Boone, Iowa

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Population in 2014: 12,633 (100% urban, 0% rural). Population change since 2000: -1.3%

Males: 6,034	(47.8%)
Females: 6,599	(52.2%)

Median resident age:	38.4 years
Iowa median age:	38.1 years

Zip codes: 50036.

Estimated median household income in 2015: $47,843 (it was $38,179 in 2000)

Boone:	$47,843
IA:	$54,736

Estimated per capita income in 2015: $25,254 (it was $18,995 in 2000)

Boone city income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $108,606 (it was $66,300 in 2000)

Boone:	$108,606
IA:	$136,100

Mean prices in 2015: All housing units: $152,794; Detached houses: $161,103; Townhouses or other attached units: $138,321; In 2-unit structures: $92,402; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $94,360; Mobile homes: $39,148

Median gross rent in 2015: $633.

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Races in Boone, IA (2015)
- 11,93793.6%White alone
- 3362.6%Hispanic
- 1981.6%Black alone
- 830.7%Asian alone
- 860.7%Two or more races
- 570.4%American Indian alone

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Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Boone: 78.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (25.7%), Irish (13.0%), American (8.9%), Swedish (5.8%), English (5.4%), Scandinavian (3.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 10/24/1876

Elevation: 1130 feet

Land area: 8.93 square miles.

Population density: 1,415 people per square mile (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Boone:

High school or higher: 94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
Unemployed: 3.7%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Boone city:

Never married: 27.3%
Now married: 49.8%
Separated: 2.2%
Widowed: 9.0%
Divorced: 11.7%

105 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.8%
Iowa:	4.7%

According to our research of Iowa and other state lists there were 18 registered sex offenders living in Boone, Iowa as of July 20, 2017.
The ratio of number of residents in Boone to the number of sex offenders is 697 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $1,977 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $1,693 (1.7%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Ames, IA (13.3 miles , pop. 50,731).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (123.1 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (319.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Fraser, IA (2.5 miles) , Luther, IA (2.7 miles) , Ogden, IA (2.8 miles ), Pilot Mound, IA (3.1 miles ), Gilbert, IA (3.6 miles ), Beaver, IA (3.6 miles) , Ames, IA (3.6 miles ), Madrid, IA (3.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 25 buildings, average cost: $130,200
1998: 21 buildings, average cost: $119,000
1999: 51 buildings, average cost: $107,000
2000: 39 buildings, average cost: $117,100
2001: 25 buildings, average cost: $120,100
2002: 23 buildings, average cost: $147,600
2003: 37 buildings, average cost: $129,100
2004: 21 buildings, average cost: $164,100
2005: 30 buildings, average cost: $156,600
2006: 22 buildings, average cost: $134,000
2007: 48 buildings, average cost: $80,700
2008: 10 buildings, average cost: $142,800
2009: 5 buildings, average cost: $127,800
2010: 7 buildings, average cost: $165,900
2011: 5 buildings, average cost: $152,800
2012: 6 buildings, average cost: $206,200
2013: 6 buildings, average cost: $146,100
2014: 8 buildings, average cost: $171,400

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 42.06 N, Longitude: 93.89 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -873 (-6.8%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 3,085 (47.9%)

