Boyd County vs Garfield County

A side-by-side comparison of Boyd County and Garfield County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Garfield County has the higher population (1,797 vs 1,704 in Boyd County). Garfield County has the higher median household income ($68,611 vs $58,984 in Boyd County). Garfield County has the higher median home value ($144,900 vs $104,000 in Boyd County).

Population, income & housing

	Boyd County	Garfield County
Population	1,704	1,797
Median age	54.9 yrs	45.0 yrs
Median household income	$58,984	$68,611
Median home value	$104,000	$144,900
Median gross rent	$650	$519
Housing units	1,199	977
Homeownership rate	83.0%	74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.6%	32.7%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boyd County	Garfield County
Population	1,937 → 1,704 (-12.0%)	2,001 → 1,797 (-10.2%)
Median household income	$47,778 → $58,984 (+23.5%)	$53,000 → $68,611 (+29.5%)
Median home value	$73,000 → $104,000 (+42.5%)	$105,100 → $144,900 (+37.9%)
Median gross rent	$508 → $650 (+28.0%)	$443 → $519 (+17.2%)

Boyd County

Population

1,9371,704

Median household income

$47,778$58,984

Median home value

$73,000$104,000

Median gross rent

$508$650

Garfield County

Population

2,0011,797

Median household income

$53,000$68,611

Median home value

$105,100$144,900

Median gross rent

$443$519

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boyd County	Garfield County
Under 5	4.0%	4.8%
5 to 17	14.9%	16.8%
18 to 24	4.9%	7.6%
25 to 34	6.9%	11.0%
35 to 44	11.3%	9.8%
45 to 54	8.1%	9.6%
55 to 64	16.1%	12.9%
65 to 74	21.4%	12.9%
75 and over	12.4%	14.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boyd County	Garfield County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	96.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boyd County	Garfield County
No high school diploma	4.3%	4.6%
High school graduate	41.2%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	23.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boyd County	Garfield County
Drove alone	70.0%	72.9%
Carpooled	8.0%	9.7%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	11.6%	12.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	3.7%
Other means	0.7%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boyd County	Garfield County
1-unit, detached	85.4%	82.7%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	13.4%	11.9%

Poverty & households

	Boyd County	Garfield County
Poverty rate	10.2%	11.7%
Average household size	2.14	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	21	13
Median year structure built	1950	1973