Box Butte County, Nebraska
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 10,494
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 10,494
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024) 10,703
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 10,835
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024) 10,833
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) -3.1%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024) -1.2%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 10,842
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 11,308
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent 25.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 22.6%
Female persons, percent 49.4%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 88.2%
Black alone, percent(a) 2.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 5.1%
Asian alone, percent(a) 0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 13.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 77.8%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 565
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 2.0%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 5,215
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 76.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $166,600
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $1,381
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $668
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $752
Building Permits, 2025 1
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 4,505
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.34
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 84.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 5.9%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 93.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 88.3%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 94.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 18.6%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 11.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 9.3%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 63.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 60.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 16,360
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 66,858
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 28,286
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 130,089
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $12,177
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 11.3
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $68,892
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $32,060
Persons in poverty, percent 10.8%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 291
Total employment, 2023 2,699
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) 126,478
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2023 712
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 255
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 179
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 209
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 128
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 10.1
Population per square mile, 2010 10.5
Land area in square miles, 2020 1,075.36
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,075.29
FIPS Code 31013