Area code: 515

Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Crime rates in Boone by Year
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	5	15	18	14	3	3	14	12	11	11	3
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	38.7	116.3	141.0	111.0	23.8	23.9	110.0	94.6	87.9	87.1	23.8
Robberies	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	7.8	7.8	7.7	0.0	7.8	7.9	0.0	0.0	7.9	7.9	8.0	7.9	0.0
Assaults	4	9	8	8	4	18	55	66	44	34	51	54	65	51	42
per 100,000	31.3	70.0	62.3	62.2	31.0	139.5	430.8	523.4	349.4	270.6	400.7	425.7	519.4	403.9	332.5
Burglaries	53	30	49	40	69	112	105	88	71	99	159	110	63	92	53
per 100,000	414.4	233.5	381.8	311.2	534.6	868.3	822.4	697.8	563.9	787.9	1,249.3	867.2	503.4	728.6	419.6
Theft	246	225	305	224	311	285	185	186	130	191	208	213	186	139	103
per 100,000	1,923.5	1,751.1	2,376.5	1,742.9	2,409.4	2,209.5	1,448.9	1,474.9	1,032.4	1,520.1	1,634.3	1,679.3	1,486.2	1,100.8	815.5
Auto thefts	16	6	17	19	15	15	5	10	13	8	11	3	15	9	14
per 100,000	125.1	46.7	132.5	147.8	116.2	116.3	39.2	79.3	103.2	63.7	86.4	23.7	119.9	71.3	110.8
Arson	4	8	6	2	5	3	9	4	4	2	6	3	0	0	1
per 100,000	31.3	62.3	46.8	15.6	38.7	23.3	70.5	31.7	31.8	15.9	47.1	23.7	0.0	0.0	7.9
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 286.7)	127.9	109.0	154.0	118.1	182.6	279.4	319.9	310.0	178.0	194.3	330.2	293.0	280.9	253.6	156.4

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City-data.com crime index counts serious crimes more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.

Crime rate in Boone detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2015, including police officers: 18 (17 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.35
Iowa average:	1.70

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Boone, Iowa accommodation & food services, waste management - Economy and Business Data

Unemployment in September 2015:

Here:	2.5%
Iowa:	3.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

Population change in the 1990s: +351 (+2.8%).

Most common industries in 2015 (%)

Males Females

Manufacturing (19%)
Retail trade (18%)
Construction (11%)
Other services, except public administration (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Transportation and warehousing (5%)
Wholesale trade (5%)

Health care and social assistance (33%)
Educational services (15%)
Retail trade (12%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Manufacturing (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common occupations in 2015 (%)

Males Females

Construction and extraction occupations (13%)
Management occupations (11%)
Transportation occupations (10%)
Sales and related occupations (10%)
Production occupations (9%)
Material moving occupations (7%)
Office and administrative support occupations (6%)

Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
Healthcare support occupations (11%)
Education, training, and library occupations (10%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (10%)
Sales and related occupations (9%)
Management occupations (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)

Work and jobs in Boone: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Average climate in Boone, Iowa

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Tornado activity:

Boone-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 115% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/13/1976, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 9.1 miles away from the Boone city center injured 9 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/24/1989, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.2 miles away from the city center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Boone-area historical earthquake activity is near Iowa state average. It is 81% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 403.1 miles away from the city center
On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 271.7 miles away from Boone center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 387.2 miles away from the city center
On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 260.4 miles away from the city center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 315.9 miles away from Boone center
On 7/16/2004 at 12:17:30, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 MW, 3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 131.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Boone County (13) is near the US average (13).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 1

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 6, Tornadoes: 4, Winter Storms: 2, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Birthplace of: Chad Rinehart - Football player, Donovan Olson - Politician, Jodi Tymeson - Politician, Mamie Eisenhower - (1896-1979), First Lady of the United States, Jerry McNertney - Baseball player and coach.

Hospitals and medical centers in Boone:

BOONE COUNTY HOSPITAL (Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, 1015 UNION STREET)
HOME CARE SERVICES OF BOONE CO (105 SOUTH MARSHALL)
COVENTRY CARE CENTER OF BOONE (1400 22ND STREET)
EASTERN STAR MASONIC HOME (715 WEST THIRD STREET)
WESTHAVEN COMMUNITY (112 WEST FOURTH STREET)

Political contributions by individuals in Boone, IA

Airports and heliports located in Boone:

Boone Municipal Airport (BNW) (Runways: 2, Itinerant Ops: 5,090, Local Ops: 6,540, Military Ops: 9,070)
Boone County Hospital Heliport (02IA)

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Local government website: www.booneiowa.homestead.com/citygovernment.html

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Boone:

