Boone

Population: 12,445
Median household income: $67,269
Median home value: $156,400

Boone, a community in Boone County, Iowa, has 12,445 residents. Its median household income of $67,269 runs below the Boone County figure of $79,741.

From 2019 to 2023, Boone's population held roughly steady from 12,487 to 12,445, while its median home value rose 39.4% from $112,200 to $156,400.

80.9% of workers drive to work alone. 72.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,445
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $67,269
Median home value: $156,400
Median gross rent: $791
Housing units: 5,751
Homeownership rate: 73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,48712,445

Median household income

$57,943$67,269

Median home value

$112,200$156,400

Median gross rent

$738$791

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,487	$57,943	$112,200	$738
2020	12,470	$60,854	$114,600	$752
2021	12,509	$61,997	$118,100	$780
2022	12,482	$64,192	$142,200	$837
2023	12,445	$67,269	$156,400	$791

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	745	6.0%
5 to 17	1,752	14.1%
18 to 24	1,212	9.7%
25 to 34	1,911	15.4%
35 to 44	1,657	13.3%
45 to 54	1,400	11.2%
55 to 64	1,607	12.9%
65 to 74	1,279	10.3%
75 and over	882	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,276	90.6%
Black or African American	155	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	14	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	452	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	548	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate35.6%

Some college or associate's35.3%

Bachelor's degree18.8%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	366	4.2%
High school graduate	3,108	35.6%
Some college or associate's	3,082	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,644	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	536	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone80.9%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit0.3%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home6.5%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,450	80.9%
Carpooled	552	8.2%
Public transit	23	0.3%
Walked	145	2.2%
Bicycle	26	0.4%
Worked from home	435	6.5%
Other means	102	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,105	49.3%
15 to 29 min	1,902	30.2%
30 to 44 min	649	10.3%
45 to 59 min	428	6.8%
60+ min	214	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 7.7% (937 of 12,176)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,138	61.1%
Nonfamily households	1,999	38.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,137	89.3%
Vacant	614	10.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,786	73.7%
Renter-occupied	1,351	26.3%

1-unit, detached72.5%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units8.3%

20 or more units9.9%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,169	72.5%
1-unit, attached	114	2.0%
2 to 4 units	392	6.8%
5 to 19 units	479	8.3%
20 or more units	572	9.9%
Mobile home & other	25	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1907480
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.14 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.0493, -93.8725