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Boone County, KY

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

AI Overview

Boone County is a mid-sized suburban county of 144,135 residents bordering Cincinnati, with a 6.6% population gain over five years and a median household income of $99,414—well above typical county benchmarks. The labor force participation rate of 68.7% and unemployment rate of 2.8% indicate a tight, actively employed workforce, with 35.4% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings of $43,436. Housing remains relatively accessible, with a median home value of $253,200 and a 76.7% homeownership rate, while a GDP per capita of $90,417 alongside a poverty rate of just 6.6% point to a productive, economically stable county.

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

Population

144,135

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$99,414

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+6.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone116,684 (83.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone6,112 (4.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race5,055 (3.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races4,341 (3.1%)
  • Asian Alone3,371 (2.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone3,289 (2.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish5,411
  2. 2.Other Indo-European1,450
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)1,232
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island876
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic474

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

6.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

8,130

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$90,417

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$43,436

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance14,276
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)10,142
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services8,088
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)7,877
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities6,999

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations28,641
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations14,473
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations12,300
  4. 4.Service Occupations9,181
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations6,144

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.59×)2,585
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.58×)6,539
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.44×)10,116
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.13×)8,678
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 0.96×)4,672

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$253,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,253/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9998,151 (21.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9996,053 (15.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9995,440 (14.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9994,088 (10.5%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9993,753 (9.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,661 (6.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

35.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

68.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$49,385

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone53,737 (77.0%)
  • Worked At Home9,315 (13.4%)
  • Carpooled5,118 (7.3%)
  • Other1,008 (1.4%)
  • Public Transit279 (0.4%)
  • Walked180 (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.