Box Butte County, NE Population

Overview

10,821

Total Population

40.1

Median age

49.59%

Female population %

101.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

66.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,412

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Box Butte County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Box Butte County is 40.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Box Butte County's population under 18 was 25.44%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Box Butte County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.51% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Box Butte County, 21.29% were under the age of 15, 15.74% aged 15 to 29, 44.46% aged 30 to 64, 16.44% aged 65 to 84, and 2.07% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 89 less females than males in Box Butte County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.59% females and 50.41% males in Box Butte County, NE.
The Box Butte County, NE gender ratio is 101.7:100 i.e. 101.7 men to 100 women (1.017).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 590.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 560.

Box Butte County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Box Butte County population: 86.89% are White, 3.22% are Black or African American, 2.31% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.75% are Asian, 1.94% are some other race and 4.90% are multiracial.
Box Butte County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 1,412 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,409 (86.95% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Box Butte County is White with a population of 9,402 (86.89% of the total population).

Box Butte County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 12,221 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Box Butte County's population decreased by 944 (7.72%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Box Butte County's population decreased by 451 (4.00%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Box Butte County's population was lowest in year 2021 at 10,647.