County profile
Butler County, NE
United States · GDP 2024
#2300 of 3,127 US counties by GDP70th-percentile growthmore diversified than 56% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$584.0M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,967
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
221
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$59.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
8,507
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.5%
Median HH income
$79.3k±$10.7k
Bachelor's degree+
24.0%±2.9%
Poverty rate
9.7%±2.5%
Business applications
57 · 2025
Retail establishments
24
28.3/10k 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
Manufacturing32%
Health care27%
Retail trade15%
Wholesale trade10%
Finance & insurance9%
Construction8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
8,507
residents · 2025 · +1.8% since 2020
Income per capita $70.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+162
International migration−11
Natural change+9
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$318.3M2019
$355.1M2020
$457.6M2021
$512.3M2022
$549.7M2023
$584.0M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$184.2k±$26.3k
Median gross rent
$776/mo±$32/mo
Vacancy rate
12.8%±3.5%
Affordability
3.1× wages
Residential permits
$1.9M
10 units · 1.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
24.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$961/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 91Drought 76Strong wind 71
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1792016
1852017
1862018
2252019
2212020
2382021
2622022
2972023
3282024
3502025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 25% since 202182021
02022
62023
112024
102025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
44.8 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
0.2 km
BNSF
Nearest port
93.7 km
CONSOLIDATED BLENDERS BLAIR TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
52.1 km
LINCOLN
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$59.0k
avg. annual pay · +44% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Butler?
Butler's economy produced $584.0M in 2024, growing 6.2% 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.