County population in 2016: 11,434 (75% urban, 25% rural); it was 12,158 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 1,909 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,392 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 3,353 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,437 (it was 1,427 in 2000)
% of renters here:
30%
State:
33%
Land area: 1075 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 11 people per square mile (low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Box Butte County: 76.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (20.2%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (17.9%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (17.1%), Construction (13.2%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,928 (1.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,409 (1.5%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 12.8%
Box Butte County:
12.8%
Nebraska:
11.4%
(7.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 26.7% for Black residents, 24.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 49.0% for American Indian residents, 36.6% for other race residents, 40.0% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 40.6 years old
(Males: 37.5 years old, Females: 44.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.5 years old, Black residents: 79.1 years old, American Indian residents: 18.8 years old, Asian residents: 34.4 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22.6 years old, Other race residents: 57.2 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Box Butte County is $381 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $502 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $657 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Box Butte County: S and A Feedlot (A), Pierce County Fairgrounds (B), Cuthills Vineyards (C), Pierce Community Golf Course (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Eden Valley Cemetery (1), Rose Hill Cemetery (2), Osmond Cemetery (3), Plainview Cemetery (4), Saint Josephs Cemetery (5), Saint Marys Cemetery (6), Immanuel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hadar Creek (A), West Branch North Fork Elkhorn River (B), Dry Creek (C), Yankton Slough (D), East Branch North Fork Elkhorn River (E), Breslau Creek (F), Turtle Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 394 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.7% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 245 (25.8% naturalized citizens)
Box Butte County:
2.2%
Whole state:
7.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 90
2000 to 2009: 61
1990 to 1999: 46
1980 to 1989: 106
1970 to 1979: 52
Before 1970: 52
Note: State values scaled to Box Butte County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 14.5 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.0%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 4,020
One, attached: 88
Two: 68
3 or 4: 146
5 to 9: 236
10 to 19: 261
20 to 49: 211
50 or more: 134
Mobile homes: 332
Housing units in Box Butte County with a mortgage: 1,754 (16 second mortgage, 174 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,519
Here:
50.0% with mortgage
State:
60.4% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Box Butte County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
2,301
2
Mainline Protestant
1,859
9
Evangelical Protestant
1,156
9
Other
252
2
None
5,740
-
Box Butte County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
Box Butte County:
4.56 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.60 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 6
Box Butte County:
5.47 / 10,000 pop.
Nebraska:
4.83 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 15
This county:
13.67 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.76 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Box Butte County:
8.5%
Nebraska:
7.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Box Butte County:
30.5%
State:
28.0%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
13.4%
State:
12.9%
Agriculture in Box Butte County:
Average size of farms: 1418 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $273,234 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $259.44 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 55.88% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $253,440 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 32.76% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 58.85% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $167,028 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.61% Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.03 Corn for grain: 43335 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 96700 harvested acres Vegetables: 14 harvested acres
Tornado activity:
Box Butte County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Nebraska state average. It is 3558184.8 times below overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 6/7/1953, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 6 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Box Butte County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Nebraska state average. It is 13% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 421.8 miles away from Box Butte County center, causing $26,000,000 total damage On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 135.5 miles away from the county center On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 563.7 miles away from the county center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage On 9/8/1984 at 00:59:31, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MB) earthquake occurred 207.4 miles away from the county center On 5/29/1984 at 20:18:32, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 209.1 miles away from Box Butte County center On 6/30/1975 at 18:54:13, a magnitude 6.1 (5.6 MB, 5.9 MS, 6.1 UK, 6.1 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 428.2 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Nebraska Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 06, 2015 to June 17, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4225: June 25, 2015, FEMA Id: 4225, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Nebraska Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 05, 2009 to June 26, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1853: July 31, 2009, FEMA Id: 1853, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Nebraska Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3245: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3245, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Nebraska Severe Storms, Incident Period: April 10, 2001 to April 23, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1373: May 16, 2001, FEMA Id: 1373, Natural disaster type: Storm
The number of natural disasters in Box Butte County (4) is a lot smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3 Emergencies Declared: 1
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
Production occupations (8%)
Sales and related occupations (8%)
Material moving occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (21%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (13%)
Education, training, and library occupations (11%)
Sales and related occupations (8%)
Personal care and service occupations (7%)
Management occupations (7%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (38%)
Cuba (22%)
England (15%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8%)
Costa Rica (6%)
South Africa (5%)
Philippines (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Box Butte County (%):
German (40%)
American (9%)
Irish (5%)
English (3%)
Polish (3%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
European (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 5,222 (86.9%)
Carpooled: 336 (5.6%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 70 (1.2%)
Bicycle: 32 (0.5%)
Walked: 117 (1.9%)
Worked at home: 249 (4.1%)
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Box Butte County, Nebraska in 2000:
166 people in nursing homes
23 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
15 people in religious group quarters
14 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
4 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
4 people in homes for the mentally retarded
People in group quarters in Box Butte County, Nebraska in 2010:
145 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
19 people in other noninstitutional facilities
11 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
8 people in group homes intended for adults
3 people in residential treatment centers for adults
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $54,371.
