Box Butte County vs York County

A side-by-side comparison of Box Butte County and York County: population, income, housing, and more.

Box Butte County and York County are counties in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

York County has the higher population (14,231 vs 10,754 in Box Butte County). York County has the higher median household income ($74,058 vs $68,778 in Box Butte County). York County has the higher median home value ($175,900 vs $161,100 in Box Butte County).

Population, income & housing

	Box Butte County	York County
Population	10,754	14,231
Median age	40.7 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$68,778	$74,058
Median home value	$161,100	$175,900
Median gross rent	$771	$885
Housing units	5,222	6,346
Homeownership rate	75.5%	74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Box Butte County	York County
Population	10,970 → 10,754 (-2.0%)	13,745 → 14,231 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$54,004 → $68,778 (+27.4%)	$60,298 → $74,058 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$113,600 → $161,100 (+41.8%)	$135,200 → $175,900 (+30.1%)
Median gross rent	$668 → $771 (+15.4%)	$713 → $885 (+24.1%)

Box Butte County

Population

10,97010,754

Median household income

$54,004$68,778

Median home value

$113,600$161,100

Median gross rent

$668$771

York County

Population

13,74514,231

Median household income

$60,298$74,058

Median home value

$135,200$175,900

Median gross rent

$713$885

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Box Butte County	York County
Under 5	5.2%	6.2%
5 to 17	19.9%	17.0%
18 to 24	5.9%	9.4%
25 to 34	12.4%	11.9%
35 to 44	10.7%	11.7%
45 to 54	11.4%	10.3%
55 to 64	14.1%	13.3%
65 to 74	12.3%	11.1%
75 and over	8.0%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Box Butte County	York County
White (non-Hispanic)	80.6%	88.5%
Black or African American	3.4%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.5%
Asian	0.9%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	12.3%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Box Butte County	York County
No high school diploma	7.6%	8.3%
High school graduate	32.1%	29.5%
Some college or associate's	40.2%	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Box Butte County	York County
Drove alone	78.3%	79.9%
Carpooled	12.8%	9.2%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	5.8%
Other means	0.2%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Box Butte County	York County
1-unit, detached	75.2%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	4.4%
20 or more units	2.9%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Box Butte County	York County
Poverty rate	10.0%	9.0%
Average household size	2.33	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	11	14
Median year structure built	1966	1964