Boone County, Nebraska

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Boone County, Nebraska is among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate, and among the highest in the country for married-couple households (112th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Boone County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	5,356	1,978,707	334,922,499	2865th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$74,947	$76,475	$80,734	844th of 3,221
Median Age	42.6	37.2	38.9	1322nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.7%	34.6%	35.7%	2053rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$173,700	$238,600	$332,700	1726th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$850	$1,072	$1,413	1746th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.6%	10.6%	12.5%	2523rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.2%	3.0%	5.2%	3098th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	7.8	25.8	n/a	2728th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.2%	8.0%	14.1%	1917th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	80.1	n/a	n/a	264th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	81.9%	66.5%	65.2%	375th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	17.8	19.2	26.4	2859th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.0%	11.0%	15.1%	1208th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.4%	n/a	n/a	2378th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	61.9%	48.8%	46.9%	112th of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.1%	n/a	n/a	1850th 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, Nebraska

Statistic	Boone County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.3%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.9%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	12.4	41.3	61.4

Age in Boone County, Nebraska

Statistic	Boone County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	42.6	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	24.5%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.2%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.9%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.3%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.3%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.8%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Boone County, Nebraska

Statistic	Boone County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	2,191	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	69.9%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.1%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	8.0%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.1%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	21.2%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Boone County, Nebraska

Statistic	Boone County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,432	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.9%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.7%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.8%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.6%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.6%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	26.1%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	3.9%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Boone County, Nebraska

Statistic	Boone County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	2,555	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	90.3%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.4%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.2%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,957.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	18.1%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	22.8%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,781	$3,549	n/a

Education in Boone County, Nebraska

Statistic	Boone County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	6.1%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.8%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	38.4%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.3%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.4%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Boone County, Nebraska

Statistic	Boone County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.1%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.3%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.0%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	53.9%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.7%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.8%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Boone County, Nebraska

Statistic	Boone County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	86.6%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.9%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.3%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.5%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.3%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.7%	9.5%	16.7%

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