County population in 2012: 11,317 (75% urban, 25% rural); it was 12,158 in 2000 County 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. 2012 cost of living index in Box Butte County: 79.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)
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Industries providing employment: Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (24.3%), Educational,health and social services (22.9%), Manufacturing (11.4%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,602 (1.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,249 (1.6%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 12.2%
(7.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 23.6% for Black residents, 54.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 6.2% for American Indian residents, 56.7% for other race residents, 35.5% for two or more races residents) Median age of residents in 2010: 41 years old
(Males: 40 years old, Females: 42 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43 years old, Black residents: 32 years old, American Indian residents: 21 years old, Asian residents: 50 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23 years old, Other race residents: 28 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
10.7%
Whole state:
9.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
5.1%
Whole state:
4.0%
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: Zochol Feedlot (A), West Pine Tree Farm (B), Belle Acres Farm (C), Gardner Farms (D), Cook Ranch (E), D Henderson Ranch (F), Hood Ranch (G), J Henderson Ranch (H), Yale Siding (I), Alliance Country Club (J), School Number 76 (K), R Henderson Ranch (L), Uhrig Ranch (M), Bauer Ranch (N), Snake Creek Ranch (O), Birdsell (P), Nonpariel Grain Company (Q), Carhenge (R), Alliance Municipal Golf Course (S). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Severson Cemetery (1), Greenwood Cemetery (2), Hagaman Cemetery (3), Plainview Cemetery (4), Saint Johns Cemetery (5), Hemingford Cemetery (6), Katen Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Bronco Lake (A), Sewer Lake Number 3 (B), Sewer Lake Number 2 (C), Sewer Lake Number 1 (D), Clough Lake (E), Nikont Reservoir (F), Luce Reservoir (G), Cook SE Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Mud Springs Creek (A), Berea Creek (B), Point of Rocks Creek (C), Spring Creek (D), Snake Creek (E), Hemingford Creek (F), Barrel Springs Creek (G), North Branch Box Butte Creek (H), Barngrover Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Box Butte County include: The Sidney-Black Hills Trail Historical Marker (1), Box Butte County Historical Marker (2). 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: 88.1% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 378 (44% naturalized citizens)
Box Butte County:
3.1%
Whole state:
4.4%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 109
1990 to 1994: 59
1985 to 1989: 56
1980 to 1984: 50
1975 to 1979: 24
1970 to 1974: 28
1970 to 1974: 17
1965 to 1969: 35
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: 3,825
One, attached: 162
Two: 144
3 or 4: 221
5 to 9: 81
10 to 19: 227
20 or more: 200
Mobile homes: 628
Housing units in Box Butte County with a mortgage: 1,532 (117 second mortgage, 169 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,059
Here:
59.1% with mortgage
State:
64.8% with mortgage
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 66.48%
Here
66.5%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 8,083 Total congregations: 21
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
United Methodist Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Lutheran Church
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents
3,322 (41.1%)
1,087 (13.4%)
827 (10.2%)
735 (9.1%)
475 (5.9%)
Congregations
2 (9.5%)
2 (9.5%)
1 (4.8%)
1 (4.8%)
1 (4.8%)
Name
Episcopal Church
Assemblies of God
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
The Wesleyan Church
Other
Adherents
439 (5.4%)
222 (2.7%)
176 (2.2%)
170 (2.1%)
630 (7.8%)
Congregations
1 (4.8%)
1 (4.8%)
1 (4.8%)
1 (4.8%)
10 (47.6%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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 below Nebraska state average. It is 1.0 times below overall U.S. average.
Earthquake activity:
Box Butte County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Nebraska state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 1/28/1990 at 04:59:59, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 82.4 miles away from the county center On 5/25/2003 at 07:32:33, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 86.3 miles away from the county center On 4/9/1996 at 02:48:08, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 86.1 miles away from the county center On 6/18/1998 at 16:26:38, a magnitude 3.4 (3.1 MB, 3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 31.7 miles away from Box Butte County center On 2/20/1993 at 13:08:10, a magnitude 3.5 (3.1 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 88.3 miles away from the county center On 3/2/1990 at 04:15:27, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 81.6 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Most recent natural disasters:
Nebraska Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 5, 2009 to June 26, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1853): July 31, 2009, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1853, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Nebraska Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3245): September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-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: FEMA-DR-1373, Natural disaster type: Storm
The number of natural disasters in Box Butte County (3) is a lot smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2 Emergencies Declared: 1
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (69%)
Germany (7%)
Korea (5%)
Peru (4%)
United Kingdom (4%)
Greece (3%)
Laos (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Box Butte County (%):
German (36%)
English (8%)
Irish (8%)
United States or American (5%)
Swedish (4%)
Norwegian (4%)
Czech (3%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 4,541 (79%)
Carpooled: 492 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%)
Taxi: 3 (0%)
Motorcycle: 23 (0%)
Bicycle: 29 (1%)
Walked: 276 (5%)
Other means: 29 (1%)
Worked at home: 313 (5%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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 2005 was $47,987.
5.15% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,617 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.15%
Nebraska average:
7.03%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.53% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($15,083 average AGI)
2.62% relocated from other states ($20,535 average AGI)
Box Butte County:
2.62%
Nebraska average:
2.84%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,258 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.73%
Nebraska average:
7.41%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.26% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($14,863 average AGI)
3.48% relocated to other states ($20,392 average AGI)
Box Butte County:
3.48%
Nebraska average:
3.31%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
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 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
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,929 (1,697 aged, 232 disabled) 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: 10344.22 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 254.650 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 26255.71
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1019.870 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1178.130 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 17.58
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 38.97 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 79.13
Household type by relationship:
Households: 11,122
In family households: 9,299 (2,428 male householders, 698 female householders)
2,531 spouses, 3,152 children (2,835 natural, 94 adopted, 223 stepchildren), 166 grandchildren, 46 brothers or sisters, 28 parents, 49 other relatives, 181 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,823 (810 male householders (695 living alone)), 802 female householders (754 living alone)), 211 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 186 (156 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,602 2-persons, 617 3-persons, 490 4-persons, 288 5-persons, 87 6-persons, 42 7-or-more-persons.
92.8% of residents of Box Butte County speak English at home.
5.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $68,945,000 ($6054 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:
6.7
State:
6.5
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.4
State:
4.2
Year house built
2005 or later: 14
2000 to 2004: 135
1990 to 1999: 381
1980 to 1989: 765
1970 to 1979: 1,205
1960 to 1969: 538
1950 to 1959: 680
1940 to 1949: 454
1939 or earlier: 1,338
Rooms in houses/apartments in Box Butte County, Nebraska
59% of Box Butte County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Nebraska.
Box Butte County:
58.9%
State average:
55.7%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 8140
Northeast: 209
Midwest: 1634
South: 451
West: 1316
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $66,000
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Box Butte County
41.0 years
36.0 years
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