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Boone County, IL

53,230 Population
280.7 square miles 189.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.7 ±0.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 39 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$39,818 ±$1,422 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Illinois: $46,406 ±$212
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$84,571 ±$4,441 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Illinois: $83,390 ±$362
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

9.9% ±1.9% (5,224  ±1,018) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 11.8% 1,464,937 (±0.2% / ±18,161)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26.6 minutes ±1.3 (606,130  ±39,025) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Illinois: 27.8 143,793,920 (±0.1 / ±595,293)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

19,460 ±275 Number of households
  • Illinois: 5,036,449 ±8,009
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0 (52,933  ±7) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,405,980
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.6% ±1.9% (797  ±231) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Illinois: 4.9% 147,208 (±0.1% / ±3,564)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

20,291 ±31 Number of housing units
  • Illinois: 5,457,452 ±471
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$216,900 ±$9,736 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Illinois: $263,300 ±$797
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.3% ±1.5% (4,345  ±781.4) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Illinois: 11.1% 1,396,426 (±0.1% / ±14,640.6)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

86.2% ±3.9% (30,756  ±1,406.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Illinois: 90.5% 7,931,250 (±0.3% / ±22,974.6)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
23.6% ±1.9% (8,436  ±691) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 37.9% 3,318,149 (±0.2% / ±14,295.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

11.3% (6,004  ±735) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Illinois: 14.8% 1,872,449
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.7% ±0.9% (2,308  ±373) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 4.8% 478,196 (±0.1% / ±4,766)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
2,308 Total veterans ±373 2,216 Male ±372 92 Female ±68

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