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Language Spoken At Home in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 23,095 | 100% |
English only | 22,959 | 99.4% |
Language other than English | 136 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 31 | 0.1% |
Spanish | 91 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 28 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 25 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 3 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 3 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 17 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 24,617 | 100% |
American | 3,215 | 13.1% |
Arab | 51 | 0.2% |
Czech | 0 | 0.0% |
Danish | 13 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 948 | 3.9% |
English | 2,105 | 8.6% |
French (except Basque) | 388 | 1.6% |
French Canadian | 0 | 0.0% |
German | 3,381 | 13.7% |
Greek | 64 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 160 | 0.6% |
Irish | 3,313 | 13.5% |
Italian | 325 | 1.3% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 0 | 0.0% |
Polish | 158 | 0.6% |
Portuguese | 7 | 0.0% |
Russian | 53 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 577 | 2.3% |
Scottish | 300 | 1.2% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 17 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 25 | 0.1% |
Swiss | 22 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 34 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 90 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 27 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 9,755 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 7,017 | 71.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,777 | 28.5% |
Married-couple family | 5,521 | 56.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,178 | 22.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 455 | 4.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 144 | 1.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,041 | 10.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 455 | 4.7% |
Nonfamily households | 2,738 | 28.1% |
Householder living alone | 2,443 | 25.0% |
65 years and over | 1,070 | 11.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,457 | 35.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,645 | 27.1% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 24,504 | 100% |
Householder | 9,755 | 39.8% |
Spouse | 5,480 | 22.4% |
Child | 6,507 | 26.6% |
Other relatives | 1,834 | 7.5% |
Nonrelatives | 928 | 3.8% |
Unmarried partner | 476 | 1.9% |
Marital Status in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 9,813 | 100% |
Never married | 2,260 | 23.0% |
Now married, except separated | 5,799 | 59.1% |
Separated | 61 | 0.6% |
Widowed | 332 | 3.4% |
Divorced | 1,361 | 13.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 10,165 | 100% |
Never married | 1,810 | 17.8% |
Now married, except separated | 5,732 | 56.4% |
Separated | 180 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 1,229 | 12.1% |
Divorced | 1,214 | 11.9% |
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 | 242 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 101 | 41.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 45 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 22 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 103 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 6 | 0% |
Grandparents in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 808 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 534 | 66.1% |
Less than 1 year | 57 | 7.1% |
1 or 2 years | 32 | 4.0% |
3 or 4 years | 106 | 13.1% |
5 or more years | 339 | 42.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 534 | 100% |
Who are female | 323 | 60.5% |
Who are married | 405 | 75.8% |
School Enrollment in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,768 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 249 | 5.2% |
Kindergarten | 363 | 7.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,417 | 50.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,191 | 25.0% |
College or graduate school | 548 | 11.5% |
Educational Attainment in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 17,216 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,748 | 10.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,670 | 15.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 7,630 | 44.3% |
Some college, no degree | 2,838 | 16.5% |
Associate's degree | 860 | 5.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 871 | 5.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 599 | 3.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 74.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 8.5% |
Veteran Status in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 19,009 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,042 | 10.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 24,510 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,595 | 26.9% |
Under 18 years | 5,583 | 100% |
With a disability | 273 | 4.9% |
18 to 64 years | 15,470 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,209 | 27.2% |
65 years and over | 3,457 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,113 | 61.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 24,290 | 100% |
Same house | 21,638 | 89.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,592 | 10.7% |
Same county | 1,533 | 6.3% |
Different county | 1,059 | 4.4% |
Same state | 641 | 2.6% |
Different state | 418 | 1.7% |
Abroad | 60 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 24,617 | 100% |
Native | 24,596 | 99.9% |
Born in United States | 24,571 | 99.8% |
State of residence | 21,383 | 86.9% |
Different state | 3,188 | 13.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 25 | 0.1% |
Foreign born | 21 | 0.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 21 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 11 | 52.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 10 | 47.6% |
Year of Entry in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 46 | 100% |
Native | 25 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 25 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 21 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 21 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Boone County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 21 | 100% |
Europe | 8 | 38.1% |
Asia | 3 | 14.3% |
Africa | 10 | 47.6% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 0 | 0.0% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |