CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Boone

Iowa · 12,392 residents · 9.14 sq mi

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Boone is home to 12,392 people in Iowa. The typical home is worth $38,300. Renters pay $294 a month at the median. About 15% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households take in $24,296 at the median, 19% less than the US figure. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 24%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

12,392

−3%vs 2000

vs 12,803 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.8

−5%vs 2000

vs 37.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

9.14 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(867)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(968)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(828)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(758)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(719)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(1,900)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(1,680)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(1,148)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(1,116)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.8%(1,092)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.7%(952)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.9%(364)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,296

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,179 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,171

−36%vs 2000

vs $18,995 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.7%

+2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,300

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $66,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$294

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $429 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

68.0%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.2% in 2000

32.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98%(12,542)

Black0.3%(35)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(112)

Asian0.2%(27)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(12,283)

Black0.1%(10)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(13)

Asian0.7%(88)

Other0.1%(11)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.1%(388)

Central American0.3%(41)

Salvadoran0.3%(35)

Dominican0.2%(19)

Puerto Rican0.1%(8)

South American0.1%(7)

Colombian0.1%(7)

Panamanian0%(6)

Asian origin

Chinese0.1%(8)

Ancestry

German29.9%(3,717)

English13.1%(1,633)

Irish12.5%(1,558)

Norwegian11.1%(1,378)

American6.3%(785)

Swedish4.8%(597)

Danish2.5%(306)

Scottish2.2%(273)

Italian2.1%(264)

Dutch1.8%(223)

French1.6%(201)

Czech1.1%(132)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.7%(85)

Welsh0.4%(52)

British0.3%(42)

Romanian0.3%(39)

Polish0.3%(34)

Finnish0.2%(27)

Belgian0.2%(24)

Russian0.2%(24)

Subsaharan African0.2%(22)

Nigerian0.2%(22)

French Canadian0.2%(20)

Slovak0.1%(16)

Latvian0.1%(12)

Swiss0.1%(11)

Arab0.1%(10)

Lebanese0.1%(10)

Austrian0%(6)

Hungarian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.9%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.7%

−6.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.9 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 13.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married35.9%(1,913)

Married48.8%(2,603)

Widowed3.8%(201)

Divorced11.6%(618)

Women 15+

Never married22.2%(1,142)

Married53.4%(2,747)

Widowed12.4%(639)

Divorced12%(615)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.4%

−5.5 ptssince 2013

from 9.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

65.3%

+5.7 ptssince 2020

from 59.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.8%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.9%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.4%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 20.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.9%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 72.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.4%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 35.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)12.4%(66)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29.8%(159)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.5%(141)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.5%(8)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.4%(13)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 533 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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