Boone County, Iowa

Interactive maps and statistics for Boone County, Iowa: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Iowa and the United States.

Boone County, Iowa is among the lowest in the country for poverty rate, and among the lowest in the country for uninsured.

Explore Boone County, Iowa on the map →

Key figures

Statistic	Boone County, Iowa	Iowa	United States	Rank
Total Population	26,668	3,210,507	334,922,499	1591st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$83,531	$75,059	$80,734	466th of 3,221
Median Age	42.4	38.6	38.9	1365th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	28.5%	31.4%	35.7%	876th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$212,400	$208,000	$332,700	1275th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$845	$972	$1,413	1788th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.2%	11.1%	12.5%	3093rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.5%	3.6%	5.2%	3044th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	46.7	57.5	n/a	1611th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.5%	5.9%	14.1%	2329th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.8	n/a	n/a	810th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	80.0%	71.7%	65.2%	641st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.5	19.8	26.4	2015th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.1%	11.3%	15.1%	1159th of 3,222
Uninsured	4.9%	n/a	n/a	3026th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	54.1%	48.3%	46.9%	678th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.9%	n/a	n/a	868th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Boone County, Iowa

Statistic	Boone County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	82.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.9%	7.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	2.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	3.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.2%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	13.5	31.4	61.4

Age in Boone County, Iowa

Statistic	Boone County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Median Age	42.4	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	21.0%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.3%	10.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.1%	12.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.2%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.4%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.0%	18.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Boone County, Iowa

Statistic	Boone County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Households	10,936	1,315,707	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	65.8%	61.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.3%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.7%	13.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.1%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	26.4%	31.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Boone County, Iowa

Statistic	Boone County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Per Capita Income	$42,125	$40,877	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.9%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.8%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	23.2%	18.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.6%	8.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.2%	11.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	18.3%	26.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.8%	8.8%	n/a

Housing in Boone County, Iowa

Statistic	Boone County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Housing Units	12,041	1,437,699	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	79.9%	72.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	11.9%	14.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	9.2%	8.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,960.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	20.0%	28.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.7%	27.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,910	$2,897	n/a

Education in Boone County, Iowa

Statistic	Boone County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Less than High School	4.9%	6.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.5%	30.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	35.0%	31.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.0%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.5%	10.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Boone County, Iowa

Statistic	Boone County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.3%	66.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.2%	76.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.6%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.8%	2.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	36.9%	41.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.3%	4.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.5%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Boone County, Iowa

Statistic	Boone County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Born in State of Residence	79.6%	69.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.1%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.3%	3.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.4%	90.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.0%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.9%	7.8%	16.7%

See every county in Iowa.