Boone County, West Virginia

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 21,312
Median household income: $56,152
Median home value: $90,300

Boone County, West Virginia counts 21,312 residents. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. At $56,152, its median household income sits in line with West Virginia's $57,917.

Between 2019 and 2023, Boone County's population declined 4.7% from 22,368 to 21,312, while its median household income rose 37.8% from $40,739 to $56,152.

81.6% of workers drive to work alone. 67.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,312
Median age: 45.0 yrs
Median household income: $56,152
Median home value: $90,300
Median gross rent: $823
Housing units: 10,167
Homeownership rate: 79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
Unemployment rate: 8.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

22,36821,312

Median household income

$40,739$56,152

Median home value

$71,500$90,300

Median gross rent

$646$823

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	22,368	$40,739	$71,500	$646
2020	21,897	$45,297	$76,700	$657
2021	22,059	$50,598	$80,100	$694
2022	21,705	$56,182	$87,300	$735
2023	21,312	$56,152	$90,300	$823

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7413.9%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,048	4.9%
5 to 17	3,356	15.7%
18 to 24	1,608	7.5%
25 to 34	2,134	10.0%
35 to 44	2,502	11.7%
45 to 54	2,985	14.0%
55 to 64	3,073	14.4%
65 to 74	2,971	13.9%
75 and over	1,635	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	20,719	97.2%
Black or African American	91	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	38	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	367	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	97	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.2%

High school graduate46.8%

Some college or associate's26.1%

Bachelor's degree6.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,329	15.2%
High school graduate	7,156	46.8%
Some college or associate's	3,989	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,050	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	776	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone81.6%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit0.2%

Walked5.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.6%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,704	81.6%
Carpooled	511	7.3%
Public transit	13	0.2%
Walked	376	5.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	318	4.6%
Other means	66	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,005	30.1%
15 to 29 min	1,331	20.0%
30 to 44 min	1,305	19.6%
45 to 59 min	1,058	15.9%
60+ min	971	14.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.68
Poverty rate: 17.3% (3,642 of 21,040)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,410	68.5%
Nonfamily households	2,484	31.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,894	77.6%
Vacant	2,273	22.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,245	79.1%
Renter-occupied	1,649	20.9%

1-unit, detached67.6%

1-unit, attached0.1%

2 to 4 units4.8%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other25.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,871	67.6%
1-unit, attached	8	0.1%
2 to 4 units	483	4.8%
5 to 19 units	101	1.0%
20 or more units	95	0.9%
Mobile home & other	2,609	25.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 54005
State: West Virginia
Land area: 502 sq mi
Water area: 1.66 sq mi
Center point: 38.0228, -81.7135