Boone County, Kentucky

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

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Key figures

Statistic	Boone County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	139,841	4,534,824	334,922,499	478th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$99,414	$63,726	$80,734	176th of 3,221
Median Age	37.7	39.1	38.9	2636th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	35.7%	27.6%	35.7%	440th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$277,300	$205,600	$332,700	744th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,373	$967	$1,413	337th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.3%	16.1%	12.5%	3084th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.1%	4.9%	5.2%	2492nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	567.8	114.8	n/a	303rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.3%	4.7%	14.1%	756th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.3	n/a	n/a	682nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.3%	68.3%	65.2%	1296th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.0	24.0	26.4	1435th of 3,221
Worked from Home	13.4%	10.2%	15.1%	590th of 3,222
Uninsured	4.5%	n/a	n/a	3067th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	54.7%	46.6%	46.9%	615th of 3,222
Broadband Access	92.0%	n/a	n/a	169th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Boone County, Kentucky

Statistic	Boone County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	82.3%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.9%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	4.4%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.4%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.2%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	31.5	32.5	61.4

Age in Boone County, Kentucky

Statistic	Boone County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	37.7	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	25.6%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.4%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.1%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.7%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.4%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	14.9%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Boone County, Kentucky

Statistic	Boone County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	50,963	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.4	2.5
Family Households	70.9%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	35.0%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.2%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	24.2%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	29.2%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Boone County, Kentucky

Statistic	Boone County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$46,264	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	9.0%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.8%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	23.2%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	14.2%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.3%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	17.5%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.5%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Boone County, Kentucky

Statistic	Boone County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	53,195	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	68.4%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	18.5%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.2%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,996.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.7%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.1%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,372	$1,544	n/a

Education in Boone County, Kentucky

Statistic	Boone County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	6.6%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.0%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.8%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.4%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	13.3%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Boone County, Kentucky

Statistic	Boone County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.9%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.0%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.3%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	24.6%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.5%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.5%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Boone County, Kentucky

Statistic	Boone County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	50.2%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.8%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.5%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.2%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.1%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	8.3%	5.5%	16.7%

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