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Boone County, NE

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

AI Overview

Boone County is a small, agriculture-oriented Nebraska county with a population of 5,366 that grew 1.0% over five years, reflecting modest but stable demographic conditions. The labor market is notably tight, with unemployment at just 1.4% and labor force participation at 64.4%, while educational attainment skews toward vocational and high school credentials—93.8% hold a high school diploma or higher, but only 18.9% hold a bachelor's degree or above. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $164,700 and median gross rent of $734/month, and a GDP per capita of $86,237 relative to per capita income of $36,659 suggests meaningful output relative to the resident workforce size.

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

Population

5,366

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$74,947

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone5,039 (94.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races109 (2.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race80 (1.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone67 (1.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone46 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone10 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish92
  2. 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)6
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic5
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic3
  5. 5.Other Indo-European3

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

52.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

265

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$86,237

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$36,659

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance584
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining531
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)294
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)248
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities177

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations921
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations500
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations429
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations393
  5. 5.Service Occupations361

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 13.90×)602
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.15×)341
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.08×)171
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 0.93×)251
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.87×)111

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$164,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$734/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999295 (16.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999218 (12.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999176 (9.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999169 (9.4%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999143 (8.0%)
  • $50,000 to $59,99988 (4.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,076

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

17.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,860 (72.3%)
  • Carpooled346 (13.4%)
  • Worked At Home257 (10.0%)
  • Other56 (2.2%)
  • Walked52 (2.0%)
  • Bicycle3 (0.1%)

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.