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Box Butte County, Nebraska, has 10,842 residents across 8,097 parcels and covers 1,075.3 square miles. The population declined 4.1% between the 2010 and 2020 census. More residents left than arrived over that decade. The FIPS code for Box Butte County is 31013.

Alliance is the county's largest population center. Box Butte County also includes 2 zip codes, 2 public school districts and 11 municipalities. Those boundaries help explain why population, schools, and housing can look different from one part of the county to another. The map below shows how those county lines, zip codes, and school districts fit together, and the sections that follow use that same geography to show parcel data, population, demographics, school enrollment and housing patterns in more detail.

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Box Butte County Trends

Population
10,842▾
Median Home Value
$161,100▾
K-12 Enrollment
1,693▾
Box Butte County in Nebraska

County analytics dashboards with historical trends & projections included in package downloads.

Box Butte County Maps

The maps below show a few of the county map styles included in our downloads. County packages include map exports in JPEG, PNG, SVG, PDF and GeoTIFF formats plus more than 20 GIS layers for mapping, research and analysis. Available layers include zip codes, area codes, subdivisions, school districts, political boundaries, roads, water features, points of interest and more.

County packages also include historical county demographics, business intelligence, analytical dashboards, AI-ready prompts, markdown files and related reference data. Everything is organized to save hours of manual work collecting current data, cleaning it and joining it together. That makes it easier to move faster on analytics, due diligence, business planning and location research. Paid packages are built for commercial use, but some package contents include source-specific attribution or notice guidance. Review Licensing & Data Source Notices.

Box Butte County Parcels

Box Butte County has 8,097 mapped parcels covering 688,102 acres. The median assessed value is $135,339. The median lot size is 0.79 acres. 3,043 parcels are 10 acres or larger. Of the parcels with a recorded build year, half were built in 1951 or earlier. Assessed values and lot sizes are on nearly every parcel. Site addresses reach 59.4%. Browse the interactive Box Butte County Parcel viewer here.

Box Butte County Parcel Data Coverage

Field Parcels Coverage
Parcel ID 8,097 100%
Owner name 0 0%
Owner mailing address 0 0%
Site address 4,808 59.4%
Land use code 8,097 100%
Land use description 0 0%
Assessed value 8,097 100%
Land value 8,097 100%
Improvement value 8,097 100%
Acreage 8,097 100%
Parcel boundary 8,097 100%
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Field coverage measured across all Box Butte County parcel records.

Box Butte County Population

Box Butte County had 10,842 residents in 2020. That was 4.1% lower than in 2010. Box Butte County had 1,316 fewer people in 2020 than it did in 2000, which points to a long-term population decline. The county is fairly spread out, with about 10 people per square mile. Two of the county's most populated postal areas are Alliance and Hemingford.

Population Trend in Box Butte County NE

Box Butte County Population per 2000, 2010 and 2020 census counts with a baseline 2030 projection.

Box Butte County Zip Codes

Box Butte County has 2 zip codes. Two of the county's most populated zip codes are Alliance (69301) and Hemingford (69348). Alliance is the largest zip by population, with about 9,632 residents or 89% of the county total. Together, the three largest zips account for about 102% of all county residents based on 2020 population estimates.

Most Populated Zip Codes in Box Butte County NE

ZIP Area Population Trend
69301 Alliance 9,632 ▾ -4.9%
69348 Hemingford 1,430 ▾ -4.9%
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Box Butte County Zip Code populations and trends per most recent census data.

Box Butte County Demographics

Box Butte County has a median age of 40.7, which makes the county a little older than Nebraska overall. About 25.2% of residents are under 18, while 20.2% are 65 or older. That gives the county a fairly even mix of younger families and older adults. The largest age group is 25 to 44 at about 29.6% of the population, which points to a solid working-age base. About 20.1% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, above the statewide figure of 34.1%. The county is majority White by population, with Hispanic, Asian, Black and multiracial residents making up a meaningful share of the local mix.

