When calculating the total land area, Boyd spans a total of 540 square miles. The county has a very low population density of 4 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Coke, TX (4 per sq. mile ), Jerauld, SD (4 per sq. mile ), Caribou, ID (4 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Sanders, MT (4 per sq. mile ), Fremont, WY (4 per sq. mile ), Chase, KS (4 per sq. mile ).
Since 2000, a very low number of individuals have migrated to Boyd from outside the country. The immigration into Boyd accounts for 0 percent of all immigration into Nebraska. This level of international migration can be considered very low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.
Boyd County, Nebraska had an estimated population of 2,261 in 2005. The total population has decreased sharply, since its 2000 population of 2,427. The decline signifies a decrease of -6.8 percent. Boyd ranks 51 of 93 counties when calculating total change in population for Nebraska and the county ranks 2,262 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.
Boyd County, Nebraska has a population base that is comprised of 99.1 percent White, 0 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 0.1 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 0.3 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Nebraska percent of 12.7. Since 2000, Boyd has stayed the same the percent of minority makeup when 0.3 percent of the population was made up of minorities.
In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Boyd County, Nebraska to be 47.2 years of age. The median in Boyd is greater than the median age in the State of Nebraska of 36.2. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 43.8 years old. With a total of 19.9 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Boyd can be understood as being made up of a relatively low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low presence of the population, with 56 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 24.1 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a relatively high proportion of the area population base.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Since 2000, a very low number of individuals have migrated to Boyd from outside the country. The immigration into Boyd accounts for 0 percent of all immigration into Nebraska. This level of international migration can be considered very low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.
Boyd County, Nebraska had an estimated population of 2,261 in 2005. The total population has decreased sharply, since its 2000 population of 2,427. The decline signifies a decrease of -6.8 percent. Boyd ranks 51 of 93 counties when calculating total change in population for Nebraska and the county ranks 2,262 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.
Boyd County, Nebraska has a population base that is comprised of 99.1 percent White, 0 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 0.1 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 0.3 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Nebraska percent of 12.7. Since 2000, Boyd has stayed the same the percent of minority makeup when 0.3 percent of the population was made up of minorities.
In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Boyd County, Nebraska to be 47.2 years of age. The median in Boyd is greater than the median age in the State of Nebraska of 36.2. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 43.8 years old. With a total of 19.9 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Boyd can be understood as being made up of a relatively low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low presence of the population, with 56 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 24.1 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a relatively high proportion of the area population base.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
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