COMPARING TWO PLACES
Boone County vs Hendricks County
PLACE A
Boone County, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Hendricks County, Indiana
Boone County is 25% smaller than Hendricks County. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Hendricks County has grown faster since 2000 (20% vs 14%).
BOONE COUNTYHENDRICKS COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population145,316193,510−25% vs Hendricks County
Population density590476+114
Population growth14.4%20.2%−5.7 pts
Median age37.738.5−0.8
Male49.8%50.3%−0.5 pts
Female50.2%49.7%+0.5 pts
Foreign-born6.3%7.3%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.3%77.3%+5.0 pts
Black4.4%10.0%−5.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.9%5.2%+0.7 pts
Asian2.4%3.3%−0.9 pts
Other5.0%4.2%+0.8 pts
Median household income$99,414$101,144−$1,730
Per capita income$46,264$45,280+$984
Poverty rate6.3%5.3%+1.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4190.392+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher35.7%39.5%−3.8 pts
Graduate degree13.3%13.9%−0.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.1%2.6%+0.6 pts
Labor force participation67.9%68.2%−0.3 pts
Median home value$277,300$307,600−$30,300
Median gross rent$1,373$1,436−$63
Owner-occupied76.3%78.2%−2.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.2%3.7%+0.5 pts
Rent-burdened households37.4%45.5%−8.1 pts
Average commute25.025.3−0.3
Worked from home13.4%14.8%−1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.1%+0.3 pts
Uninsured5.1%5.2%−0.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025