Lake Butler, FL Housing Market & City Data

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19,499
Population Estimate
$647,136
Median Home Value
98.1%
Employment Rate
61.9%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$207
Median Listing Price$415,000
Median Days on Market94
Active Listings21
New Listings8
Total Listings (Active + Pending)27
Avg Listing Price$652,685
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-11%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY67%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.37
Family Dual Income51.6
Median Household Income$128,695
Median Individual Income$58,414
Home Ownership80.8%
Home Value$647,136
Median Rent$1,953
Rent Burden33.6%
Poverty7.5%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED3.2%
  • Highschool Education10.4%
  • Some College24.6%
  • Bachelors Degree37.6%
  • Graduate Degree24.3%
  • Total College or Above61.9%
  • Stem Degree53.5%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male51.4%
  • Female48.6%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married71.6%
  • Divorced3.2%
  • Never Married20.5%
  • Widowed4.7%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityLake Butler
State IDFL
Population19,499

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1831.5%
19–298.8%
30–399.8%
40–4917.1%
Age Group% of Population
50–5914.4%
60–6911.8%
70–794.6%
80+2.0%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation62.8%
Unemployment Rate1.9%
Disabled5.5%

ETHNICITY

White72.8%
Black9.7%
Asian6.9%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other4.3%
Multiple6.4%

OTHER

Hispanic16.3%
Limited English3.8%
Health Uninsured5.9%
Veteran5.0%

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Neighborhoods in Lake Butler, FL

Get to know neighborhoods in Lake Butler, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Whispering Pines Neighborhood

    Whispering Pines ↗

    Median asking price
    $199,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    25
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    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Wiggins Construction (a Wiggins Group company)

    Wiggins ↗

    Median asking price
    $245,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    11
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    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.