County profile
Butler County, OH
United States · GDP 2024
#196 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 96% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$29.8B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
148,073
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
7,537
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$60.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
400,128
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$81.6k±$1.7k
Bachelor's degree+
32.8%±0.9%
Poverty rate
11.8%±0.7%
Business applications
4,957 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,071
26.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Cincinnati Financial CorporationFinancial Services$12.6B83B+2Elite Education Group International LimitedConsumer Defensive$8.9M36DHQ-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
Manufacturing22%
Retail trade18%
Food & accommodation17%
Health care16%
Transportation14%
Wholesale trade12%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
400,128
residents · 2025 · +2.4% since 2020
Income per capita $60.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−2,415
International migration+10,639
Natural change+1,462
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$23.1B2019
$22.5B2020
$24.4B2021
$26.3B2022
$27.9B2023
$29.8B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$258.5k±$4.9k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$19/mo
Vacancy rate
5.5%±0.5%
Affordability
4.2× wages
Residential permits
$194.5M
1,021 units · 2.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
91.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.4k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 98Cold wave 96Lightning 94
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3182016
3362017
3572018
3762019
3922020
4402021
5102022
5582023
5942024
6252025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 9% since 20219412021
8872022
7062023
1,1622024
1,0212025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
16.2 km
I-275
Nearest freight rail
1.9 km
CSXT
Nearest port
33.6 km
Cincinnati, OH
Nearest commercial airport
39.7 km
CINCINNATI MUNI/LUNKEN FLD
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR3 filings from 2 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$60.8k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Butler?
Butler's economy produced $29.8B in 2024, growing 6.8% 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.