Boone County, Indiana

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 72,827
Median household income: $104,865
Median home value: $341,800

Home to 72,827 residents, Boone County is one of Indiana's counties. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $104,865 is above the Indiana median ($70,051).

From 2019 to 2023, Boone County's population grew 11.1% from 65,544 to 72,827, while its median household income rose 26.2% from $83,077 to $104,865.

The typical home was built around 1994. 5.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 72,827
Median age: 38.3 yrs
Median household income: $104,865
Median home value: $341,800
Median gross rent: $1,283
Housing units: 29,019
Homeownership rate: 79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

65,54472,827

Median household income

$83,077$104,865

Median home value

$233,700$341,800

Median gross rent

$1,011$1,283

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	65,544	$83,077	$233,700	$1,011
2020	66,875	$89,444	$245,200	$1,044
2021	69,839	$94,843	$270,600	$1,122
2022	71,235	$103,038	$320,000	$1,190
2023	72,827	$104,865	$341,800	$1,283

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1719.6%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,491	6.2%
5 to 17	14,272	19.6%
18 to 24	5,481	7.5%
25 to 34	8,796	12.1%
35 to 44	10,336	14.2%
45 to 54	9,827	13.5%
55 to 64	8,997	12.4%
65 to 74	6,215	8.5%
75 and over	4,412	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	63,510	87.2%
Black or African American	1,773	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	2,447	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	20	0.0%
Some other race	64	0.1%
Two or more races	2,020	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,991	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate19.4%

Some college or associate's25.1%

Bachelor's degree30.3%

Graduate or professional degree20.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,432	5.0%
High school graduate	9,414	19.4%
Some college or associate's	12,209	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	14,739	30.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9,789	20.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone73.4%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home18.7%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	27,573	73.4%
Carpooled	2,177	5.8%
Public transit	12	0.0%
Walked	249	0.7%
Bicycle	94	0.3%
Worked from home	7,022	18.7%
Other means	463	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,422	27.6%
15 to 29 min	10,384	34.0%
30 to 44 min	8,190	26.8%
45 to 59 min	2,460	8.0%
60+ min	1,112	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 5.1% (3,689 of 71,745)

	Count	Share
Family households	19,905	71.2%
Nonfamily households	8,043	28.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	27,948	96.3%
Vacant	1,071	3.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	22,165	79.3%
Renter-occupied	5,783	20.7%

1-unit, detached80.0%

1-unit, attached4.2%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units7.0%

20 or more units4.3%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	23,228	80.0%
1-unit, attached	1,205	4.2%
2 to 4 units	593	2.0%
5 to 19 units	2,040	7.0%
20 or more units	1,236	4.3%
Mobile home & other	717	2.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 18011
State: Indiana
Land area: 423 sq mi
Water area: 0.34 sq mi
Center point: 40.0509, -86.4690