Boone County is home to 38,138 people in Arkansas. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 1% of locals were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $188,900. Renters pay $733 a month at the median. The median household earns $55,143, about 33% below the national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $55,143, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 40%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Boone County
What changed most since 1990
White share98.6% → 92.5%(−6.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree10.7% → 17.2%(+6.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants76.1% → 70.8%(−5.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
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)23.9%(555)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.7%(503)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.6%(779)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.5%(220)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(19)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,320 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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Over time
Boone County, decade by decade
Boone County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
28,297
$49,576
$109,923
10.7%
3.5
2000
33,948
$54,628
$134,620
12.7%
7.5
2010
36,903
$53,194
$152,057
14.5%
11.6
2020
37,373
$56,229
$154,171
17.8%
22.9
2024
38,138
$55,143
$188,900
17.2%
17.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