Iowa State University (about 13 miles; Ames, IA; Full-time enrollment: 28,662)
Des Moines Area Community College (about 29 miles; Ankeny, IA; FT enrollment: 15,337)
Iowa Central Community College (about 34 miles; Fort Dodge, IA; FT enrollment: 4,682)
Drake University (about 34 miles; Des Moines, IA; FT enrollment: 3,768)
Buena Vista University (about 79 miles; Storm Lake, IA; FT enrollment: 2,522)
University of Northern Iowa (about 80 miles; Cedar Falls, IA; FT enrollment: 10,816)
Hawkeye Community College (about 84 miles; Waterloo, IA; FT enrollment: 7,160)

Public high schools in Boone:

BOONE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 871, Location: 500 7TH ST, Grades: 9-12)
FUTURES (Students: 40, Location: 727 W 3RD ST, Grades: 9-12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Boone:

FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 412, Location: 1903 CRAWFORD STREET, Grades: 2-4)
BOONE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 362, Location: 1640 1ST, Grades: 5-8)
UNITED COMMUNITY NORTH (Students: 304, Location: 1284 U AVE, Grades: PK-1)
PAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 169, Location: 102 S BOONE ST, Grades: PK-1)
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 711 W MAMIE EISENHOWER, Grades: PK-1)
UNITED COMMUNITY SOUTH (Location: 1284 U AVE, Grades: 2-6)

Private elementary/middle schools in Boone:

SACRED HEART SCHOOL (Students: 173, Location: 1111 MARSHALL ST, Grades: PK-8)
TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 122, Location: 712 12TH ST, Grades: PK-8)

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Library in Boone:

ERICSON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $478,532; Location: 720 GREENE ST; 69,805 books; 5,250 audio materials; 4,613 video materials; 2 local licensed databases; 13 state licensed databases; 170 print serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Boone: Boone Country Club (A), Boone County Fairgrounds (B), Boone (C), Boone County Courthouse (D), Boone County Sheriffs Office (E), Ericson Public Library (F), Mamie Doud Eisenhower Birthplace (G), Boone County Historical Center (H), Historical Museum of Boone County (I), Boone Police Department (J), Boone Fire Department Station 1 (K), Boone Campus Library (L). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Boone include: Berean Baptist Church (A), Evangelical Free Church (B), Church of the Open Bible (C), Boone Biblical Memorial Church (D), Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses (E), Saint Marion United Methodist Church (F), Seventh Day Adventist Church (G), First Baptist Church (H), Grace Episcopal Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Leatham Cemetery (1), Linwood Park Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Boone include: Dragoon Trail in Boone County Historical Marker (1), Birthplace of Mamie D Eisenhower Historical Marker (2), Anderson Park (3), Goeppinger Field (4), Cummings Park (5), Miles-Lee Park (6), Franklin Park (7), Little League Park (8), Herman Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Mamie Eisenhower Birthplace (Museums; 709 Carroll Street), FICK Observatory (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 1128 240th Street).

Hotels: American Inn (1215 South Story Street), Super 8 Boone IA (1715 South Story Street), Boone Amerihost Inn (1745 SE Marshall St), Super 8 Motel (1715 South Story Street).

Courts: Boone County - Boone County District Court Judge (201 State Street), Boone County - Judicial Magistrate (201 State Street), Iowa State - Judicial Dept- Drivers License (201 State Street), Iowa State - Judicial Dept- District Associate Judge (201 State Street), Boone County - Clerk Of Court- Boone County Clerk Of District Court (201 State Street).

Boone County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI
PM_2.5

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2002 was 47.6. This is significantly better than average.

City:	47.6
U.S.:	74.7

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) [µg/m³] level in 2002 was 9.79. This is about average. Closest monitor was 14.0 miles away from the city center.

