Box Butte County is home to 10,714 people in Nebraska. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The average commute runs 11 minutes. Density works out to 10 people per square mile. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $166,600. 2% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,892, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 34%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Box Butte County
What changed most since 1990
Population13,130 → 10,714(−18%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.0% → 18.6%(+5.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants67.9% → 76.8%(+8.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)28.1%(159)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.2%(97)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.3%(211)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.2%(1)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.7%(15)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 565 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Box Butte County, decade by decade
Box Butte County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
13,130
$63,585
$104,883
13.0%
18.3
2000
12,158
$71,711
$124,055
15.3%
27.9
2010
11,308
$63,878
$130,335
19.5%
34.0
2020
10,842
$75,030
$156,595
17.7%
43.2
2024
10,714
$68,892
$166,600
18.6%
44.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
