COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Boone County

Kentucky · 57,589 residents · 246 sq mi

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With 57,589 people, Boone County is a county in Kentucky. Households here earn about 53% more than in Kentucky as a whole. There are 28,402 fewer people here than in 2000. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock. Poverty is uncommon here, at 7.4% of locals. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

57,589

−33%vs 2000

vs 85,991 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.5

−6%vs 2000

vs 33.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

246 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024140K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.1%(4,668)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.6%(4,928)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(4,797)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(4,140)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(3,709)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.5%(10,662)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.3%(9,408)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(6,236)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.4%(4,286)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.1%(2,947)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.4%(1,400)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(408)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$34,485

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $53,593 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,576

−42%vs 2000

vs $23,535 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.4%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$74,300

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $124,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$421

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $596 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.0%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.3% in 2000

28.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94%(80,871)

Black1.5%(1,276)

Hispanic / Latino2%(1,702)

Asian1.3%(1,083)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.4%(56,693)

Black0.5%(310)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(313)

Asian0.7%(426)

Other0.3%(160)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.4%(4,734)

Puerto Rican0.8%(1,145)

South American0.6%(820)

Central American0.6%(778)

Guatemalan0.3%(471)

Cuban0.2%(302)

Ecuadorian0.2%(241)

Peruvian0.2%(228)

Venezuelan0.1%(134)

Colombian0.1%(127)

Panamanian0.1%(97)

Honduran0.1%(96)

+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data

Spaniard0.1%(77)

Salvadoran0.1%(70)

Dominican0%(67)

Nicaraguan0%(23)

Costa Rican0%(21)

Argentine0%(8)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1%(1,335)

Chinese0.3%(470)

Vietnamese0.3%(449)

Filipino0.2%(303)

Japanese0.2%(243)

Korean0.1%(197)

Cambodian0.1%(79)

Thai0%(65)

Hmong0%(28)

Malaysian0%(26)

Pakistani0%(24)

Taiwanese0%(18)

+ 3 more asian origin groups with data

Nepalese0%(17)

Laotian0%(15)

Burmese0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(274)

Samoan0%(1)

Ancestry

German25.8%(36,087)

English14.1%(19,650)

Irish14%(19,560)

American6%(8,411)

Italian4%(5,566)

Scottish2.3%(3,151)

French1.8%(2,519)

Polish1.4%(1,921)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(1,884)

Subsaharan African1.3%(1,854)

Dutch1.3%(1,783)

Swedish1.1%(1,582)

+ 41 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.8%(1,137)

Arab0.6%(822)

Slovak0.4%(571)

British0.3%(445)

Greek0.3%(400)

Russian0.3%(393)

Norwegian0.2%(345)

Moroccan0.2%(328)

West Indian0.2%(316)

Hungarian0.2%(313)

Jamaican0.2%(304)

Czech0.2%(245)

Somali0.2%(233)

Swiss0.2%(230)

French Canadian0.2%(220)

Finnish0.2%(213)

Austrian0.1%(179)

Kenyan0.1%(172)

Canadian0.1%(126)

Ukrainian0.1%(125)

Croatian0.1%(121)

Nigerian0.1%(114)

Danish0.1%(112)

Belgian0.1%(105)

Lithuanian0.1%(103)

Brazilian0.1%(97)

Iranian0.1%(88)

Bulgarian0%(64)

Latvian0%(54)

Palestinian0%(47)

Ghanaian0%(47)

Portuguese0%(36)

Lebanese0%(28)

Slovene0%(25)

Australian0%(18)

Ethiopian0%(14)

Haitian0%(12)

Jordanian0%(10)

Israeli0%(9)

Romanian0%(8)

Turkish0%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.3%

−7.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.4%

−8.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.6%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.8 min

+31%vs 2000

vs 15.9 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 married31.6%(17,302)

Married55.3%(30,293)

Widowed2.2%(1,221)

Divorced10.9%(5,971)

Women 15+

Never married26.9%(15,018)

Married53.6%(29,980)

Widowed7.4%(4,134)

Divorced12.1%(6,758)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.1%

−4.5 ptssince 2013

from 9.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

65.5%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 67.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.9%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 10.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.9%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 14.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.8%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.2%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 77.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.9%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 30.1% 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)21.6%(1,759)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.6%(2,161)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29%(2,360)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.3%(105)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 8,130 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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