Boyd County, Nebraska

• White (non-Hispanic) 1,532 90.8%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 56 3.3%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 3 0.2%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 3 0.2%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 34 2.0%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 49 2.9%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 11 0.7%

• Under 18 340 20.1%
• 18–24 35 2.1%
• 25–44 351 20.8%
• 45–64 423 25.1%
• 65 and over 539 31.9%

Median household income

$61,388

90% interval $54,208–$68,568

−$15,190 vs NE · 82nd of 93

Below poverty line

13.1%

90% interval 9.6%–16.6%

+2.5 pp vs NE · 15th of 93

Unemployment (12-mo)

2.9%

−0.13 pp vs. state

County GDP

$139.8M

0.07% of state

Avg. annual pay

$37,400

Establishments

90

• Trade, transportation & utilities 137 25.5%
• Education & health services 82 15.3%
• Public administration 77 14.3%
• Natural resources & mining 50 9.3%
• Leisure & hospitality 39 7.3%
• Financial activities 34 6.3%
• Professional & business services 24 4.5%
• Manufacturing 16 3.0%
• Construction 9 1.7%

The sectors listed cover 87.2% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

85.6%

+19.1 pp vs NE · 2nd of 93

Median gross rent

$713

−$359 vs NE · 65th of 93

Owner-occupied

637

Renter-occupied

107

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 55% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Wide wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Financial activities, $55,788/yr) pays 5.0× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $11,073/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 6.0 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 938 87.3%
• Democratic 132 12.3%
• Other / third-party 5 0.5%

• Spanish 58 3.6%
• German or other West Germanic 5 0.3%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 4 0.2%
• Tagalog 3 0.2%

Households

744

Family households

514

69.1% of households

Married couples w/ children

93

18.1% of families

Single-mother families

28

5.4% of families

Veterans

130

9.6% of civilians 18+

• Catholic 635 35.1%
• Evangelical Protestant 630 34.8%
• Mainline Protestant 344 19.0%

Health insured

92.7%

±3.1 pp

Uninsured

7.3%

±3.1 pp

36th of 93

With a disability

18.0%

±3.5 pp

10th of 93

Bachelor's or higher

22.3%

±4.6 pp

−12.3 pp vs NE · 64th of 93

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

8.2%

90% interval 7.1%–9.3% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

8th Judicial District Court

Judges

2 (District Court judges per judicial district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); County Court judges (limited jurisdiction: small civil claims, misdemeanors, probate) separate. Vintage 2026 nebraskajudicial.gov; counts cross-checked against Neb. Rev. Stat. § 24-303 et seq. ~60 District Court judgeships statewide. The 4th JD (Douglas / Omaha) and 3rd JD (Lancaster / Lincoln) carry the largest benches; multi-county rural districts typically carry 2-4 judges.)

Court seats

Ainsworth, Bartlett, Bassett, Brewster, Broken Bow, Burwell, Butte, Greeley, Loup City, O'Neill, Ord, Saint Paul, Springview, Taylor, Valentine

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

0

0 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

0