County population in 2012: 53,940 (81% urban, 19% rural); it was 41,786 in 2000 County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 11,379 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,533 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 11,472 Renter-occupied apartments: 3,593 (it was 3,125 in 2000)
% of renters here:
21%
State:
33%
Land area: 281 sq. mi. Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 193 people per square mile
(high).
Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Boone County: 86.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (21.8%), Educational,health and social services (16.8%), Retail trade (12.3%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $3,284 (1.9%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $2,523 (1.9%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 9.8%
(6.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 17.9% for Black residents, 23.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 22.9% for American Indian residents, 12.9% for other race residents, 12.2% for two or more races residents) Median age of residents in 2010: 36 years old
(Males: 36 years old, Females: 37 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 39 years old, Black residents: 26 years old, American Indian residents: 33 years old, Asian residents: 36 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22 years old, Other race residents: 23 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
7.0%
Whole state:
10.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
3.0%
Whole state:
5.1%
Area name: Rockford, IL MSA Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Boone County is $486 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $616 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $806 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Boone County: Johnson Farms (A), Hillcrest Farm (B), Kinnikinnick Farms (C), Worley Farms (D), Gray Farms (E), Camp Epworth (F), Grange Hall (G), Boone County Rural Fire Protection District 2 Station 2 (H), Nystrom's Nursery (I), Stonegate Nursery (J). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Boone County include: Open Bible Church (A), Church of the Nazarene (B), Flora Church (C), Jefferson Prairie Church (D), Manchester Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Andrus Cemetery (1), Bamblett Cemetery (2), Belvidere Cemetery (3), Bloods Point Cemetery (4), Burr Oak Cemetery (5), Lawrenceville Cemetery (6), Livingston Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Mud Creek (A), Meander Creek (B), Mosquito Creek (C), Beaver Creek (D), Coon Creek (E), Piscasaw Creek (F), Geryune Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Boone County include: Flora Prairie Nature Preserve (1), Kinnikinnick Creek Nature Preserve (2), Boone County Fair Grounds (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 1,392 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.8% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 3,114 (29% naturalized citizens)
Boone County:
7.5%
Whole state:
12.3%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 877
1990 to 1994: 592
1985 to 1989: 393
1980 to 1984: 375
1975 to 1979: 287
1970 to 1974: 146
1970 to 1974: 124
1965 to 1969: 320
Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 37.8%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 11,754
One, attached: 218
Two: 696
3 or 4: 441
5 to 9: 501
10 to 19: 273
20 or more: 318
Mobile homes: 1,204
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9
Housing units in Boone County with a mortgage: 7,129 (764 second mortgage, 1,215 home equity loan, 30 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,044
Here:
77.7% with mortgage
State:
69.8% with mortgage
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 42.11%
Here
42.1%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 17,598 Total congregations: 28
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
Lutheran Church
United Methodist Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents
7,970 (45.3%)
2,515 (14.3%)
2,163 (12.3%)
1,119 (6.4%)
991 (5.6%)
Congregations
1 (3.6%)
1 (3.6%)
5 (17.9%)
2 (7.1%)
2 (7.1%)
Name
United Church of Christ
American Baptist Churches in the USA
New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists
Episcopal Church
Other
Adherents
705 (4.0%)
409 (2.3%)
293 (1.7%)
257 (1.5%)
1,176 (6.7%)
Congregations
2 (7.1%)
1 (3.6%)
1 (3.6%)
1 (3.6%)
12 (42.9%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Average size of farms: 309 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $100,505 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $288.55 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 14.81% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 21.47% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $92,871 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 88.60% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.25% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $78,974 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.13% Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.97 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 34.56% Corn for grain: 63941 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 1613 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 55073 harvested acres Vegetables: 198 harvested acres
Tornado activity:
Boone County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Illinois state average. It is 3.1 times above overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 24 fatalities and 455 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 4/21/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 24 people and injured 450 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Boone County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 58.1 miles away from the county center On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 50.4 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Illinois Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 3, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1960): March 17, 2011, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1960, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
Illinois Snow, Incident Period: February 5, 2008 to February 6, 2008, Emergency Declared (EM-3283): March 13, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3283, Natural disaster type: Snow
Illinois Snow, Incident Period: November 30, 2006 to December 1, 2006, Emergency Declared (EM-3269): December 29, 2006, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3269, Natural disaster type: Snow
