Demographics of Boyd County, Nebraska

Boyd County, Nebraska had 1,674 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −136 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Boyd County, in four figures

1,674
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −7.5%
Change since July 2020: −136 people.; 52.2 ±5.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $67,045 ±$9,064
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Boyd County, Nebraska's population shrank 7.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Boyd County, Nebraska's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Boyd County, Nebraska's population shrank 7.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Boyd County, Nebraska's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	1,810	100.0	100.0
2021	1,783	98.5	100.2
2022	1,736	95.9	100.7
2023	1,747	96.5	101.6
2024	1,718	94.9	102.5
2025	1,674	92.5	103.1

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Population of Boyd County, Nebraska on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	1,810	−9	−6	0	−2
2021	1,783	−27	−31	0	+5
2022	1,736	−47	−24	0	−23
2023	1,747	+11	−13	+3	+22
2024	1,718	−29	−11	+9	−29
2025	1,674	−44	−12	+1	−33

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 52.2 ±5.8: for men 50.0 ±2.6 and for women 56.2 ±4.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Boyd County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under 5	78 ±26	4.6% ±1.5	6.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	262 ±48	15.5% ±2.7	18.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	9 to 61	0.6% to 3.6%	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	351 ±53	20.8% ±3.0	25.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	423 ±64	25.1% ±3.6	23.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	539 ±67	31.9% ±3.6	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $67,045 ±$9,064, and income per person $38,675 ±$5,834, in 2024 dollars. The median is $76,475 ±$633 in Nebraska and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Boyd County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under $25,000	101 ±25	13.6% ±3.1	13.8% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	170 ±40	22.8% ±5.0	18.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	132 ±35	17.7% ±4.3	17.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	90 ±39	12.1% ±5.1	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	193 ±57	25.9% ±7.2	18.9% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	6 to 34	0.8% to 4.6%	9.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	6 to 70	0.8% to 9.4%	9.4% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Boyd County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Nebraska	United States
All ages	160 ±57	9.7% ±3.4	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	24 to 74	14.6% ±6.6	12.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	48 ±22	8.1% ±3.6	10.6% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	63 ±24	8.6% ±3.2	9.1% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Boyd County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Boyd County	Nebraska	United States
Housing units	1,203 ±56	863,444 ±628	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	61.8% ±5.1	92.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	38.2% ±4.6	7.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	85.6% ±1.5	66.5% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	14.4% ±3.7	33.5% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$104,000 ±$17,323	$238,600 ±$1,365	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$713 ±$104	$1,072 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1953 ±4	1975 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Boyd County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Hispanic or Latino	56 ±11	3.3% ±0.6	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,532 ±97	90.8% ±2.9	75.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 8	0% to 0.5%	4.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 9	0% to 0.5%	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	16 to 82	1.0% to 4.9%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.6%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 1.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2 to 66	0.1% to 3.9%	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Boyd County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Born in the state	1,021 ±90	60.5% ±4.2	64.1% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	612 ±73	36.3% ±3.8	26.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 10	0% to 0.6%	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	55 ±17	3.3% ±1.0	8.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	5 to 55	0.3% to 3.3%	3.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	5 to 45	0.3% to 2.7%	4.6% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Boyd County among the counties of Nebraska

78th of 93 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Nebraska page.

Counties of Nebraska near Boyd County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Greeley County	2,154	−1.3%
Deuel County	1,862	+1.6%
Garden County	1,804	−4.5%
Gosper County	1,803	−4.9%
Garfield County	1,710	−5.4%
Boyd County	1,674	−7.5%
Dundy County	1,568	−5.2%
Rock County	1,259	−0.7%
Sioux County	1,188	+3.7%
Hayes County	821	−3.2%
Keya Paha County	792	+4.2%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026