Income and Poverty in Butler County, Nebraska

Hispanic in Butler County, Nebraska reported a median household income of $29,250, this median household income is 31.2 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $62,888. This income level is 47.9 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. In Butler County, Nebraska White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $42,682 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.4 percent greater than the median in 2000.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Butler County reported a medium-high median income for households of $42,507 (2005 Dollars). This median is 8 percent lower than the median income in State of Nebraska of $45,923 and the median household income is 15.6 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Butler County, Nebraska can be considered to have a rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 8.2 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 50 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Butler County, reporting 14.4 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.