Boone County, Kentucky

Boone County has a population of 139,841 and has grown 6.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $277,300, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $99,414.

Home price
$277,300
Income
$99,414
Population
139,841
Unemployment
3.1%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$277,300county
Median gross rent$1,373county
Median year homes here were built1996county
Share of homes built before 198025.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant4.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,706county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,353county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,051county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,785county
Home insurance / yr$4,042(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$99,414county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate6.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home13.4%county
Unemployment rate3.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force67.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.7%county
Share of workers employed by government11.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.2%county
Economic output per resident$119,960county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.86%county
Top state income tax3.50%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.50%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time25.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service4.5 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport4500414county
Miles to nearest general aviation field16 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station12 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.5%county
Traffic deaths7.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher35.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.4%county
Public schools in the county32county
Public school enrollment22394county
Students per full-time teacher15.5county
Free lunch eligible39.6%county
Elementary schools16county
Middle schools8county
High schools5county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public50.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution3.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians59county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter9.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.1%county
Frequent mental distress16.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity21.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.7%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population139,841county
Land area in square miles246county
People per square mile of land568.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores16county
Convenience stores6county
Share living far from a food store48.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract2.0%county
Population change since 2020+6.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age37.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over14.9%county
Share of households that are one person24.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States6.3%county
Second languages8.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls42.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents63county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents5county
Households that moved in4,797county
Households that moved away4,635county
Average income of arriving households$62,366county
Average income of departing households$76,330county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes14county
Housing units authorised in the latest year756county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings40.9%county
Violent crime rate213(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature55.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation50.0 incounty
Annual snowfall38.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.08 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F23 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing96 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days186 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 22county
Average first fall frostOct 25county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$129county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.0¢county
Household electricity use999 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity47.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas43.8%county
Homes heated by propane5.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.4%county
Homes heated by wood0.7%county
Households with broadband93.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk66.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk18.7county
Landslide risk42.0county
Hail risk45.0county
Earthquake risk78.6county
Tornado risk91.6county
Tropical cyclone risk13.5county
Extreme heat risk54.0county
Winter weather risk60.1county
Strong wind risk93.5county
Wildfire risk24.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Boone County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Kentucky figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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