Moving to Boone, Iowa

About Boone, Iowa
Boone

Boone ( BOON) is a city in Des Moines Township, and county seat of Boone County, Iowa, United States.

It is the principal city of the Boone, Iowa Micropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Boone County. This micropolitan statistical area, along with the Ames, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area comprise the larger Ames-Boone, Iowa Combined Statistical Area. The population of the city was 12,460 at the 2020 census.

Gender
Gender Boone Iowa Country
Female 50.6% 50.3% 50.8%
Male 49.4% 49.7% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Boone Iowa Country
Less than $10,000 3.2% 5.1% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 3.8% 4% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 8.8% 8.6% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 12.2% 9.3% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 14.1% 13.1% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 19.5% 19.1% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 17.3% 14.3% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 16.1% 15.9% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 2.5% 5.6% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 2.5% 5% 8.3%
Education


Education Boone Iowa Country
< 9th Grade 2% 1% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 5% 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 35% 31% 27.0%
Other College 22% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 16% 12% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 14% 20% 20.0%
Master's Degree 4% 7% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Boone Iowa Country
White 91.7% 85% 60.1%
African American 1.3% 3.6% 12.2%
American Indian 0% 0.3% 0.6%
Asian 0.2% 2.5% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.5% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.1% 0.3%
Multiracial 1.8% 2.2% 2.8%
Hispanic 4.4% 6.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity