Box Butte County, Nebraska

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Key figures

Statistic	Box Butte County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	10,714	1,978,707	334,922,499	2437th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$68,892	$76,475	$80,734	1274th of 3,221
Median Age	41.5	37.2	38.9	1653rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	18.6%	34.6%	35.7%	2243rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$166,600	$238,600	$332,700	1875th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$752	$1,072	$1,413	2465th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.8%	10.6%	12.5%	2252nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.6%	3.0%	5.2%	3035th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	10.0	25.8	n/a	2642nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.0%	8.0%	14.1%	2018th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.4	n/a	n/a	1345th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.8%	66.5%	65.2%	1206th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	11.3	19.2	26.4	3196th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.1%	11.0%	15.1%	2369th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.2%	n/a	n/a	1406th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	54.9%	48.8%	46.9%	592nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.7%	n/a	n/a	424th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Box Butte County, Nebraska

Statistic	Box Butte County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	78.6%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12.6%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.7%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	2.5%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	36.2	41.3	61.4

Age in Box Butte County, Nebraska

Statistic	Box Butte County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	41.5	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	25.2%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.7%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.2%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.9%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.2%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.8%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Box Butte County, Nebraska

Statistic	Box Butte County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	4,505	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	65.2%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.5%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.3%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.1%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	22.2%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Box Butte County, Nebraska

Statistic	Box Butte County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$32,060	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.9%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.2%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.0%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.4%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.8%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	35.3%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.1%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Box Butte County, Nebraska

Statistic	Box Butte County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	5,212	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	76.4%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.5%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.6%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,965.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.2%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	21.6%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,516	$3,549	n/a

Education in Box Butte County, Nebraska

Statistic	Box Butte County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	5.5%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.7%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	44.2%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.5%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.1%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Box Butte County, Nebraska

Statistic	Box Butte County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.2%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	83.1%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.5%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	74.8%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.9%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.4%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Box Butte County, Nebraska

Statistic	Box Butte County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	66.4%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.6%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.4%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.1%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.0%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.5%	9.5%	16.7%

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