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Boone County, IL

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

AI Overview

Boone County, IL is a small manufacturing-oriented community of 53,316 residents with a median household income of $84,571 and median worker earnings of $42,283, suggesting a workforce concentrated in production and trades rather than professional services—consistent with a bachelor's attainment rate of just 23.2%. The labor force participation rate stands at 65.9% against an unemployment rate of 7.8%, indicating some slack in the available workforce, while a foreign-born population of 11.3% adds to the labor pool. Housing costs remain relatively modest, with a median home value of $198,600 and median gross rent of $1,011/month, though the county's population has edged down 0.5% over five years.

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

Population

53,316

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$84,571

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone38,201 (71.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone6,904 (13.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race4,192 (7.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,623 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,605 (3.0%)
  • Asian Alone511 (1.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish8,645
  2. 2.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic629
  3. 3.Arabic336
  4. 4.Other Indo-European175
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)71

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

11.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,308

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$29,695

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$38,437

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)5,656
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,514
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,677
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,202
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,184

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,746
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,240
  3. 3.Service Occupations4,873
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations4,496
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,516

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.28×)5,813
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.28×)524
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.13×)1,693
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.13×)1,363
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.12×)1,989

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$198,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,011/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9992,687 (16.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,279 (14.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,813 (11.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,496 (9.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,490 (9.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,117 (7.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

23.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,283

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone19,866 (78.8%)
  • Carpooled2,446 (9.7%)
  • Worked At Home2,426 (9.6%)
  • Walked246 (1.0%)
  • Other122 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit67 (0.3%)

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.