Illinois Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3230): September 7, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3230, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Illinois Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2000 to December 31, 2000, Emergency Declared (EM-3161): January 17, 2001, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3161, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Illinois Flooding, Severe Storms, Incident Period: April 13, 1993 to October 22, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-997): July 9, 1993, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-997, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Illinois Blizzards and Snowstorms, Incident Period: January 16, 1979, Emergency Declared (EM-3068): January 16, 1979, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3068, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Blizzard
Illinois SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: April 26, 1973, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-373): April 26, 1973, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-373, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Illinois TORNADOES, Incident Period: April 25, 1967, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-227): April 25, 1967, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-227, Natural disaster type: Tornado
The number of natural disasters in Boone County (9) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4 Emergencies Declared: 5
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Engineers (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (75%)
Germany (3%)
Other Eastern Europe (3%)
Italy (2%)
United Kingdom (2%)
Canada (1%)
Guatemala (1%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Boone County (%):
German (28%)
Irish (10%)
English (8%)
Italian (6%)
Swedish (6%)
United States or American (6%)
Polish (5%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 15,985 (81%)
Carpooled: 2,579 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 41 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 3 (0%)
Railroad: 39 (0%)
Motorcycle: 1 (0%)
Bicycle: 24 (0%)
Walked: 283 (1%)
Other means: 141 (1%)
Worked at home: 659 (3%)
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
People in group quarters in Boone County, Illinois in 2000:
255 people in nursing homes
53 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
People in group quarters in Boone County, Illinois in 2010:
230 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
71 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
9 people in other noninstitutional facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $62,257.
10.64% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($56,601 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
10.64%
Illinois average:
5.66%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
8.75% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($47,128 average AGI)
1.88% relocated from other states ($9,474 average AGI)
Boone County:
1.88%
Illinois average:
2.13%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
8.67% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,550 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
8.67%
Illinois average:
5.99%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.54% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($30,092 average AGI)
2.13% relocated to other states ($12,457 average AGI)
Boone County:
2.13%
Illinois average:
2.58%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.5 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.2
Births per 1000 population in Boone County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.4 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 6.9
Deaths per 1000 population in Boone County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.9 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Boone County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,170 (4,565 aged, 605 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.06 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 2635.590 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 142.3 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 15460.92
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1348.970 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 701.230 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 5.94
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 25.82 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 49.52
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 13.87
Household type by relationship:
Households: 53,855
In family households: 48,665 (11,010 male householders, 3,263 female householders)
11,395 spouses, 18,454 children (17,069 natural, 422 adopted, 963 stepchildren), 1,103 grandchildren, 454 brothers or sisters, 487 parents, 783 other relatives, 1,317 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,190 (2,112 male householders (1,648 living alone)), 2,120 female householders (1,841 living alone)), 958 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 310 (301 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 5,306 2-persons, 2,936 3-persons, 3,103 4-persons, 1,699 5-persons, 728 6-persons, 501 7-or-more-persons.
87.3% of residents of Boone County speak English at home.
11.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (74% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $138,220,000 ($2850 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $1,391,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $81,103,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $27,783,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,127,000 Federal grants: $14,535,000 Federal procurement contracts: $1,533,000 ($4,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $5,138,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $148,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $48,558,000 Federal Government insurance: $41,914,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,318
Here:
66 per 1000 residents
State:
75 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,538
Here:
30 per 1000 residents
State:
43 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +748
Here:
+15 per 1000 residents
State:
+26 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +6,244
Here:
+124 per 1000 residents
State:
-31 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Boone County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.71 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.4
State:
6.1
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.2
State:
4.1
Year house built
2005 or later: 1,028
2000 to 2004: 2,428
1990 to 1999: 3,203
1980 to 1989: 2,012
1970 to 1979: 2,463
1960 to 1969: 1,836
1950 to 1959: 1,068
1940 to 1949: 767
1939 or earlier: 3,702
Rooms in houses/apartments in Boone County, Illinois
55% of Boone County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Illinois.
Boone County:
54.9%
State average:
58.6%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 29591
Northeast: 838
Midwest: 5371
South: 1841
West: 758
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $107,500
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Boone County
36.0 years
36.0 years
(38.6%)
(61.4%)
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