Boone County, MO
Demographic and economic profile of Boone County, MO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Boone County anchors Missouri's educational and public-sector economy, home to the University of Missouri's flagship campus, which underpins a county where 51.0% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher—well above national norms—and a median age of just 32.7 reflects a persistently young workforce. The labor force of roughly 128,000 carries a 3.7% unemployment rate, median worker earnings of $39,205, and a GDP per capita of $54,867 against relatively modest housing costs of $254,100 median home value and $1,060 median gross rent. Population grew 5.3% over five years, though a 17.1% poverty rate points to income stratification typical of large university communities.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+5.3% since 2018
Boone County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone144,850 (77.0%)
- Black or African American Alone18,277 (9.7%)
- Asian Alone9,111 (4.8%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races8,383 (4.5%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race4,494 (2.4%)
- Some Other Race Alone2,586 (1.4%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish4,690
- 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)2,290
- 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island1,752
- 4.Other Indo-European1,496
- 5.Korean1,024
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance35,508
- 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services9,780
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)9,212
- 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services8,399
- 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing8,116
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations50,042
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations17,371
- 3.Service Occupations16,040
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations9,147
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations6,172
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.49×)34,036
- 2.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.22×)7,959
- 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.20×)10,227
- 4.Public Administration (LQ 0.96×)4,408
- 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.90×)9,514
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.