Boone County, Missouri

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 185,874
Median household income: $69,913
Median home value: $254,100

Home to 185,874 residents, Boone County is one of Missouri's counties. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. At $69,913, its median household income sits in line with Missouri's $68,920.

From 2019 to 2023, Boone County's population grew 4.6% from 177,651 to 185,874, while its median household income rose 26.4% from $55,328 to $69,913.

75.8% of workers drive to work alone. 60.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 185,874
Median age: 32.2 yrs
Median household income: $69,913
Median home value: $254,100
Median gross rent: $1,060
Housing units: 80,912
Homeownership rate: 58.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

177,651185,874

Median household income

$55,328$69,913

Median home value

$185,700$254,100

Median gross rent

$876$1,060

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	177,651	$55,328	$185,700	$876
2020	179,704	$58,740	$198,700	$888
2021	182,170	$62,653	$204,000	$933
2022	184,043	$66,564	$237,600	$994
2023	185,874	$69,913	$254,100	$1,060

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 2418.9%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10,159	5.5%
5 to 17	27,613	14.9%
18 to 24	35,192	18.9%
25 to 34	26,957	14.5%
35 to 44	23,047	12.4%
45 to 54	18,921	10.2%
55 to 64	19,655	10.6%
65 to 74	15,000	8.1%
75 and over	9,330	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	142,019	76.4%
Black or African American	17,346	9.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	222	0.1%
Asian	8,609	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	139	0.1%
Some other race	821	0.4%
Two or more races	8,584	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,134	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate20.1%

Some college or associate's23.4%

Bachelor's degree28.5%

Graduate or professional degree22.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,116	5.4%
High school graduate	22,739	20.1%
Some college or associate's	26,466	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	32,131	28.5%
Graduate or professional degree	25,458	22.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone75.8%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.8%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home9.2%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	72,813	75.8%
Carpooled	8,119	8.4%
Public transit	806	0.8%
Walked	3,850	4.0%
Bicycle	765	0.8%
Worked from home	8,825	9.2%
Other means	915	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	33,709	38.6%
15 to 29 min	39,869	45.7%
30 to 44 min	8,621	9.9%
45 to 59 min	2,407	2.8%
60+ min	2,662	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 17.1% (30,192 of 176,097)

	Count	Share
Family households	42,034	56.0%
Nonfamily households	33,050	44.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	75,084	92.8%
Vacant	5,828	7.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	43,636	58.1%
Renter-occupied	31,448	41.9%

1-unit, detached60.4%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units11.9%

5 to 19 units11.3%

20 or more units7.6%

Mobile home & other4.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	48,863	60.4%
1-unit, attached	3,895	4.8%
2 to 4 units	9,613	11.9%
5 to 19 units	9,155	11.3%
20 or more units	6,122	7.6%
Mobile home & other	3,264	4.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 29019
State: Missouri
Land area: 686 sq mi
Water area: 5.49 sq mi
Center point: 38.9899, -92.3102

Cities & places

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