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.When you are in Butler, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 56.86% of Butler’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Butler is a town of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Butler who work in office and administrative support (21.57%), healthcare (21.57%), and sales jobs (0.00%). A relatively large number of people in Butler telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 43.14% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Butler is worth considering. Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.88 minutes getting to work every day. Being a small town, Butler does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Butler have a very low rate of college education: just 7.19% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Butler in 2022 was $27,874, 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 $111,496 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 British, English, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, and West Indian. The most common language spoken in Butler is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
