The Town Files

Box Butte County, Nebraska

10,714 people. The median home is worth $166,600 (typical Nebraska town: $154,800) and the median household earns $68,892.

Towns in Box Butte County

Towns in Box Butte County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Alliance8,151$161,800$65,16040.8

People and housing

Box Butte CountyTypical Nebraska town
Median home value$166,600$154,800
Median rent$752$818
Median household income$68,892$66,320
Median age41.539.5
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%22.4%
Below the poverty line10.8%9.9%

Jobs and pay

3,720 jobs in 2024, average pay $46,253 a year.

Largest industries in Box Butte CountyRetail440 jobs · $30,801Manufacturing276 jobs · $56,558Wholesale trade276 jobs · $57,584Agriculture, forestry & fishi…242 jobs · $50,628Construction134 jobs · $60,610Finance & insurance124 jobs · $59,595
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Box Butte County0%2%4%6%8%2000200420082012201620202023 2.2%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 594 storm events in Box Butte County from 1996 to 2026, with 1 deaths.

Storm events in Box Butte County by type since 1996Hail277Tornado15Blizzard17High Wind68Heavy Rain9Heavy Snow23Flash Flood8Funnel Cloud9Winter Storm34Winter Weather17
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Box Butte County has been included in 9 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
September 6, 2021Severe StormDR-4616: Severe Storms And Straight-Line Winds
April 4, 2020BiologicalDR-4521: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3483: Covid-19
March 21, 2019FloodDR-4420: Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
August 1, 2017Severe StormDR-4325: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Straight-Line Winds
June 25, 2015Severe StormDR-4225: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).