COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Boone County

Arkansas · 28,297 residents · 590 sq mi

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With 28,297 people, Boone County is a county in Arkansas. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $45,800. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. At a median age of 36.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The median household earns $20,656, about 31% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

28,297

−17%vs 2000

vs 33,948 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.5

−6%vs 2000

vs 38.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

590 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202438K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(1,817)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(1,916)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(2,067)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(2,051)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(1,681)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.3%(4,042)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(3,809)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.9%(3,090)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.4%(2,946)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.2%(2,609)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.9%(1,673)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(596)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,656

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,988 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,129

−37%vs 2000

vs $16,175 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.9%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,800

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $73,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$327

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $414 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.1%

+2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.3% in 2000

23.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(32,907)

Black0.1%(39)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(360)

Asian0.3%(107)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(28,030)

Black0%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(178)

Asian0.2%(67)

Other0.7%(198)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.9%(730)

Central American0.6%(216)

Honduran0.3%(133)

Panamanian0.1%(37)

Puerto Rican0.1%(33)

Salvadoran0.1%(24)

Spaniard0.1%(21)

Guatemalan0%(9)

Nicaraguan0%(8)

Costa Rican0%(5)

Dominican0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(73)

Indonesian0.1%(29)

Chinese0%(19)

Pacific Islander origin

Marshallese0.1%(29)

Native Hawaiian0%(1)

Chamorro0%(1)

Ancestry

English17.4%(6,653)

German15.4%(5,870)

Irish14.2%(5,413)

American8.4%(3,220)

Scottish3.3%(1,270)

French2.8%(1,060)

Dutch2.1%(789)

Italian1.7%(661)

Polish1.6%(595)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(576)

Welsh1.3%(492)

Norwegian0.6%(223)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.6%(214)

Swedish0.4%(162)

Swiss0.3%(114)

French Canadian0.3%(111)

Lithuanian0.2%(91)

Greek0.2%(62)

Bulgarian0.1%(48)

Belgian0.1%(41)

West Indian0.1%(41)

Danish0.1%(36)

Portuguese0.1%(33)

British0.1%(32)

Canadian0.1%(30)

Finnish0.1%(28)

Ukrainian0%(16)

Subsaharan African0%(15)

Romanian0%(12)

Latvian0%(7)

Russian0%(5)

Nigerian0%(4)

Brazilian0%(2)

Slovak0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.7%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.6%

−9.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.9 min

+48%vs 2000

vs 13.5 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 married27%(4,092)

Married59%(8,950)

Widowed4.1%(624)

Divorced9.9%(1,502)

Women 15+

Never married19.8%(3,184)

Married54.5%(8,768)

Widowed11.4%(1,827)

Divorced14.3%(2,299)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.2%

−8.5 ptssince 2013

from 16.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.4%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 44.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.6%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 18.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.1%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 24.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.1%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 25.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.4%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 61.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.2%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 46.7% 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)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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