Boone County

Boone County has lower-than-average household income, with a median household income of $25,647. Population has fallen 17% since 2000, a loss of 23,075 residents. 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, well above the national rate of 20%. Median home value is $65,400. At a median age of 27.8, residents skew younger than the country as a whole. 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, well above the US average, yet household income trails the national figure — a profile common to graduate-student tracts and academic hubs.