Butler is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 7,420 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Butler is the 266th largest community in New Jersey.

Butler is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Butler is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Butler who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.88%), sales jobs (12.70%), and management occupations (10.96%).

In addition, Butler is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

As is often the case in a small borough, Butler doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Butler Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Butler who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 24.11% of adults in Butler have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Butler in 2000 was $27,113, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $108,452 for a family of four.

The people who call Butler home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Butler is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Butler include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, English, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Butler is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.