City:	9.79
U.S.:	9.35

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 10.9%
(10.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 35.4% for Black residents, 4.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 98.8% for two or more races residents)

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Boone, IA

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Iowa:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	60.9%
Whole state:	64.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	7.5%
Whole state:	6.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

People in group quarters in Boone in 2010:

157 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
26 people in group homes intended for adults
8 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities

345 people in nursing homes in 2000
40 people in other noninstitutional group quarters in 2000

Boone, Iowa environmental map by EPA

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Banks with branches in Boone (2011 data):

U.S. Bank National Association: Boone Depot Branch at 1207 South Marshall Street, branch established on 1992/10/12; Boone Branch at 724 Story Street, branch established on 1933/10/30. Info updated 2012/01/30: Bank assets: $330,470.8 mil, Deposits: $236,091.5 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, 3121 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
AMES COMMUNITY BANK: Community Bank Of Boone Branch at 1704 South Marshall Street, branch established on 1999/06/07; Community Bank Of Boone Branch at 504 Story St, branch established on 2009/01/17. Info updated 2010/06/07: Bank assets: $431.7 mil, Deposits: $366.0 mil, headquarters in Ames, IA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Ogden Bancshares, Inc.
Boone Bank & Trust Co.: Parking Lot Branch at 1326 South Story Street, branch established on 1968/01/30; at 716 Eighth Street, branch established on 1992/01/16. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $118.3 mil, Deposits: $88.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Ames National Corporation
Bank of the West: Boone at 715 South Eighth Street, branch established on 1926/01/01. Info updated 2009/11/16: Bank assets: $62,408.3 mil, Deposits: $43,995.2 mil, headquarters in San Francisco, CA, positive income, 647 total offices, Holding Company: Bnp Paribas

Educational Attainment (%) in 2015

School Enrollment by Level of School (%) in 2015

Education Gini index (Inequality in education)

Here:	7.9
Iowa average:	10.3

Boone mode of transportation to work chart

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Religion statistics for Boone city (based on Boone County data)

Religion	Adherents	Congregations
Mainline Protestant	6,650	20
Evangelical Protestant	3,436	22
Catholic	3,213	3
Other	709	3
None	12,298	-

Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 4

Boone County:	1.52 / 10,000 pop.
Iowa:	2.14 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1

Boone County:	0.38 / 10,000 pop.
Iowa:	0.43 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11

Boone County:	4.17 / 10,000 pop.
State:	5.55 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 14

Here:	5.31 / 10,000 pop.
State:	8.01 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

This county:	8.1%
Iowa:	7.8%

Adult obesity rate:

Boone County:	30.3%
Iowa:	27.3%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

This county:	15.7%
State:	14.5%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:

Boone:	49.5%
Iowa:	48.7%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:

This city:	45.1%
Iowa:	44.7%

Average BMI:

Boone:	28.6
Iowa:	28.6

People feeling badly about themselves:

This city:	20.7%
Iowa:	22.0%

People not drinking alcohol at all:

This city:	11.7%
State:	10.7%

Average hours sleeping at night:

Boone:	6.8
Iowa:	6.8

Overweight people:

Here:	34.3%
Iowa:	33.5%

General health condition:

Boone:	54.8%
Iowa:	54.9%

Average condition of hearing:

Boone:	76.8%
Iowa:	77.3%

More about Health and Nutrition of Boone, IA Residents

Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Local government employment and payroll (March 2013)
Financial Administration	2	$7,632	$45,792	0	$0
Other Government Administration	2	$10,338	$62,028	13	$2,422
Police Protection - Officers	16	$79,550	$59,663	0	$0
Police - Other	2	$6,698	$40,188	10	$3,874
Firefighters	8	$40,758	$61,137	19	$16,362
Streets and Highways	10	$50,018	$60,022	1	$1,688
Sewerage	7	$35,594	$61,018	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	3	$10,044	$40,176	0	$0
Water Supply	6	$23,264	$46,528	1	$1,276
Local Libraries	6	$18,022	$36,044	11	$4,448
Other and Unallocable	3	$12,964	$51,856	0	$0
Totals for Government	65	$294,882	$54,440	55	$30,070

Expenditure Revenue

Boone government finances - Expenditure in 2006 (per resident):

