Morgantown
Butler County
Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development
QuickFacts
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  Business Cost  
    Kentucky Index, 2007
(U.S. = 100)
 
  Labor Cost 95  
  Energy Cost 70  
  Overall Business Cost 90  
  Kentucky is tied for the 12th lowest overall business cost in the nation.  
       
    Gross Domestic Product Per Wage, 2008  
  Kentucky $2.16  
  U.S. $2.17  
   
       
    Industrial Electric Cost Per KWH, 2008  
  Kentucky $0.0482  
  U.S. $0.0683  
  Kentucky has the 8th lowest cost for industrial electrical power amongst the 50 states.  
 
  Butler County
Statistical Summary
 
     
    Population
2009
 
  Butler County 13,329  
  Labor Market Area 372,882  
       
    Butler County  
  Per Capita Income
2008
$22,276  
  Median Household Income
2008
$35,917  
  Median Home Price
2008
$62,000  
       
    Total Available Labor
2008
 
  Butler County 945  
  Labor Market Area 15,636  
       
    Unemployment Rate
2009
 
  Butler County 14.7  
  Labor Market Area 10.9  
  U.S. 9.3  
       
    Average Weekly Wage
2008
 
  Butler County $554  
  Labor Market Area $639  
  U.S. $876