Butler is a tiny town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 297 people and three associated neighborhoods, Butler is the 364th largest community in Tennessee. Butler has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.50% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Butler’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Butler has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Butler a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

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

The population of Butler has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 4.41% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.

The per capita income in Butler in 2022 was $26,018, which is middle income relative to Tennessee, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $104,072 for a family of four. However, Butler contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Butler home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Butler residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Butler include Italian, British, Irish, German, and English.

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