Construction - Regular Highways: $2,115,000 ($167.42)
Parks and Recreation: $247,000 ($19.55)

General Public Buildings: $243,000 ($19.24)

Housing and Community Development: $146,000 ($11.56)

Police Protection: $9,000 ($0.71)
Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,903,000 ($150.64)
Water Utilities: $1,552,000 ($122.85)

Regular Highways: $1,343,000 ($106.31)

Local Fire Protection: $1,143,000 ($90.48)

Sewerage: $1,127,000 ($89.21)

Libraries: $591,000 ($46.78)

Parks and Recreation: $532,000 ($42.11)

Financial Administration: $399,000 ($31.58)

General - Other: $384,000 ($30.40)

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $245,000 ($19.39)

Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $133,000 ($10.53)

Air Transportation: $97,000 ($7.68)

Public Welfare - Other: $78,000 ($6.17)

Health - Other: $70,000 ($5.54)

General Public Buildings: $58,000 ($4.59)

Judicial and Legal Services: $30,000 ($2.37)

Central Staff Services: $22,000 ($1.74)
General - Interest on Debt: $597,000 ($47.26)
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $394,000 ($31.19)
Parks and Recreation: $69,000 ($5.46)

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $39,000 ($3.09)

Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $22,000 ($1.74)

Local Fire Protection: $8,000 ($0.63)

Financial Administration: $8,000 ($0.63)

Air Transportation: $8,000 ($0.63)

Libraries: $4,000 ($0.32)
Total Salaries and Wages: $3,837,000 ($303.73)
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $280,000 ($22.16)

Boone government finances - Revenue in 2006 (per resident):

Charges - Sewerage: $1,650,000 ($130.61)
All Other: $237,000 ($18.76)

Parks and Recreation: $99,000 ($7.84)

Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $64,000 ($5.07)

Solid Waste Management: $62,000 ($4.91)
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $39,000 ($3.09)
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $155,000 ($12.27)
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $274,000 ($21.69)
Special Assessments: $146,000 ($11.56)

Rents: $139,000 ($11.00)

General Revenue, NEC: $119,000 ($9.42)

Fines and Forfeits: $62,000 ($4.91)

Sale of Property: $6,000 ($0.47)
Revenue - Water Utilities: $2,153,000 ($170.43)
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,188,000 ($94.04)
Highways: $1,072,000 ($84.86)
Tax - Property: $5,327,000 ($421.67)
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $881,000 ($69.74)

Other License: $243,000 ($19.24)

Public Utilities Sales: $198,000 ($15.67)

Other Selective Sales: $126,000 ($9.97)

Boone government finances - Debt in 2006 (per resident):

Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,040,000 ($1982.11)
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $22,515,000 ($1782.24)

Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,070,000 ($480.49)

Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,545,000 ($280.61)

Boone government finances - Cash and Securities in 2006 (per resident):

Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $0 ($0.00)
Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,618,000 ($444.71)

5.83% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($41,309 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.83%
Iowa average:	5.75%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:

from Story County, IA	1.66% ($32,176 average AGI)
from Polk County, IA	0.82% ($35,488)
from Dallas County, IA	0.39% ($38,050)

6.46% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($35,093 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.46%
Iowa average:	5.94%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2010 and 2011.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:

to Story County, IA	1.54% ($32,975 average AGI)
to Polk County, IA	1.21% ($36,016)
to Dallas County, IA	0.39% ($38,125)

Strongest AM radio stations in Boone:

KFGQ (1260 AM; 5 kW; BOONE, IA; Owner: BOONE BIBLICAL MINISTRIES, INC.)
KWBG (1590 AM; 1 kW; BOONE, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
WOI (640 AM; 5 kW; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIV., OF SCIENCE & TECH.)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KASI (1430 AM; 1 kW; AMES, IA)
KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
KBGG (1700 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KXNO (1460 AM; 5 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KRNT (1350 AM; 5 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Boone:

