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Iowa·Boone County
4 tracts·12K people·$173K median·1,348/mi²
White 91 · Hispanic 4 · Multiracial 3 · Black 1 · Asian 0 · Other 0
Married couple 48 · Living alone 32 · Other 20
Retail 36 · Health 31 · Professional 13 · Manufacturing 7 · Leisure 7 · Public admin 4 · Other 1
Management · business · science · arts 32 · Sales · office 20 · Service 19 · Production · transport 17 · Construction · maintenance 12
Drive alone 79 · Carpool 19 · Work from home 8 · Walk 2 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Boone is $173,000 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Boone has 12,424 residents across 3 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 41.3; the population is 91.4% White, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 3.4% Multiracial, 1.3% Black, 0.1% Asian and 0.0% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 24.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 8.3% (Census ACS).
Franklin Elementary School is the elementary school with reported scores (74%); Boone Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (70%); Boone High School is the high school with reported scores (71%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $831/month, 47% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Boone is $69,222 a year, 20% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Boone, median rent is $831/month and the median home value is $173,000 (Census ACS).
Boone reported 2.0 violent crimes and 7.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2020).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 14°F; there are 75 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 36 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Boone are winter weather (92), hail (88) and drought (87), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Boone, 2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).