5.60% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($37,520 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.60%
Nebraska average:
6.38%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.42% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($13,900 average AGI)
3.18% relocated from other states ($23,620 average AGI)
Box Butte County:
3.18%
Nebraska average:
2.71%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
6.23% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($37,554 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.23%
Nebraska average:
6.57%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.52% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($13,343 average AGI)
3.72% relocated to other states ($24,211 average AGI)
Box Butte County:
3.72%
Nebraska average:
2.88%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.0
Births per 1000 population in Box Butte County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.7 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population in Box Butte County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.2 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 3.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Box Butte County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 12.8% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 6.6%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Box Butte County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Box Butte County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,954 (1,654 aged, 300 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 349 (13%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Box Butte County, Nebraska in 1999 - 2014:
Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality (115)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (95)
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (91)
Atherosclerotic heart disease (85)
Congestive heart failure (79)
Unspecified dementia (67)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (64)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (63)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 8.78 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 10,344 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 255 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 26,256
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,020 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,178 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 18
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 39 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 79
Household type by relationship:
Households: 11,434
In family households: 9,308 (1,698 male householders, 1,347 female householders)
2,549 spouses, 3,101 children (2,984 natural, 22 adopted, 80 stepchildren), 267 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 135 other relatives, 146 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,915 (918 male householders (774 living alone)), 785 female householders (715 living alone)), 211 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 207
Size of family households: 1,564 2-persons, 492 3-persons, 567 4-persons, 220 5-persons, 175 6-persons, 34 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,489 1-person, 202 2-persons, 14 3-persons.
2,070 married couples with children.
503 single-parent households (137 men, 366 women).
96.4% of residents of Box Butte speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (87% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (3% speak English very well, 97% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $68,945,000 ($6,054 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $841,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $31,953,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,666,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,553,000 Federal grants: $11,938,000 Federal procurement contracts: $918,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $3,917,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $460,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,035,000 Federal Government insurance: $39,031,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 808
Here:
71 per 1000 residents
State:
75 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 667
Here:
59 per 1000 residents
State:
46 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +87
Here:
+8 per 1000 residents
State:
+13 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -996
Here:
-88 per 1000 residents
State:
-15 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Box Butte County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.62 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.8
State:
7.0
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.5
State:
4.3
Year house built
2014 or later: 0
2010 to 2013: 51
2000 to 2009: 61
1990 to 1999: 280
1980 to 1989: 776
1970 to 1979: 1,279
1960 to 1969: 399
1950 to 1959: 588
1940 to 1949: 424
1939 or earlier: 1,568
Note: State values scaled to Box Butte population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Box Butte County, Nebraska
Note: State values scaled to Box Butte County population
no vehicle: 44
1 vehicle: 545
2 vehicles: 1,206
3 vehicles: 894
4 vehicles: 361
5+ vehicles: 219
no vehicle: 137
1 vehicle: 928
2 vehicles: 300
3 vehicles: 62
4 vehicles: 42
5+ vehicles: 27
87% of Box Butte County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Nebraska.
Box Butte County:
87.0%
State average:
83.5%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 7,721
Other state: 3,418
Northeast: 186
Midwest: 1,546
South: 370
West: 1,337
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Box Butte County
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