What is the population of Boone County, Illinois?

The population of Boone County, Illinois is 52,843, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

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

The median household income in Boone County, Illinois is $83,658, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Boone County, Illinois is $85,000, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Boone County, Illinois is 7.8%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income B

Education D

Metric	Boone County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Population	52,843	12,497,595	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	187.4	215.8	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.10%	-0.18%	0.57%
Median age	38.2	37.3	37.1
Households	19,154	5,000,691	128,459,983

Year	Boone County

Group	Share

Boone County has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric	Boone County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$83,658	$82,179	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.89%	4.78%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	5.8%	5.2%

Metric	Boone County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$85,000	$162,405	$242,182
Median rent	$1,011	$1,226	$1,342
Homeownership rate	83.0%	66.8%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 12:00 PM – 03:59 PM .

Metric	Boone County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	22.7	23.8	22.5
Work from home	9.4%	14.0%	13.4%

Boone County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	Boone County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.1%	34.1%	31.6%
Average household size	2.77	2.48	2.54

Boone County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Boone County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	78.3	77.9	78.3
Self-rated poor health	15.0%	15.6%	16.3%
Smokers	18.4%	19.2%	19.0%