Key Demographics for Box Butte County NE

Median Age

40.7

Under 18

25.2%

Age 65+

20.2%

Bachelor's+

20.1%

Box Butte County School Districts

Box Butte County is served by 2 public school districts with 1,693 students enrolled in 2024. Several larger districts account for a substantial share of students across the county map area. Those three districts account for about 100% of public school enrollment in the map area. Total enrollment has stayed fairly steady in recent years, but it is slightly lower than it was in 2017.

Largest School Districts by Enrollment in Box Butte County NE

District Enrollment Share Trend
Alliance Public Schools 1,310 77.4% ▾ -3.3%
Hemingford Public Schools 383 22.6% ▾ -1.3%
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Box Butte County school district enrollment and trends per most recent NCES reporting data.

Box Butte County Housing & Real Estate

Box Butte County has a median home value of $161,100 and a median gross rent of $771. About 75% of occupied homes in the county are owner-occupied, so the local housing market leans heavily toward ownership. Home values run below the Nebraska median, while rents come in below the state average. In March 2026, the median listing price was $181,000 and homes spent about 75 days on the market.

Box Butte County Housing Mix

Box Butte County housing mix: owner, renter and vacant units.

Box Butte County Housing Trends

Box Butte County median home value and rent trend (last 5 years).

Businesses in Box Butte County, NE

Box Butte County has 510 business listings across 235 categories. The largest categories in Box Butte County business listings are Churches & Religious Organizations (19, 3.7%), Banks & Credit Unions (8, 1.6%), and Community & Nonprofits (8, 1.6%). The full Box Butte County business listings dataset includes names, categories, addresses and contact details where available. Box Butte County packages also include U.S. Census County Business Patterns data with establishment counts, employment and payroll by industry sector.

Top Business Categories in Box Butte County, NE

Category Businesses Share
Churches & Religious Organizations 19 3.7%
Banks & Credit Unions 8 1.6%
Community & Nonprofits 8 1.6%
Public And Government Association 8 1.6%
Insurance Agencies 8 1.6%
Retirement Home 7 1.4%
Convenience Stores 7 1.4%
Beauty Salons 7 1.4%
Contractors 7 1.4%
Hair Salons 6 1.2%

Box Butte County Business Listings

Business Category City
B&S Pit Stop Accommodation Alliance
Scott A. Moller, P.C. Accountant Alliance
Legacy Coop- Grain Agricultural Cooperatives Hemingford
Millborn Seeds Agricultural Seed Store Hemingford
Midwest Farm Service Alliance Agricultural Service Alliance
Kelley Bean Co Inc Agriculture Alliance
Heartland Aviation Airlines Alliance
Alliance Municipal Airport Airport Alliance
Gathering Spot American Restaurants Alliance
Newberry Event Center Amusement Park Alliance
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Box Butte County business listings sourced from Overture Maps. Includes locations with a high level of confidence.

Box Butte County Basemaps

Box Butte County map and data packages include a set of useful basemaps to help you get started quickly. These include a custom light grey canvas, USGS topo, imagery and other reference layers that make it easier to build clear, meaningful county maps using the included GIS layers, your own data or both. Pre-rendered map tiles for the light grey basemap are included so you can use them offline or host them on your own CDN.

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This page shows a preview of what's included in the Box Butte County data package. The full package gives you a ready-to-use county data system with GIS layers, historical data, maps, database files and planning tools that save hours of manual data gathering, cleanup and joins. Everything is organized to help you skip data wrangling and start analysis faster.

  • 20+ GIS layers for parcels, zip codes, school districts, roads, water, boundaries and more
  • Historical county demographics, housing, income and trend data
  • ZIP code population files and school district enrollment history
  • Database files, markdowns, AI-ready prompts and documentation
  • Map exports in PNG, JPEG, PDF, SVG and GeoTIFF formats
  • Offline-ready data explorer, map and analytics tools

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