Boone County, West Virginia

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Boone County, West Virginia is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the lowest in the country for median home value.

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Key figures

Statistic	Boone County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	21,026	1,778,373	334,922,499	1822nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$57,093	$59,608	$80,734	2321st of 3,221
Median Age	45.3	42.7	38.9	708th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	11.5%	24.1%	35.7%	3137th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$93,100	$162,600	$332,700	3071st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$837	$872	$1,413	1842nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.2%	16.7%	12.5%	1074th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	8.9%	5.4%	5.2%	209th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	41.9	74.0	n/a	1698th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.5%	1.8%	14.1%	3069th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	69.8	n/a	n/a	2952nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	81.3%	74.9%	65.2%	452nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	33.4	26.6	26.4	208th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.9%	9.1%	15.1%	2434th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.7%	n/a	n/a	2275th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.4%	46.8%	46.9%	1386th of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.3%	n/a	n/a	1383rd 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, West Virginia

Statistic	Boone County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	97.1%	89.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.7%	2.1%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	3.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	5.7	19.3	61.4

Age in Boone County, West Virginia

Statistic	Boone County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Median Age	45.3	42.7	38.9
Under 18 %	20.5%	20.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.6%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.1%	12.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.3%	12.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.2%	26.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.1%	21.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Boone County, West Virginia

Statistic	Boone County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Households	7,927	728,655	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	67.2%	62.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.4%	26.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.8%	15.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.9%	31.3%	28.7%
Never Married	26.7%	29.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Boone County, West Virginia

Statistic	Boone County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,780	$34,203	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	23.0%	21.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.5%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.2%	15.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.1%	5.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.2%	16.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	37.2%	36.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	22.0%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in Boone County, West Virginia

Statistic	Boone County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Housing Units	10,150	861,325	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	67.2%	70.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.8%	7.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	21.9%	15.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,976.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	18.7%	25.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.8%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$620	$865	n/a

Education in Boone County, West Virginia

Statistic	Boone County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Less than High School	13.4%	10.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	46.9%	39.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.2%	25.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	7.6%	14.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.0%	9.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Boone County, West Virginia

Statistic	Boone County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	46.2%	53.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.0%	78.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	5.0%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	31.2%	28.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	15.7%	9.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.4%	8.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Boone County, West Virginia

Statistic	Boone County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	85.2%	67.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.3%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	0.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.0%	97.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.5%	1.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.4%	2.2%	16.7%

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