Florida · Census place 37650
Lake Butler city, FL
Quick answer
Lake Butler city has 1,842 residents, ranking #697 of 955 places in Florida. Median household income is $43,134, the median home is worth $154,200 and median gross rent runs $725 a month.
- Population
- 1,842Lake Butler city residents
- Median household income
- $43,134Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $154,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $725Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 31.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 38%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lake Butler city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lake Butler city median would spend about 20.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 26.6% of residents and 38% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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