Boone vs Ogden

A side-by-side comparison of Boone and Ogden: population, income, housing, and more.

Boone and Ogden are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Boone has the higher population (12,445 vs 1,902 in Ogden). Ogden has the higher median household income ($70,556 vs $67,269 in Boone). Boone has the higher median home value ($156,400 vs $155,800 in Ogden).

Population, income & housing

	Boone	Ogden
Population	12,445	1,902
Median age	38.5 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$67,269	$70,556
Median home value	$156,400	$155,800
Median gross rent	$791	$745
Housing units	5,751	910
Homeownership rate	73.7%	81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	19.6%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boone	Ogden
Population	12,487 → 12,445 (-0.3%)	1,875 → 1,902 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$57,943 → $67,269 (+16.1%)	$53,269 → $70,556 (+32.5%)
Median home value	$112,200 → $156,400 (+39.4%)	$114,400 → $155,800 (+36.2%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $791 (+7.2%)	$752 → $745 (-0.9%)

Boone

Population

12,48712,445

Median household income

$57,943$67,269

Median home value

$112,200$156,400

Median gross rent

$738$791

Ogden

Population

1,8751,902

Median household income

$53,269$70,556

Median home value

$114,400$155,800

Median gross rent

$752$745

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boone	Ogden
Under 5	6.0%	2.7%
5 to 17	14.1%	18.0%
18 to 24	9.7%	10.7%
25 to 34	15.4%	8.9%
35 to 44	13.3%	12.7%
45 to 54	11.2%	18.1%
55 to 64	12.9%	8.3%
65 to 74	10.3%	11.0%
75 and over	7.1%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boone	Ogden
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	97.5%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boone	Ogden
No high school diploma	4.2%	2.2%
High school graduate	35.6%	38.6%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	39.6%
Bachelor's degree	18.8%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boone	Ogden
Drove alone	80.9%	77.5%
Carpooled	8.2%	8.4%
Public transit	0.3%	0.2%
Walked	2.2%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.6%
Worked from home	6.5%	8.3%
Other means	1.5%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boone	Ogden
1-unit, detached	72.5%	88.5%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	8.3%	5.7%
20 or more units	9.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Boone	Ogden
Poverty rate	7.7%	8.8%
Average household size	2.37	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	19	26
Median year structure built	1954	1954