Knox County vs. Boyd County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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