Box Butte County vs. Dawes County

	Box Butte County (NE)	Dawes County (NE)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10,772	8,716
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-4.7%	-5.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	11,308	9,182
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	11,308	9,182
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.7%	5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.1%	17.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.0%	18.5%
Female persons, percent	50.3%	50.1%
White alone, percent	91.2%	88.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.0%	1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	4.5%	4.1%
Asian alone, percent	0.8%	2.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.5%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	12.7%	5.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	81.0%	85.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	662	649
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.0%	1.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	5,449	4,256
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	66.3%	64.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$120,100	$120,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,230	$1,178
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$497	$509
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$614	$582
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	20.2%	15.7%
Building permits, 2018	2	10
Households, 2014-2018	4,801	3,623
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.27	2.17
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.7%	75.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.0%	2.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.8%	85.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	77.0%	77.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.7%	95.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.2%	37.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.4%	7.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.7%	11.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.4%	61.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.0%	57.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	14,675	17,358
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	50,512	44,113
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	172,980	10,375
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	96,471	169,884
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,524	$18,563
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	10.0	13.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$56,412	$51,748
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,835	$26,021
Persons in poverty, percent	13.7%	17.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	305	263
Total employment, 2017	2,839	2,149
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	95,499	60,189
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.7%	-0.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	722	630
All firms, 2012	948	962
Men-owned firms, 2012	353	447
Women-owned firms, 2012	452	225
Minority-owned firms, 2012	73	58
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	820	863
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	140	86
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	725	840
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.6%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	10.5	6.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,075.29	1,396.46

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Box Butte county (NE) and Dawes county (NE) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.