Boyd County is a county of 1,688 people in Nebraska. The median age is 52.2, about 13 years above the US median. Owners hold 86% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $104,000, having more than tripled since 2000. There are 3 people per square mile. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 22% of adults.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $67,045, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 52.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 107%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Boyd County
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$41,281 → $104,000(+152%)US over the same years: +67%
Population2,835 → 1,688(−40%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate22.5% → 9.7%(−12.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 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)19.2%(25)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.2%(21)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era55.4%(72)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.5%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 130 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
Boyd County, decade by decade
Boyd 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
2,835
$39,191
$41,281
9.9%
1.0
2000
2,438
$47,500
$50,278
12.8%
2.9
2010
2,099
$50,215
$74,950
13.2%
8.7
2020
1,810
$65,263
$103,023
18.3%
11.6
2024
1,688
$67,045
$104,000
22.3%
21.5
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.
