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Boone County, AR

Demographic and economic profile of Boone County, AR, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Boone County, AR is a small regional economy of roughly 37,900 residents that has grown modestly at 1.6% over five years, with a workforce characterized by high school attainment (90.7%) but a relatively low bachelor's degree rate of 16.3% and a labor force participation rate of 56.7%. Median worker earnings stand at $34,413 against a median household income of $55,143, reflecting a cost-competitive labor market supported by a median home value of $169,300 and median gross rent of just $715 per month. Unemployment sits at 3.9%, the median age is 41.4 years, and GDP per capita reaches $38,681, pointing to a stable if modestly scaled local economy.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

37,896

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$55,143

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.6% since 2018

Boone County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone35,826 (93.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,143 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race619 (1.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone159 (0.4%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone144 (0.4%)
  • Asian Alone121 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish457
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic96
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island76
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)73
  5. 5.Other Indo-European71

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,320

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$38,681

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$29,583

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,937
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,099
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,014
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,822
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,482

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,278
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations4,178
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,957
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,819
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,576

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.81×)1,742
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.31×)344
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.28×)2,091
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.24×)1,409
  5. 5.Information (LQ 1.17×)360

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$169,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$715/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,553 (14.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,354 (12.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,352 (12.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,094 (10.1%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999801 (7.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999797 (7.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,413

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone12,395 (75.0%)
  • Carpooled1,963 (11.9%)
  • Worked At Home1,658 (10.0%)
  • Walked355 (2.1%)
  • Other101 (0.6%)
  • Motorcycle32 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.