Boyd County vs Gosper County

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

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

Gosper County has the higher population (1,929 vs 1,704 in Boyd County). Gosper County has the higher median household income ($79,145 vs $58,984 in Boyd County). Gosper County has the higher median home value ($202,700 vs $104,000 in Boyd County).

Population, income & housing

	Boyd County	Gosper County
Population	1,704	1,929
Median age	54.9 yrs	49.2 yrs
Median household income	$58,984	$79,145
Median home value	$104,000	$202,700
Median gross rent	$650	$797
Housing units	1,199	1,209
Homeownership rate	83.0%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.6%	28.8%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boyd County	Gosper County
Population	1,937 → 1,704 (-12.0%)	2,013 → 1,929 (-4.2%)
Median household income	$47,778 → $58,984 (+23.5%)	$64,053 → $79,145 (+23.6%)
Median home value	$73,000 → $104,000 (+42.5%)	$127,000 → $202,700 (+59.6%)
Median gross rent	$508 → $650 (+28.0%)	$639 → $797 (+24.7%)

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

Gosper County

Population

2,0131,929

Median household income

$64,053$79,145

Median home value

$127,000$202,700

Median gross rent

$639$797

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boyd County	Gosper County
Under 5	4.0%	4.6%
5 to 17	14.9%	14.3%
18 to 24	4.9%	5.5%
25 to 34	6.9%	10.4%
35 to 44	11.3%	9.1%
45 to 54	8.1%	14.0%
55 to 64	16.1%	16.7%
65 to 74	21.4%	16.4%
75 and over	12.4%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boyd County	Gosper County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	91.6%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.9%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boyd County	Gosper County
No high school diploma	4.3%	4.5%
High school graduate	41.2%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boyd County	Gosper County
Drove alone	70.0%	69.9%
Carpooled	8.0%	17.7%
Public transit	1.1%	1.1%
Walked	11.6%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	3.7%
Other means	0.7%	5.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boyd County	Gosper County
1-unit, detached	85.4%	87.6%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.4%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Boyd County	Gosper County
Poverty rate	10.2%	7.0%
Average household size	2.14	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	21	23
Median year structure built	1950	1973