Boonville

Population: 7,682
Median household income: $51,321
Median home value: $173,400

Boonville is a community in Cooper County, Missouri, home to 7,682 residents. The median household income of $51,321 is below the Cooper County median ($67,548).

Between 2019 and 2023, Boonville's population declined 8.7% from 8,418 to 7,682, while its median home value rose 53.2% from $113,200 to $173,400.

22.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 67.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,682
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $51,321
Median home value: $173,400
Median gross rent: $759
Housing units: 3,229
Homeownership rate: 67.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,4187,682

Median household income

$46,287$51,321

Median home value

$113,200$173,400

Median gross rent

$676$759

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,418	$46,287	$113,200	$676
2020	8,300	$43,460	$133,400	$669
2021	8,036	$46,227	$136,200	$708
2022	7,725	$50,932	$146,100	$691
2023	7,682	$51,321	$173,400	$759

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3415.5%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	509	6.6%
5 to 17	1,252	16.3%
18 to 24	469	6.1%
25 to 34	1,188	15.5%
35 to 44	1,104	14.4%
45 to 54	781	10.2%
55 to 64	838	10.9%
65 to 74	888	11.6%
75 and over	653	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,367	82.9%
Black or African American	711	9.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.1%
Asian	40	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	26	0.3%
Two or more races	291	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	243	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.4%

High school graduate40.5%

Some college or associate's25.5%

Bachelor's degree13.5%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	619	11.4%
High school graduate	2,210	40.5%
Some college or associate's	1,392	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	738	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	493	9.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone79.0%

Carpooled13.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home3.0%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,267	79.0%
Carpooled	387	13.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	54	1.9%
Bicycle	10	0.3%
Worked from home	85	3.0%
Other means	65	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,270	45.6%
15 to 29 min	501	18.0%
30 to 44 min	634	22.8%
45 to 59 min	183	6.6%
60+ min	195	7.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 12.4% (794 of 6,407)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,672	62.7%
Nonfamily households	994	37.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,666	82.6%
Vacant	563	17.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,809	67.9%
Renter-occupied	857	32.1%

1-unit, detached72.4%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units12.1%

5 to 19 units5.9%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other3.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,339	72.4%
1-unit, attached	123	3.8%
2 to 4 units	391	12.1%
5 to 19 units	189	5.9%
20 or more units	67	2.1%
Mobile home & other	120	3.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2907318
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.28 sq mi
Water area: 0.35 sq mi
Center point: 38.9614, -92.7462