARD BUTLER (Students: 287; Location: PEARL PLACE; Grades: 05 – 08)

Private primary/middle school in Butler:

  • ST ANTHONY OF PADUA (Students: 236; Location: 57 BARTHOLDI AVE.; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Library in Butler:

  • BUTLER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $194,158; Location: 1 ACE ROAD; 40,682 books; 1,187 audio materials; 1,453 video materials; 81 serial subscriptions)

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