Butler TownshipIL
842 residents make their home in this town in Illinois.
Is Butler Township a good place to live?
24% of residents live below the poverty line in Butler Township, against 8.4% in Illinois’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Of the 769 Illinois towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Butler Township. Butler Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
842 people, and everyone knows the way
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Moving to Butler Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Butler Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Butler Township.
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Butler Township’s workers commute out
The average trip to work in Butler Township is 33 minutes. Most working residents leave Butler Township for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Butler Township has added 41 jobs, to 65 in 2023. The top destinations are Danville (14%), Hoopeston (8%) and Champaign (5%).
| Butler Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Butler Township: four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 17° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Butler Township is
In Butler Township, 40% of adults have high blood pressure. The share of adults in Butler Township who have obesity: 42%.
| Butler Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Butler Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 6.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.2% | 10.3% |
| More smokers | 16.9% | 12.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Butler Township has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Expected losses in Butler Township break down as 56% from inland flooding and 16% from cold waves. For Butler Township, the FEMA hazard score is 59 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.3% of the land in Butler Township is protected from building
The density of trails for Butler Township comes to 0.1 miles per square mile. 3.3 miles of trail.
| Butler Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Butler Township sell for about $210K
Butler Township’s going rate for rent is $771 a month. 78% of households are owner-occupiers here.
| Butler Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $771 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 78% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Butler Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Butler Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Butler Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
99% of working residents leave Butler Township for work
Where Butler Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Butler Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Butler Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 992 and it contained 459 housing units.
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- Area
- 72 sq mi
- Elevation
- 735 ft
Questions about Butler Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Butler Township, IL a good place to live?
Butler Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.