Boyd County, Nebraska

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Boyd County, Nebraska is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the highest in the country for median age (132nd of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Boyd County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,688	1,978,707	334,922,499	3146th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$67,045	$76,475	$80,734	1434th of 3,221
Median Age	52.2	37.2	38.9	132nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	22.3%	34.6%	35.7%	1609th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$104,000	$238,600	$332,700	2935th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$713	$1,072	$1,413	2683rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.7%	10.6%	12.5%	2504th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.3%	3.0%	5.2%	2849th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	3.1	25.8	n/a	2971st of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.3%	8.0%	14.1%	1440th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.4	n/a	n/a	1702nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	85.6%	66.5%	65.2%	98th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	17.2	19.2	26.4	2910th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.1%	11.0%	15.1%	1763rd of 3,222
Uninsured	8.3%	n/a	n/a	2103rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	58.1%	48.8%	46.9%	286th of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.2%	n/a	n/a	1831st of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Boyd County, Nebraska

Statistic	Boyd County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.3%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	17.4	41.3	61.4

Age in Boyd County, Nebraska

Statistic	Boyd County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	52.2	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	20.1%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	2.1%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.1%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.7%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.1%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	31.9%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Boyd County, Nebraska

Statistic	Boyd County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	744	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	69.1%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	19.8%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.0%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.6%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	19.9%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Boyd County, Nebraska

Statistic	Boyd County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$38,675	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.6%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.7%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	25.9%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.1%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.7%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	34.0%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.9%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Boyd County, Nebraska

Statistic	Boyd County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	1,203	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	83.0%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.0%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	38.2%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,953.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	14.4%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.6%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,142	$3,549	n/a

Education in Boyd County, Nebraska

Statistic	Boyd County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	3.6%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	42.0%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.1%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.8%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.5%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Boyd County, Nebraska

Statistic	Boyd County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.6%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.4%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	12.1%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	64.2%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.6%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	0.8%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Boyd County, Nebraska

Statistic	Boyd County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	60.5%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.8%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.5%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.5%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.6%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.5%	9.5%	16.7%

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