Language Spoken At Home in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 153,192 | 100% |
English only | 140,625 | 91.8% |
Language other than English | 12,567 | 8.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,827 | 3.2% |
Spanish | 2,984 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,120 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,444 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 709 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 4,268 | 2.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,349 | 1.5% |
Other languages | 1,871 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 649 | 0.4% |
Ancestry in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 163,266 | 100% |
American | 10,082 | 6.2% |
Arab | 1,340 | 0.8% |
Czech | 936 | 0.6% |
Danish | 706 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 2,640 | 1.6% |
English | 18,965 | 11.6% |
French (except Basque) | 5,288 | 3.2% |
French Canadian | 531 | 0.3% |
German | 45,773 | 28.0% |
Greek | 877 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 441 | 0.3% |
Irish | 21,457 | 13.1% |
Italian | 5,677 | 3.5% |
Lithuanian | 482 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 1,663 | 1.0% |
Polish | 2,807 | 1.7% |
Portuguese | 332 | 0.2% |
Russian | 1,210 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,479 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 4,877 | 3.0% |
Slovak | 131 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 1,536 | 0.9% |
Swedish | 2,327 | 1.4% |
Swiss | 890 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 243 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 1,649 | 1.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 162 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 64,577 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 36,702 | 56.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 18,319 | 28.4% |
Married-couple family | 28,424 | 44.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 12,994 | 20.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,990 | 3.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,183 | 1.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 6,288 | 9.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,142 | 6.4% |
Nonfamily households | 27,875 | 43.2% |
Householder living alone | 18,999 | 29.4% |
65 years and over | 4,337 | 6.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 19,291 | 29.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 10,877 | 16.8% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 153,578 | 100% |
Householder | 64,577 | 42.0% |
Spouse | 28,346 | 18.5% |
Child | 39,098 | 25.5% |
Other relatives | 4,177 | 2.7% |
Nonrelatives | 17,380 | 11.3% |
Unmarried partner | 4,274 | 2.8% |
Marital Status in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 64,258 | 100% |
Never married | 28,268 | 44.0% |
Now married, except separated | 29,175 | 45.4% |
Separated | 815 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 966 | 1.5% |
Divorced | 5,034 | 7.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 70,346 | 100% |
Never married | 28,197 | 40.1% |
Now married, except separated | 29,350 | 41.7% |
Separated | 1,226 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 4,351 | 6.2% |
Divorced | 7,222 | 10.3% |
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 | 2,486 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 570 | 22.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 19 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 51 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 25 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 79 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 18 | 0% |
Grandparents in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,407 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 391 | 27.8% |
Less than 1 year | 70 | 5.0% |
1 or 2 years | 89 | 6.3% |
3 or 4 years | 43 | 3.1% |
5 or more years | 189 | 13.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 391 | 100% |
Who are female | 343 | 87.7% |
Who are married | 171 | 43.7% |
School Enrollment in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 59,325 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,369 | 4.0% |
Kindergarten | 1,725 | 2.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 15,040 | 25.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 6,662 | 11.2% |
College or graduate school | 33,529 | 56.5% |
Educational Attainment in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 94,366 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,906 | 2.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,781 | 5.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 19,770 | 21.0% |
Some college, no degree | 17,223 | 18.3% |
Associate's degree | 6,032 | 6.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 25,548 | 27.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 19,106 | 20.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 47.3% |
Veteran Status in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 128,822 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 9,916 | 7.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 161,938 | 100% |
With a disability | 16,014 | 9.9% |
Under 18 years | 34,048 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,519 | 4.5% |
18 to 64 years | 113,241 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,237 | 8.2% |
65 years and over | 14,649 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,258 | 35.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 160,990 | 100% |
Same house | 116,689 | 72.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 42,862 | 26.6% |
Same county | 26,028 | 16.2% |
Different county | 16,834 | 10.5% |
Same state | 10,578 | 6.6% |
Different state | 6,256 | 3.9% |
Abroad | 1,439 | 0.9% |
Place Of Birth in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 163,266 | 100% |
Native | 153,107 | 93.8% |
Born in United States | 151,808 | 93.0% |
State of residence | 100,981 | 61.9% |
Different state | 50,827 | 31.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,299 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 10,159 | 6.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 10,159 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 3,610 | 35.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 6,549 | 64.5% |
Year of Entry in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 11,458 | 100% |
Native | 1,299 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 9 | 0.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,290 | 99.3% |
Foreign born | 10,159 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 858 | 8.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 9,301 | 91.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 10,159 | 100% |
Europe | 1,685 | 16.6% |
Asia | 5,520 | 54.3% |
Africa | 1,385 | 13.6% |
Oceania | 78 | 0.8% |
Latin America | 1,229 | 12.1% |
Northern America | 262 | 2.6% |