Boone County, Missouri

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Boone County, Missouri is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (83rd of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Boone County, Missouri	Missouri	United States	Rank
Total Population	188,043	6,191,814	334,922,499	367th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$72,758	$70,702	$80,734	990th of 3,221
Median Age	32.7	39.0	38.9	3093rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	51.5%	32.4%	35.7%	83rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$272,800	$230,300	$332,700	767th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,088	$1,033	$1,413	751st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.6%	12.6%	12.5%	984th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.8%	4.0%	5.2%	2041st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	274.3	90.1	n/a	527th of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.4%	4.5%	14.1%	750th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.7	n/a	n/a	558th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	57.7%	68.1%	65.2%	3059th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	18.7	23.5	26.4	2756th of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.8%	13.0%	15.1%	1263rd of 3,222
Uninsured	11.0%	n/a	n/a	1462nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	42.0%	46.5%	46.9%	2710th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.0%	n/a	n/a	539th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Boone County, Missouri

Statistic	Boone County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	75.8%	76.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.5%	5.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	9.5%	10.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	4.8%	2.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.8%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	41.0	40.1	61.4

Age in Boone County, Missouri

Statistic	Boone County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Median Age	32.7	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	20.1%	22.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	18.9%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.4%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.5%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	20.5%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.5%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Boone County, Missouri

Statistic	Boone County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Households	76,562	2,508,227	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	55.0%	62.1%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.6%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.0%	15.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.2%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	43.0%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Boone County, Missouri

Statistic	Boone County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Per Capita Income	$40,954	$39,695	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.7%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.9%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.9%	17.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	10.2%	8.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.6%	12.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.1%	29.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.6%	9.8%	n/a

Housing in Boone County, Missouri

Statistic	Boone County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Housing Units	81,675	2,825,287	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	60.6%	70.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	19.3%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.3%	11.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,991.0	1,978.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	42.3%	31.9%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.5%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,328	$1,948	n/a

Education in Boone County, Missouri

Statistic	Boone County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Less than High School	4.6%	8.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	20.1%	30.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	23.7%	29.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	28.4%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	23.1%	12.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Boone County, Missouri

Statistic	Boone County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.5%	63.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.9%	74.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.8%	0.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.0%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	38.5%	29.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.1%	5.4%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.9%	6.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Boone County, Missouri

Statistic	Boone County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Born in State of Residence	62.6%	65.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.2%	2.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.2%	2.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	90.9%	93.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.8%	2.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	8.4%	5.8%	16.7%

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