Honey Run waterfall, 2011
Butler Township’s story
Butler Township in pictures
Census counts: 504 in 1990, 1,294 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and 3 maps from 1913 on.
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Butler TownshipOH
A town of 1,296.
4 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Mark Spearman · CC BY 2.0
Population
1,296
2025 Census estimate · −0.5% since 2020
Median home value
$254K
Census ACS
Household income
$51K
median
Median age
26.2
years
Jobs based here
95
A commuter town
Is Butler Township a good place to live?
Butler Township’s weakest subject grade is a D− for incomes. 28% of residents live below the poverty line in Butler Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 40 of Ohio’s 1,707 towns score lower on incomes. The typical home is worth about $254K, 3.4 years of the Mount Vernon area’s $74K median household income. Butler Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Butler Township stand out
Where Butler Township beats most towns.
Small town
1,296 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Harrison TownshipJackson TownshipUnion TownshipNewcastle TownshipButler Township
How Butler Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Butler Township is from typical.
Jobs & income95 jobs based hereD−Open →Cost of livingCOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 36% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB+Open →SchoolsBeat 59% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationBOpen →HealthKnox Community Hospital 12 miles awayBOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.2 of 20; 27.9% of households have no car; 17.7% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksDOpen →HistoryC+Open →Civic life1.5 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsCOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Butler Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Butler Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet8 providers94% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Butler Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereDirector, Knox County Board of ElectionsKnox County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2020
ZIP codes43028, 43843, 43022, 4301443028 61% · 43843 29% · 43022 9% · 43014 1%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Butler Township.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D−
Most of Butler Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Butler Township for work: only 2% work in town. At 17 minutes, Butler Township’s average trip to work is below both Ohio’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Butler Township’s median household income is $51,000.
2%work in town
| Butler Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $51,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Butler Township2%
Mount Vernon19%
Columbus8%
Danville6%
Newark5%
20 mi
median commute distance
95
jobs based in Butler Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Butler Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Butler Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 19° and about 42 inches of snow falls in a winter.
42″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–38°
Spring39–61°
Summer59–82°
Fall42–64°
Oct 8
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+
Butler Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities.
36risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
HealthB
Residents of Butler Township are healthier than 56% of U.S. towns
Butler Township beats the Ohio average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 34% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Butler Township.
56%healthier than U.S. townsBHealth Grade
| Butler Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 20% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
4 better27 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Butler Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.2% | 8.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.7% | 14.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 8.7% |
Knox Community Hospital
12 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Butler Township
17pages on Butler Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Butler Township
Kenyon CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Gambier8.9 mi$71,520 tuitionMount Vernon Nazarene UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Mount Vernon12.7 mi$37,158 tuition
About 5 of every 100 Butler Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
A growing town
Butler Township has grown 10% since 2010
1,171 counted in 2010 and 1,294 in 2020; an estimated 1,296 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
About Butler Township
Township in Ohio, US
Butler Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,294 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 24 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,083 ft
Questions about Butler Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Butler Township, OH expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.