County profile
Butler County, AL
United States · GDP 2024
#1925 of 3,127 US counties by GDP65th-percentile growthmore diversified than 47% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$903.8M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
5,646
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
432
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$43.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
18,100
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.7%
Median HH income
$44.8k±$2.9k
Bachelor's degree+
13.5%±2.0%
Poverty rate
22.4%±3.7%
Business applications
249 · 2025
Retail establishments
93
50.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing30%
Retail trade21%
Health care18%
Food & accommodation15%
Admin & support8%
Construction7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
18,100
residents · 2025 · -4.8% since 2020
Income per capita $53.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−507
International migration+69
Natural change−480
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$658.2M2019
$635.5M2020
$742.2M2021
$823.9M2022
$854.9M2023
$903.8M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$99.8k±$7.9k
Median gross rent
$725/mo±$47/mo
Vacancy rate
23.1%±3.2%
Affordability
2.3× wages
Residential permits
$2.9M
6 units · 0.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
45.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$837/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 86Lightning 85Strong wind 72
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1562016
1542017
1652018
1622019
1662020
1722021
2072022
2062023
2402024
2282025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 100% since 202132021
12022
182023
82024
62025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.1 km
I-65
Nearest freight rail
0.2 km
CSXT
Nearest port
75.7 km
ALABAMA STATE DOCKS, SELMA INLAND DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
66.7 km
MONTGOMERY RGNL (DANNELLY FLD)
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$43.7k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Butler?
Butler's economy produced $903.8M in 2024, growing 5.7% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.