KFGQ-FM (99.3 FM; BOONE, IA; Owner: BOONE BIBLICAL MINISTRIES, INC.)
KLTI-FM (104.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
KMXD (100.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KLRX (96.1 FM; MADRID, IA; Owner: THOMAS H. BURKE, RECEIVER FOR LIFESTYLE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WOI-FM (90.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCI & TECH)
KSTZ (102.5 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
KCCQ (105.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KRKQ (98.3 FM; BOONE, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KIOA (93.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
KGGO (94.9 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KAZR (103.3 FM; PELLA, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
KDLS-FM (105.5 FM; PERRY, IA; Owner: PERRY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KJJY (92.5 FM; WEST DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KKEZ (94.5 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KHKI (97.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
K206AW (89.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Boone:

KDIN-TV (Channel 11; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
WOI-TV (Channel 5; AMES, IA; Owner: CAPITAL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, INC.)
WHO-TV (Channel 13; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
KCCI (Channel 8; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: DES MOINES HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
KDSM-TV (Channel 17; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: KDSM LICENSEE, LLC)
KPWB-TV (Channel 23; AMES, IA; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
K56GD (Channel 56; AMES, IA; Owner: TV-45, INC.)
K48FZ (Channel 48; AMES, IA; Owner: TV-52, INC.)
WBXF-CA (Channel 4; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
K19DX (Channel 19; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: BSA INVESTMENT)
K27EW (Channel 27; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: BSA INVESTMENT)
K33ED (Channel 33; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: EAST SIDE ENTERPRISES)
K51EP (Channel 51; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: EAST SIDE ENTERPRISES)
K53FD (Channel 53; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: ROBERT M. CAMPBELL)
K59FM (Channel 59; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: EAST SIDE ENTERPRISES)
K69GZ (Channel 69; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: BSA INVESTMENT)
K41DD (Channel 41; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

See more detailed statistics of Boone fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2014 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
5Number of bridges
10m33ftTotal length
3,420Total average daily traffic
224Total average daily truck traffic
4,385Total future (year 2033) average daily traffic

Drinking water stations with addresses in Boone that have no violations reported:

BOONE WATER WORKS (Population served: 12,661, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater under infl of surface water)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 93
Hazardous Condition: 35
Service Call: 15
Good Intent Call: 48

Incident types - Boone

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Boone, IA

Name	Count	Lived (average)
Most common first names in Boone, IA among deceased individuals
John	276	76.3 years
Mary	222	83.4 years
Robert	210	71.2 years
William	188	75.8 years
James	176	73.7 years
Charles	166	77.7 years
George	158	77.4 years
Margaret	140	82.5 years
Ruth	138	85.0 years
Helen	134	80.8 years

Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Most common last names in Boone, IA among deceased individuals
Anderson	208	77.2 years
Johnson	154	80.1 years
Miller	134	75.7 years
Smith	132	81.4 years
Carlson	114	82.8 years
Nelson	92	83.3 years
Thompson	90	81.1 years
Davis	76	78.4 years
Brown	74	81.0 years
Jones	72	79.1 years

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (73%)
Electricity (24%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
No fuel used (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

Name	Count	Name	Count
Businesses in Boone, IA
Ace Hardware	1	La-Z-Boy	1
Baymont Inn	1	Lane Furniture	1
Chevrolet	1	MasterBrand Cabinets	2
Curves	1	McDonald's	1
DHL	1	Nike	2
Dairy Queen	1	Pizza Hut	1
Econo Lodge	1	Subway	2
FedEx	2	Super 8	1
Ford	1	U.S. Cellular	2
Goodwill	2	UPS	3
H&R Block	1	Walgreens	1
Jones New York	1	Walmart	1
KFC	1	YMCA	2

Boone compared to Iowa state average:

Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.

Boone on our top lists:

#27 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest city-data.com crime index increase from 2002 to 2012 (population 5,000+)"

#91 (50036) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Swedish first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"

There are 22 pilots and 13 other airmen in this city.

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