Box Butte County, Nebraska

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 10,754
Median household income: $68,778
Median home value: $161,100

Box Butte County is a county in Nebraska with a population of 10,754. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. At $68,778, its median household income sits below Nebraska's $74,985.

Between 2019 and 2023, Box Butte County's population declined 2.0% from 10,970 to 10,754, while its median household income rose 27.4% from $54,004 to $68,778.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 80.6% of the population. 78.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,754
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $68,778
Median home value: $161,100
Median gross rent: $771
Housing units: 5,222
Homeownership rate: 75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,97010,754

Median household income

$54,004$68,778

Median home value

$113,600$161,100

Median gross rent

$668$771

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,970	$54,004	$113,600	$668
2020	10,845	$61,904	$129,200	$688
2021	10,821	$63,366	$132,300	$714
2022	10,778	$67,893	$161,600	$748
2023	10,754	$68,778	$161,100	$771

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	561	5.2%
5 to 17	2,144	19.9%
18 to 24	637	5.9%
25 to 34	1,338	12.4%
35 to 44	1,154	10.7%
45 to 54	1,227	11.4%
55 to 64	1,519	14.1%
65 to 74	1,318	12.3%
75 and over	856	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,673	80.6%
Black or African American	365	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	97	0.9%
Asian	101	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	197	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,321	12.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.6%

High school graduate32.1%

Some college or associate's40.2%

Bachelor's degree15.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	567	7.6%
High school graduate	2,379	32.1%
Some college or associate's	2,978	40.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,119	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	369	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 11 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled12.8%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.2%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,166	78.3%
Carpooled	679	12.8%
Public transit	5	0.1%
Walked	74	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	385	7.2%
Other means	10	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,895	78.9%
15 to 29 min	742	15.0%
30 to 44 min	108	2.2%
45 to 59 min	64	1.3%
60+ min	125	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 10.0% (1,055 of 10,597)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,963	65.3%
Nonfamily households	1,574	34.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,537	86.9%
Vacant	685	13.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,424	75.5%
Renter-occupied	1,113	24.5%

1-unit, detached75.2%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units8.1%

5 to 19 units5.6%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other6.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,925	75.2%
1-unit, attached	78	1.5%
2 to 4 units	423	8.1%
5 to 19 units	290	5.6%
20 or more units	151	2.9%
Mobile home & other	355	6.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 31013
State: Nebraska
Land area: 1,075 sq mi
Water area: 2.75 sq mi
Center point: 42.2104, -103.0818