Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Today 616 people live in this town, first established in 1917.
66% of residents live below the poverty line in Boys Town, where Nebraska’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Of the 58 Nebraska towns we compare, none has a lower median age than Boys Town. Boys Town’s trail density is 1.2 miles per square mile, against 0.3 in Nebraska’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Lincoln Highway-Omaha to Elkhorn and Father Flanagan's House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Boys Town has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Boys Town beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 254 in 1940, a peak of 997 in 1960, 410 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1927 and 3 maps from 1968 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Boys Town. Close and well known come first.
10 mi Zoo & aquariumOmaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
38 mi Park & preserveLoess Hills
9 mi MuseumJoslyn Art Museum
19 mi MuseumStrategic Air and Space Museum
15 mi LandmarkFort Atkinson
12 mi MuseumUSS HazardOmaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium: OmahaZoo, Public domain · Loess Hills: Bill Whittaker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Joslyn Art Museum: akasped, CC BY 2.0 · Strategic Air and Space Museum: User Kandykornhead on en.wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Atkinson: Unknown, Public domain · USS Hazard: Dave Aldworth / Oldfarm at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Boys Town, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Boys Town.
Boys Town is growing: up 47% since 2020, to 616 residents (2025 estimate). Children under 18 are 48% of residents (25% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 14% of residents (36% statewide). Four-year graduates: 31% of adults 25 and older here, 35% across Nebraska.
Somewhere between 18% and 56% women
The Census survey reached too few of Boys Town’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±19 points. Across Nebraska, 49.7% of residents are women.
| Boys Town | NE | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0.9% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 47.3% | 11.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.9% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 26.9% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 0% | 13.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 4.7% | 11.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.1% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 4.1% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 7.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37.2% | 25% | 26% |
| Some college | 31.1% | 21.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 0.3% | 11% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 1.1% | 22.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 30.3% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 600, single groups can be off by several points
One of its 3 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys Town Intervention and Assessment SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | – | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Nearly half of Boys Town working residents work locally. Jobs based in Boys Town grew to 2,975 in 2023, 912 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Omaha (24%), Council Bluffs (3%) and Lincoln (3%).
| Boys Town | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 100% | 5.4% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 49% | 34% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 84% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Boys Town, 38% come from tornadoes and 22% from hail. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Boys Town after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2009.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The seasons in Boys Town: cold, snowy winters, warm summers. Summer afternoons peak near 86° in July, and January nights bottom out around 14°; snowfall runs to about 34 inches a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
8 crimes were reported in Boys Town in 2025: 3 property and 5 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Boys Town is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
No town among the 58 in Nebraska we compare has a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Boys Town. In Boys Town, 17% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Among 58 Nebraska towns, just 3 have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Boys Town. Of 32 CDC measures, Boys Town beats the Nebraska average on 5 and trails it on 24.
| Boys Town | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 14% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 13% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 68% | 76% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Boys Town | NE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.2% | 8.3% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 14.8% | 24% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 22.3% | 6.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
10 within 15 miles of the center of Boys Town
About 0 of every 100 Boys Town residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Nebraska.
Where Boys Town’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Village in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States
Boys Town is a village in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 410 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 649 in 2024. Boys Town is an enclave and a suburb of Omaha.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Boys Town has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Today 616 people live in this town, first established in 1917.
