Boone County vs Hampshire County

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

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

Hampshire County has the higher population (23,340 vs 21,312 in Boone County). Hampshire County has the higher median household income ($60,299 vs $56,152 in Boone County). Hampshire County has the higher median home value ($204,600 vs $90,300 in Boone County).

Population, income & housing

	Boone County	Hampshire County
Population	21,312	23,340
Median age	45.0 yrs	48.1 yrs
Median household income	$56,152	$60,299
Median home value	$90,300	$204,600
Median gross rent	$823	$732
Housing units	10,167	12,581
Homeownership rate	79.1%	82.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.9%	16.3%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boone County	Hampshire County
Population	22,368 → 21,312 (-4.7%)	23,309 → 23,340 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$40,739 → $56,152 (+37.8%)	$47,857 → $60,299 (+26.0%)
Median home value	$71,500 → $90,300 (+26.3%)	$153,100 → $204,600 (+33.6%)
Median gross rent	$646 → $823 (+27.4%)	$655 → $732 (+11.8%)

Boone County

Population

22,36821,312

Median household income

$40,739$56,152

Median home value

$71,500$90,300

Median gross rent

$646$823

Hampshire County

Population

23,30923,340

Median household income

$47,857$60,299

Median home value

$153,100$204,600

Median gross rent

$655$732

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boone County	Hampshire County
Under 5	4.9%	5.1%
5 to 17	15.7%	13.2%
18 to 24	7.5%	6.5%
25 to 34	10.0%	10.6%
35 to 44	11.7%	10.9%
45 to 54	14.0%	14.2%
55 to 64	14.4%	15.9%
65 to 74	13.9%	14.2%
75 and over	7.7%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boone County	Hampshire County
White (non-Hispanic)	97.2%	93.9%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.7%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boone County	Hampshire County
No high school diploma	15.2%	11.3%
High school graduate	46.8%	48.3%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boone County	Hampshire County
Drove alone	81.6%	85.0%
Carpooled	7.3%	5.2%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	6.4%
Other means	0.9%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boone County	Hampshire County
1-unit, detached	67.6%	80.0%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	25.7%	15.2%

Poverty & households

	Boone County	Hampshire County
Poverty rate	17.3%	14.2%
Average household size	2.68	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	33	40
Median year structure built	1975	1987