Boone County vs Independence County

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

Boone County and Independence County are counties in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Independence County has the higher population (38,120 vs 37,896 in Boone County). Independence County has the higher median household income ($56,009 vs $54,195 in Boone County). Boone County has the higher median home value ($169,300 vs $120,500 in Independence County).

Population, income & housing

	Boone County	Independence County
Population	37,896	38,120
Median age	41.3 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$54,195	$56,009
Median home value	$169,300	$120,500
Median gross rent	$715	$814
Housing units	17,395	16,740
Homeownership rate	70.3%	67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boone County	Independence County
Population	37,331 → 37,896 (+1.5%)	37,427 → 38,120 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$45,374 → $54,195 (+19.4%)	$44,319 → $56,009 (+26.4%)
Median home value	$124,300 → $169,300 (+36.2%)	$98,900 → $120,500 (+21.8%)
Median gross rent	$636 → $715 (+12.4%)	$631 → $814 (+29.0%)

Boone County

Population

37,33137,896

Median household income

$45,374$54,195

Median home value

$124,300$169,300

Median gross rent

$636$715

Independence County

Population

37,42738,120

Median household income

$44,319$56,009

Median home value

$98,900$120,500

Median gross rent

$631$814

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boone County	Independence County
Under 5	5.4%	6.1%
5 to 17	17.4%	18.0%
18 to 24	7.1%	9.3%
25 to 34	12.0%	11.4%
35 to 44	11.5%	12.4%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.1%
55 to 64	13.5%	13.2%
65 to 74	12.1%	10.2%
75 and over	8.9%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boone County	Independence County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	82.9%
Black or African American	0.3%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.6%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.1%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boone County	Independence County
No high school diploma	9.3%	12.5%
High school graduate	35.6%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boone County	Independence County
Drove alone	77.6%	81.1%
Carpooled	9.4%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	2.2%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	10.0%	5.5%
Other means	0.7%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boone County	Independence County
1-unit, detached	77.5%	68.1%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	2.0%
20 or more units	1.7%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	22.5%

Poverty & households

	Boone County	Independence County
Poverty rate	13.4%	19.6%
Average household size	2.46	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	19	20
Median year structure built	1984	1987