Boone County, IN

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2020 Population

66,875

2.03% 1-year growth

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Mike Braun

Republican Party

2020 Median Age

38.1

0% 1-year change

2020 Poverty Rate

6.55%

10.1% 1-year increase

2020 Median Household Income

$89,444

7.66% 1-year growth

2020 Median Property Value

$245,200

4.92% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Boone County, IN had a population of 66.9k people with a median age of 38.1 and a median household income of $89,444. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Boone County, IN grew from 65,544 to 66,875, a 2.03% increase and its median household income grew from $83,077 to $89,444, a 7.66% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Boone County, IN are White (Non-Hispanic) (89.9%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (3.16%), White (Hispanic) (1.94%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.77%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.76%).

None of the households in Boone County, IN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.5% of the residents in Boone County, IN are U.S. citizens.

In 2020, the median property value in Boone County, IN was $245,200, and the homeownership rate was 78.6%.

Most people in Boone County, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Boone County, IN was 2 cars per household.

Boone County, IN borders Clinton County, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Hendricks County, IN, Marion County, IN, and Montgomery County, IN.

Population & Diversity

Boone County, IN is home to a population of 66.9k people, from which 97.5% are citizens. As of 2020, 4.57% of Boone County, IN residents were born outside of the country (3.05k people).

In 2020, there were 28.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (60.2k people) in Boone County, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.12k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 1.3k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

97.5%

2020 Citizenship

97.4%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 97.5% of Boone County, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Boone County, IN was 97.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Boone County, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Boone County, IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
60.2k ± 59
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
2.12k ± 200
White (Hispanic)
1.3k ± 269

3.15%

Hispanic Population

2.11k people

3.15% of the people in Boone County, IN are hispanic (2.11k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Boone County, IN as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

4.57%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

3.05k people

4.52%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

2.96k people

As of 2020, 4.57% of Boone County, IN residents (3.05k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Boone County, IN was 4.52%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Boone County, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
838 ± 295
Vietnam
766 ± 178
Gulf War (1990s)
568 ± 226

Boone County, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.09 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Boone County, IN employs 34.7k people. The largest industries in Boone County, IN are Manufacturing (5,620 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (5,264 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (3,424 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($125,391), Utilities ($113,063), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($81,111).

Employment

Occupations

34.7k

2020 Value

± 1,439

1.5%

1 Year growth

± 5.57%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Boone County, IN grew at a rate of 1.5%, from 34.2k employees to 34.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Boone County, IN, are Management Occupations (5,579 people), Sales & Related Occupations (3,357 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,169 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Boone County, IN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Indiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

34.7k

2020 Value

± 1,439

1.5%

1 Year growth

± 5.57%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Boone County, IN grew at a rate of 1.5%, from 34.2k employees to 34.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Boone County, IN, are Manufacturing (5,620 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (5,264 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (3,424 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Boone County, IN, though some of these residents may live in Boone County, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,646

Median earning men ± $2,155

$42,035

Median earning women ± $1,588

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($106,875), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($95,692), and Public Administration ($80,536).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Manufacturing ($71,218), Construction ($63,136), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($57,222).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Indiana. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Indiana.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

485
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
401
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
398
Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Indiana to other states, or from other states to Indiana.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Indiana product (by dollars) was Motorized vehicles with $78.4B, followed by Mixed freight ($44.4B) and Base metals ($39.6B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Indiana products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$486B

2020 Value in Indiana

$897B

Projected 2050 Value in Indiana

84.5% growth

In 2020, total outbound Indiana trade was $486B. This is expected to increase 84.5% to $897B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Indiana trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Indiana to other states, or from other states to Indiana.

Most Common Trade Partners

Illinois
$41.4B
Michigan
$40.6B
Ohio
$40B

In 2020, the top outbound Indiana domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Illinois with $41.4B, followed by Michigan with $40.6B and Ohio and $40B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Indiana shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Boone County, IN went to Donald J. Trump with 58% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (39.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.35%).

Todd Young and Mike Braun are the senators currently representing the state of Indiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (58%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (39.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (2.35%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Boone County, IN went to Donald J. Trump with 58% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (39.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.35%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Boone County, IN for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senators Elections

US Senators from Indiana

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Todd Young

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Mike Braun

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Todd Young and Mike Braun are the senators currently representing Indiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Indiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representatives Elections

US Representatives from Indiana

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Indiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2020, 0.655% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.645% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (1.72M), Some college (1.14M), and Bachelors Degree (831k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Boone County, IN was $245,200 in 2020, which is 1.07 times larger than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $233,700 to $245,200, a 4.92% increase. The homeownership rate in Boone County, IN is 78.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Boone County, IN have an average commute time of 26.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Boone County, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Boone County, IN is $89,444. In 2020, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Boone County, IN was Census Tract 8106.04 with a value of $177,232, followed by Census Tract 8106.01 and Census Tract 8103, with respective values of $105,961 and $90,929.

Property

$245,200

Median Property Value 2020

±$7,658

$20,293

Median Property Taxes

±$1,014

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Boone County, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Boone County, IN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

78.6%

Homeownership

2020

66.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 78.6% of the housing units in Boone County, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 77.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Boone County, IN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 8106.04
Census Tract 8106.01
Census Tract 8103

In 2020, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Boone County, IN was Census Tract 8106.04 with a value of $177,232, followed by Census Tract 8106.01 and Census Tract 8103, with respective values of $105,961 and $90,929.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Boone County, IN colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$89,444

Median Household Income

± $3,440

25.8k

Number of Households

± 1,243

In 2020, the median household income of the 25.8k households in Boone County, IN grew to $89,444 from the previous year's value of $83,077.

The following chart displays the households in Boone County, IN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Boone County, IN is from Indiana.

0.451

2020 Wage GINI in Indiana

0.455

2019 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2020, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.725% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Indiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020

Drove Alone (79.8%)
Worked At Home (11.7%)
Carpooled (5.41%)

In 2020, 79.8% of workers in Boone County, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.7%) and those who carpooled to work (5.41%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Boone County, IN have a shorter commute time (26.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 2.02% of the workforce in Boone County, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Boone County, IN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Boone County, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Boone County, IN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.55% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Boone County, IN (4.33k out of 66k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Boone County, IN is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95.4% of the population of Boone County, IN has health coverage, with 66.3% on employee plans, 7.06% on Medicaid, 10.7% on Medicare, 9.97% on non-group plans, and 1.45% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Indiana was $8,300 in 2014. This is a 4.76% increase from the previous year ($7,923).

Primary care physicians in Boone County, IN see 472 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.48% decrease from the previous year (484 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2120 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 881 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

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Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Indiana, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

472 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Boone County, IN

Primary care physicians in Boone County, IN see an average of 472 patients per year. This represents a 2.48% decrease from the previous year (484 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Boone County, IN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Community Mobility

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This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Indiana across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.9% under 18 years, 17.9% between 18 and 34 years, 41.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.56%

Uninsured

66.3%

Employer Coverage

7.06%

Medicaid

10.7%

Medicare

9.97%

Non-Group

1.45%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Boone County, IN grew by 0.45% from 4.54% to 4.56%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Boone County, IN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2021, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 45.6 in Boone County, IN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Boone County, IN.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2021, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 26.8% in Boone County, IN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Boone County, IN.

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