Boyd County vs. Knox County

	Boyd County (NE)	Knox County (NE)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1,955	8,419
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-6.9%	-3.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	2,099	8,701
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	2,099	8,701
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.5%	6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.0%	24.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	30.6%	24.7%
Female persons, percent	49.8%	50.5%
White alone, percent	96.9%	86.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.2%	0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.5%	10.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.9%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	0.5%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.3%	2.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	95.1%	85.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	204	691
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.5%	1.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	1,376	4,984
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	81.3%	73.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$67,100	$89,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$925	$1,057
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$378	$423
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$463	$478
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	3.5%	6.4%
Building permits, 2018	2	21
Households, 2014-2018	903	3,674
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.23	2.25
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	93.1%	88.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.1%	5.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	77.7%	82.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	69.2%	71.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	94.6%	91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.2%	21.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.3%	7.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	14.2%	13.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.9%	65.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.1%	60.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	645	3,533
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	5,167	24,244
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	8,422	150,988
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	14,353	82,227
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,988	$9,591
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	19.1	17.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$50,729	$49,752
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,951	$27,372
Persons in poverty, percent	13.9%	13.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	64	257
Total employment, 2017	369	1,929
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	11,315	47,851
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-7.1%	19.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	209	687
All firms, 2012	167	742
Men-owned firms, 2012	103	376
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	149	701
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	42	131
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	109	569
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	0.0%	10.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	3.9	7.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	539.94	1,108.35

Source: United States Census Bureau

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