Language Spoken At Home in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 52,972 | 100% |
English only | 50,530 | 95.4% |
Language other than English | 2,442 | 4.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 744 | 1.4% |
Spanish | 907 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 260 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 805 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 167 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 579 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 256 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 151 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 61 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 56,823 | 100% |
American | 5,084 | 8.9% |
Arab | 155 | 0.3% |
Czech | 77 | 0.1% |
Danish | 195 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 998 | 1.8% |
English | 10,891 | 19.2% |
French (except Basque) | 1,463 | 2.6% |
French Canadian | 83 | 0.1% |
German | 16,310 | 28.7% |
Greek | 424 | 0.7% |
Hungarian | 332 | 0.6% |
Irish | 7,609 | 13.4% |
Italian | 1,911 | 3.4% |
Lithuanian | 84 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 506 | 0.9% |
Polish | 1,249 | 2.2% |
Portuguese | 96 | 0.2% |
Russian | 401 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 825 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 1,161 | 2.0% |
Slovak | 163 | 0.3% |
Subsaharan African | 80 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 705 | 1.2% |
Swiss | 293 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 162 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 295 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 47 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 21,631 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 16,016 | 74.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,974 | 36.9% |
Married-couple family | 13,480 | 62.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,506 | 30.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 800 | 3.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 425 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,736 | 8.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,043 | 4.8% |
Nonfamily households | 5,615 | 26.0% |
Householder living alone | 4,684 | 21.7% |
65 years and over | 1,950 | 9.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 8,474 | 39.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,827 | 22.3% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 56,274 | 100% |
Householder | 21,631 | 38.4% |
Spouse | 13,480 | 24.0% |
Child | 17,775 | 31.6% |
Other relatives | 1,583 | 2.8% |
Nonrelatives | 1,805 | 3.2% |
Unmarried partner | 1,170 | 2.1% |
Marital Status in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 21,256 | 100% |
Never married | 4,625 | 21.8% |
Now married, except separated | 14,075 | 66.2% |
Separated | 122 | 0.6% |
Widowed | 487 | 2.3% |
Divorced | 1,947 | 9.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 22,540 | 100% |
Never married | 4,117 | 18.3% |
Now married, except separated | 13,782 | 61.1% |
Separated | 190 | 0.8% |
Widowed | 1,864 | 8.3% |
Divorced | 2,587 | 11.5% |
Fertility in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 935 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 202 | 21.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 38 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 69 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 18 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 157 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 31 | 0% |
Grandparents in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 751 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 340 | 45.3% |
Less than 1 year | 105 | 14.0% |
1 or 2 years | 120 | 16.0% |
3 or 4 years | 33 | 4.4% |
5 or more years | 82 | 10.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 340 | 100% |
Who are female | 182 | 53.5% |
Who are married | 292 | 85.9% |
School Enrollment in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 15,891 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,406 | 8.8% |
Kindergarten | 983 | 6.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 7,179 | 45.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,880 | 24.4% |
College or graduate school | 2,443 | 15.4% |
Educational Attainment in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 37,145 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 734 | 2.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,701 | 4.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 10,476 | 28.2% |
Some college, no degree | 6,684 | 18.0% |
Associate's degree | 2,862 | 7.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 8,385 | 22.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 6,303 | 17.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 93.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 39.5% |
Veteran Status in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 40,865 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,567 | 8.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 56,290 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,997 | 8.9% |
Under 18 years | 15,872 | 100% |
With a disability | 643 | 4.1% |
18 to 64 years | 33,928 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,436 | 7.2% |
65 years and over | 6,490 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,918 | 29.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 56,114 | 100% |
Same house | 49,726 | 88.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 6,339 | 11.3% |
Same county | 3,345 | 6.0% |
Different county | 2,994 | 5.3% |
Same state | 2,205 | 3.9% |
Different state | 789 | 1.4% |
Abroad | 49 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 56,823 | 100% |
Native | 54,920 | 96.7% |
Born in United States | 54,571 | 96.0% |
State of residence | 39,334 | 69.2% |
Different state | 15,237 | 26.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 349 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 1,903 | 3.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,903 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,084 | 57.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 819 | 43.0% |
Year of Entry in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,252 | 100% |
Native | 349 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 349 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,903 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 40 | 2.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,863 | 97.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,903 | 100% |
Europe | 567 | 29.8% |
Asia | 776 | 40.8% |
Africa | 112 | 5.9% |
Oceania | 8 | 0.4% |
Latin America | 347 | 18.2% |
Northern America | 93 | 4.9% |