Boone County, Illinois Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Boone County is 3rd in Illinois out of 102 other counties in People per household

Boone County is 4th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Boone County is 4th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Boone County is 5th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Home ownership rate

Boone County is 5th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Boone County is 7th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Foreign born residents

Boone County is 10th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Income per household

Boone County is 11th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Home median value

Boone County is 13th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Race - Two or More

Boone County is 16th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Main Cities Within Boone County, Illinois

Boone County, Illinois Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Boone County	Rank	Illinois	US
Current population (2012)	53,940	26th	12,875,255	313,914,040
Size in square miles	280.7	93rd	55,518.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	193	16th	231.1	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Boone County	Rank	Illinois	US
Residents younger than 5	6.2%	22nd	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	27.4%	4th	23.8%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	13.0%	89th	13.2%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Boone County	Rank	Illinois	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	85.5%	71st	86.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	19.8%	32nd	30.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Boone County	Rank	Illinois	US
Race - White	93.2%	63rd	77.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	2.5%	50th	14.8%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.7%	5th	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.4%	17th	5.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	17th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.1%	13th	1.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	20.1%	4th	16.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	75.1%	87th	63.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Boone County	Rank	Illinois	US
Female residents	50.1%	64th	50.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	10.6%	7th	13.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Boone County	Rank	Illinois	US
Housing units	20,123	33rd	5,297,318	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	11.8%	41st	32.9%	25.9%
Households	17,960	33rd	4,773,002	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	83.2%	5th	68.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$171,300	11th	$198,500	$186,200
People per household	3.0	3rd	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	49	33rd	13,797	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Boone County	Rank	Illinois	US
Income per capita	$26,323	20th	$29,376	$27,915
Income per household	$61,613	10th	$56,576	$52,762
Income below poverty line	10.2%	76th	13.1%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Boone County	Rank	Illinois	US
Non-farm private establishments	850	39th	312,437	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	12,250	35th	5,038,462	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	3,425	31st	1,123,817	27,092,908
Retail sales	$454,857	33rd	$165,450,520	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$8,556	60th	$12,947	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$40,186	35th	$25,469,026	$613,795,732

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