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Boone County

Missouri · 191,746 residents (2025 est.) · 686 sq mi
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With 188,043 people, Boone County is a county in Missouri. That puts it in the top 8% of US counties for household income. 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. The median age is 32.7, younger than the US median of 38.9. Growth has run 39% since 2000, or 52,589 more people. The average commute runs 19 minutes.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
52% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 49%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
188,043
+39%since 2000
from 135,454 in 2000
191,746 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
274 / sq mi
+24%since 2009
from 221 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
32.7
+11%since 2000
from 29.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
686 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
105K128K150K173K196K19902000201020202024Boone County
2024188K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.3%(10,030)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.9%(11,094)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.5%(10,268)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 198.9%(16,728)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2413.4%(25,261)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.4%(27,097)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.5%(23,577)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.2%(19,134)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.4%(19,508)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.3%(15,533)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.9%(7,286)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.3%(2,527)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$72,758
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $37,485 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$40,954
+106%since 2000
from $19,844 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
48.4%
+21.7 ptssince 2009
from 26.6% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
16.6%
+2.1 ptssince 2000
from 14.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.475
+2%since 2010
from 0.466 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information9.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services8.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration6.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Retail trade6.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade5.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance3.8%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical2.8%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food1.6%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.5%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services1%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$272,800
+49%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $100,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,088
+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $523 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
57.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2000
from 57.5% in 2000
42.3% rent
Vacancy rate
6.3%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 7.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.33 people
+4%since 2009
from 2.25 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
15.2%
−3.8 ptssince 2009
from 19.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
46.5%
−2.9 ptssince 2009
from 49.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.7
+13%since 2009
from 3.3 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
62
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic84.4%(114,367)
Black8.5%(11,479)
Hispanic / Latino1.8%(2,413)
Asian3%(4,000)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic75.8%(142,496)
Black9.5%(17,873)
Hispanic / Latino4.5%(8,454)
Asian4.8%(9,052)
Other5.4%(10,168)
Diversity Score
51
+38%since 2009
from 37 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
25
−14%since 2020
from 29 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican3%(5,561)
Peruvian0.2%(398)
Puerto Rican0.2%(390)
Cuban0.1%(256)
Bolivian0.1%(240)
Colombian0.1%(212)
Spaniard0.1%(175)
Guatemalan0.1%(128)
Honduran0.1%(120)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Chinese1.1%(2,152)
Asian Indian1%(1,787)
Korean0.5%(971)
Vietnamese0.4%(778)
Cambodian0.4%(740)
Filipino0.3%(642)
Nepalese0.2%(317)
Thai0.1%(191)
Pakistani0.1%(176)
Japanese0.1%(131)
Taiwanese0.1%(128)
Kazakh0.1%(116)
+ 7 more asian origin groups with data
Burmese0%(92)
Hmong0%(34)
Laotian0%(33)
Mongolian0%(23)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(144)
Chamorro0%(31)
Ancestry
German23.4%(44,036)
English15.1%(28,341)
Irish12.4%(23,247)
American5.8%(10,962)
Italian3%(5,731)
Scottish2.2%(4,225)
French1.9%(3,522)
Polish1.4%(2,672)
Norwegian1%(1,897)
Scotch-Irish1%(1,859)
Dutch0.9%(1,666)
+ 48 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.8%(1,512)
British0.6%(1,074)
Welsh0.5%(967)
Arab0.5%(920)
Russian0.4%(827)
Greek0.4%(785)
Danish0.4%(760)
Swiss0.4%(705)
Czech0.3%(626)
West Indian0.3%(472)
Belgian0.2%(355)
Nigerian0.2%(354)
Iranian0.2%(332)
Hungarian0.2%(325)
Portuguese0.1%(239)
Haitian0.1%(198)
Ethiopian0.1%(196)
Finnish0.1%(190)
Croatian0.1%(183)
Iraqi0.1%(179)
Austrian0.1%(169)
Romanian0.1%(168)
Lithuanian0.1%(146)
Kenyan0.1%(145)
Slovak0.1%(129)
Ghanaian0.1%(126)
Jamaican0.1%(126)
Turkish0.1%(125)
Canadian0.1%(121)
Lebanese0.1%(118)
Ukrainian0.1%(96)
Syrian0%(87)
Egyptian0%(79)
Brazilian0%(50)
Bulgarian0%(38)
Moroccan0%(34)
Israeli0%(33)
Slovene0%(31)
Latvian0%(25)
Barbadian0%(19)
Jordanian0%(18)
Serbian0%(16)
Somali0%(5)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
51.5%
+9.8 ptssince 2000
from 41.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
95.4%
+6.2 ptssince 2000
from 89.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
23.1%
+4.5 ptssince 2000
from 18.6% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
18.7 min
+63%since 2000
from 11.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
74.9%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 76.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.7%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 12.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.8%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
9.8%
+6.3 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
4.0%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 4.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.6%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 1.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.9%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 6.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.8%
−2.3 ptssince 2011
from 6.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
66.5%
−3.0 ptssince 2011
from 69.5% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.8%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 77.5% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
17.4%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 18.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
50.7%
+9.0 ptssince 2009
from 41.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.5%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 48.2% in 2009
Female
51.5%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 51.8% in 2009
Foreign born
6.4%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 5.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.3%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 8.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.6%
+2.7 ptssince 2012
from 9.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.9%
−3.7 ptssince 2013
from 9.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.3%
+9.5 ptssince 2017
from 81.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.8%
+3.3 ptssince 2020
from 94.5% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
82.0%
+4.1 ptssince 2020
from 77.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
90.9%
−1.3 ptssince 2016
from 92.2% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
2.8%
+0.8 ptssince 2016
from 1.9% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married44.6%(33,447)
Married46.3%(34,772)
Widowed1.9%(1,408)
Divorced7.2%(5,435)
Women 15+
Never married41.5%(33,888)
Married41.7%(34,044)
Widowed5.8%(4,739)
Divorced10.9%(8,918)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.9%
−3.7 ptssince 2013
from 9.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
66.9%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 67.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 14.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
15.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 14.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
11.7%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 10.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.6%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 2.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
78.6%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 80.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
25.9%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 23.8% 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)29.9%(2,369)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.7%(1,402)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.6%(2,584)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.7%(371)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.8%(144)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 7,933 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Boone County, Missouri?

Boone County, Missouri has about 188,043 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Boone County, Missouri?

The typical household in Boone County, Missouri earns about $72,758 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Boone County, Missouri expensive?

In Boone County, Missouri, the median home is worth about $272,800, and the typical rent is about $1,088 a month.

How educated are people in Boone County, Missouri?

About 51.5% of adults age 25 and over in Boone County, Missouri hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Boone County, Missouri?

About 16.6% of people in Boone County, Missouri live below the federal poverty line.

Has Boone County, Missouri grown since 1990?

Yes, Boone County, Missouri has grown since 1990. The population has added about 75,664 residents, a change of about 67 percent over that period.

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