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SheetPA-UNIONVILLE-CDP-BUTLER-COUNTY-PA · Unionville CDP (Butler County), PA 717 pop · income 28th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Unionville CDP (Butler County)
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Unionville CDP (Butler County) on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
McRae · lowest
35,333
McRae · lowest
35,333 median HH income
30.5% of the leader · rank #1
Myrtletown · near
55,543
Myrtletown · near
55,543 median HH income
48.0% of the leader · rank #2
Brookfield · near
55,543
Brookfield · near
55,543 median HH income
48.0% of the leader · rank #3
Mocksville · near
55,544
Mocksville · near
55,544 median HH income
48.0% of the leader · rank #4
Unionville CD… · this city
55,545
Unionville CD… · this city
55,545 median HH income
48.0% of the leader · rank #5
Altus · near
55,550
Altus · near
55,550 median HH income
48.0% of the leader · rank #6
Crabtree · highest
115,750
Crabtree · highest
115,750 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Unionville CDP (Butler County) on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 717.
Unionville CDP (Butler County) ranks in the 28th percentile for household income nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS.
28th
percentile, household income
54th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Unionville CDP (Butler County), PA
Unionville CDP (Butler County) is a small town in Pennsylvania, home to 717 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Households in Unionville CDP (Butler County) report a median income of $55,545 per year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 27.2%. The median resident age is 57.4 years. About 10.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 42.3% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Pennsylvania tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Pennsylvania at 97.6 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Near Average). A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,225 per month statewide. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Pennsylvania run around $260, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. The average commute for Unionville CDP (Butler County) workers runs 28.1 minutes, with 100.0% driving alone and 0.0% working from home. Natural-hazard exposure scores 67.4 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Moderate).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Unionville CDP (Butler County)'s data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from work and mobility to comparison shortlist; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Unionville CDP (Butler County), city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles, FBI reported-crime rates, local building permits, matched public-school count, annual population history; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
What does the journey to work look like in Unionville CDP (Butler County)?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 100.0%. The reported mean trip to work is 28.1 minutes.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. The profile is strongly car-oriented, so a relocation comparison should put trip distance, vehicle access, and household fuel costs ahead of a citywide commute average. The same-state peer links offer a more relevant benchmark than a national label.
Which cities make useful reference points for Unionville CDP (Butler County)?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
Within Pennsylvania, the closest population matches are Continental Courts (717 residents, $49,118 income); Beech Creek (716 residents, $53,750 income); Edenburg (716 residents, $102,109 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are McRae, AR (717 residents); Green Mountain Falls, CO (717 residents); White Springs, FL (717 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Below median income · poverty 27.2% (Highest-decile poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
97.6 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Pennsylvania average
F
City profile score · Unionville CDP (Butler County), PA
23/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Cost of living C-
97.6 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Household income F
$55,545
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share F
10.1%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate F
27.2%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
How does Unionville CDP (Butler County) compare to other US cities?
Where Unionville CDP (Butler County) sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income28% higher than other cities
Median rent54% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Unionville CDP (Butler County) against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Pennsylvania only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Pennsylvania-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Unionville CDP (Butler County) near the bottom of Pennsylvania's cities
Among the 1,865 Pennsylvania cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Unionville CDP (Butler County) ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Unionville CDP (Butler County) only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#1,281 of 1,765
27th percentile in Pennsylvania
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,865
0th percentile in Pennsylvania
Poverty Rate
#74 of 1,856
96th percentile in Pennsylvania
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#1,626 of 1,861
12th percentile in Pennsylvania
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Pennsylvania only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
28th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Income distribution context
$55,545Unionville CDP (Butler County), PA median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Unionville CDP (Butler County), PA median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Unionville CDP (Butler County), PA.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)10.1%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)27.2%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)42.3%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
717
Median Income
$55,545
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
57.4
Poverty Rate
27.2%
Labor force participation
42.3%
Bachelor's Degree+
10.1%
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
28.1 minutes
Drive Alone
100.0%
Carpool
0.0%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
0.0%
Based on 276 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Pennsylvania statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $260
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Pennsylvania at $260 (electricity about $120 , water and sewer about $52 ).
These are Pennsylvania statewide averages, not a meter reading for Unionville CDP (Butler County). Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Pennsylvania's BEA cost-of-living index is 97.6 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Unionville CDP (Butler County) is $1,225/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Pennsylvania statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 67.4 / 100 (Moderate).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Pennsylvania statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Unionville CDP (Butler County) sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Unionville CDP (Butler County) compares to similar-size Pennsylvania cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.