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Box Butte County, NE

Demographic and economic profile of Box Butte County, NE, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Box Butte County, a rural Nebraska county of 10,754 residents, has shed 3.0% of its population over five years, though unemployment sits at just 1.6% with a 66.0% labor force participation rate. The workforce skews toward trade and manual occupations rather than college-credentialed roles, with only 20.1% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings of $43,892 against a median household income of $68,892. Housing costs remain low—median home value of $161,100 and median gross rent of $771/month—and an 11.3-minute mean commute reflects the county's compact, largely rural footprint.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

10,754

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$68,892

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.0% since 2018

Box Butte County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone8,735 (81.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race592 (5.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races500 (4.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone491 (4.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone338 (3.2%)
  • Asian Alone43 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish407
  2. 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)68
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic40
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island33

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

565

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$49,268

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$33,834

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance912
  2. 2.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities767
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services550
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)543
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)485

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,833
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,147
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations882
  4. 4.Service Occupations823
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations467

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.55×)306
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 3.01×)954
  3. 3.Information (LQ 1.22×)124
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.19×)639
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.96×)457

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$161,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$771/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999596 (17.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999471 (13.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999312 (9.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999293 (8.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999227 (6.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999219 (6.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

66.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$43,892

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

11.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,220 (83.1%)
  • Carpooled466 (9.2%)
  • Worked At Home312 (6.1%)
  • Walked76 (1.5%)
  • Public Transit6 (0.1%)
  • Taxi0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.