Boone County, Illinois

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 53,316
Median household income: $81,638
Median home value: $198,600

Home to 53,316 residents, Boone County is one of Illinois's counties. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. At $81,638, its median household income sits in line with Illinois's $81,702.

From 2019 to 2023, Boone County's population held roughly steady from 53,537 to 53,316, while its median household income rose 17.9% from $69,272 to $81,638.

The typical home was built around 1981. 10.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 53,316
Median age: 39.5 yrs
Median household income: $81,638
Median home value: $198,600
Median gross rent: $1,011
Housing units: 20,238
Homeownership rate: 83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

53,53753,316

Median household income

$69,272$81,638

Median home value

$153,400$198,600

Median gross rent

$854$1,011

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	53,537	$69,272	$153,400	$854
2020	53,293	$70,396	$160,600	$927
2021	53,592	$74,076	$163,200	$974
2022	53,459	$80,502	$181,700	$938
2023	53,316	$81,638	$198,600	$1,011

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1718.8%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,872	5.4%
5 to 17	10,014	18.8%
18 to 24	5,001	9.4%
25 to 34	5,859	11.0%
35 to 44	6,470	12.1%
45 to 54	7,302	13.7%
55 to 64	7,079	13.3%
65 to 74	5,204	9.8%
75 and over	3,515	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	36,748	68.9%
Black or African American	989	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.0%
Asian	534	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	154	0.3%
Two or more races	1,606	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13,273	24.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.4%

High school graduate30.4%

Some college or associate's32.0%

Bachelor's degree14.4%

Graduate or professional degree8.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,100	14.4%
High school graduate	10,764	30.4%
Some college or associate's	11,333	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	5,104	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3,128	8.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone77.0%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home9.4%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	19,190	77.0%
Carpooled	2,825	11.3%
Public transit	118	0.5%
Walked	229	0.9%
Bicycle	93	0.4%
Worked from home	2,349	9.4%
Other means	112	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,924	26.3%
15 to 29 min	8,519	37.7%
30 to 44 min	4,276	18.9%
45 to 59 min	1,740	7.7%
60+ min	2,108	9.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 10.5% (5,538 of 52,758)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,821	72.2%
Nonfamily households	5,334	27.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,155	94.6%
Vacant	1,083	5.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	15,907	83.0%
Renter-occupied	3,248	17.0%

1-unit, detached80.1%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other6.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16,211	80.1%
1-unit, attached	976	4.8%
2 to 4 units	1,132	5.6%
5 to 19 units	306	1.5%
20 or more units	377	1.9%
Mobile home & other	1,236	6.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 17007
State: Illinois
Land area: 281 sq mi
Water area: 1.29 sq mi
Center point: 42.3190, -88.8243

Cities & places

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