Boone County vs Fillmore County

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

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

Fillmore County has the higher population (5,551 vs 5,366 in Boone County). Fillmore County has the higher median household income ($76,354 vs $71,367 in Boone County). Boone County has the higher median home value ($164,700 vs $131,200 in Fillmore County).

Population, income & housing

	Boone County	Fillmore County
Population	5,366	5,551
Median age	43.2 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$71,367	$76,354
Median home value	$164,700	$131,200
Median gross rent	$734	$667
Housing units	2,545	2,733
Homeownership rate	79.2%	80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boone County	Fillmore County
Population	5,279 → 5,366 (+1.6%)	5,547 → 5,551 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$54,979 → $71,367 (+29.8%)	$60,313 → $76,354 (+26.6%)
Median home value	$118,400 → $164,700 (+39.1%)	$80,100 → $131,200 (+63.8%)
Median gross rent	$572 → $734 (+28.3%)	$561 → $667 (+18.9%)

Boone County

Population

5,2795,366

Median household income

$54,979$71,367

Median home value

$118,400$164,700

Median gross rent

$572$734

Fillmore County

Population

5,5475,551

Median household income

$60,313$76,354

Median home value

$80,100$131,200

Median gross rent

$561$667

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boone County	Fillmore County
Under 5	5.9%	6.0%
5 to 17	18.2%	13.6%
18 to 24	6.4%	6.2%
25 to 34	9.6%	11.0%
35 to 44	10.6%	11.9%
45 to 54	10.1%	11.8%
55 to 64	15.6%	15.8%
65 to 74	12.3%	12.8%
75 and over	11.3%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boone County	Fillmore County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	93.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.5%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boone County	Fillmore County
No high school diploma	6.2%	5.3%
High school graduate	39.2%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boone County	Fillmore County
Drove alone	73.8%	77.3%
Carpooled	11.0%	9.4%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.2%
Worked from home	7.5%	7.0%
Other means	2.5%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boone County	Fillmore County
1-unit, detached	89.5%	89.4%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	2.5%
20 or more units	1.9%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Boone County	Fillmore County
Poverty rate	9.2%	7.9%
Average household size	2.39	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	18	21
Median year structure built	1954	1958