Boone County, Kentucky (KY)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	29%

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Races in Boone County, Kentucky:

Median resident age:	33.4 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Males: 42,499	(49.4%)
Females: 43,492	(50.6%)

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Boone County:	2.7 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

This county:	$67,224
Kentucky:	$40,267

This county:	$624
State:	$446

Boone County:	$176,600
Kentucky:	$114,300

Detached houses: $220,823

Here:	$220,823
State:	$160,589

Townhouses or other attached units: $155,758

Here:	$155,758
State:	$163,962

In 2-unit structures: $275,000

Here:	$275,000
State:	$137,715

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $187,500

Here:	$187,500
State:	$141,483

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $106,700

Here:	$106,700
State:	$124,940

Mobile homes: $33,929

Here:	$33,929
State:	$33,636

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 14
• Robberies: 18
• Assaults: 72
• Burglaries: 256
• Thefts: 801
• Auto thefts: 93

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 22
• Robberies: 14
• Assaults: 69
• Burglaries: 271
• Thefts: 753
• Auto thefts: 90

Boone County:	4.8%
Kentucky:	17.3%

This county:	5.6%
Whole state:	15.8%

This county:	1.9%
Whole state:	6.6%

Area name: Cincinnati-Middleton, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Boone County is $506 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $655 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $877 a month.

Cities in this county include: Florence, Burlington, Oakbrook, Union, Walton, Hebron.

2005 air pollution in Boone County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.095 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.082 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Dearborn County, Indiana , Hamilton County, Ohio , Gallatin County , Grant County , Ohio County, Indiana , Kenton County , Switzerland County, Indiana .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Boone County: Latonia Racetrack (A), Camp Ernst (B), Camp Powderhorn (C), Police Pistol Range (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Boone County include: Waterloo Church (A), South Fork Church (B), Beaverlick Church (C), Beech Grove Church (D), Big Bone Church (E), Seminary Of Pius X (F), Greenview Chapel (G), Sand Run Church (H), Richwood Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Acra Cemetery (1), Alphin Cemetery (2), Tousey Cemetery (3), Aylor Cemetery (4), Baker Cemetery (5), Barnard Cemetery (6), Stephens Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Jeanclia, Lake (A), Bullock Pen Lake (B), Boone Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Big Bone Creek (A), Big South Fork (B), Brandywine Creek (C), Buzzard Branch (D), Potato Creek (E), Dark Hollow Branch (F), Dry Creek (G), Riddles Run (H), Elijahs Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Boone County include: Big Bone Lick State Park (1), Scudder Field (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	9.2%
Kentucky:	10.5%

Current college students: 3,592
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,584 (30% naturalized citizens)

Boone County:	3.0%
Whole state:	2.0%

Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 53.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 21,686
• One, attached: 1,823
• Two: 523
• 3 or 4: 720
• 5 to 9: 2,055
• 10 to 19: 2,954
• 20 or more: 1,164
• Mobile homes: 2,405
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 21

Housing units in Boone County with a mortgage: 15,984 (2,292 second mortgage, 2,994 home equity loan, 72 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,085

Here:	83.8% with mortgage
State:	64.7% with mortgage

Boone County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 4.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 27 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/22/1992, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Boone County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Kentucky state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 66.4 miles away from Boone County center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 71.9 miles away from the county center
On 9/12/2004 at 13:05:19, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 MW, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.8 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 73.6 miles away from the county center
On 2/19/1995 at 12:57:06, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.6 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 65.8 miles away from Boone County center
On 9/8/1990 at 00:03:57, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 81.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 37,661 (85%) Carpooled: 4,505 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 484 (1%) Ferryboat: 8 (0%) Taxi: 15 (0%) Motorcycle: 15 (0%) Bicycle: 11 (0%) Walked: 416 (1%) Other means: 247 (1%) Worked at home: 1,145 (3%)

11.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,812 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.89%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($264 average AGI)

Boone County:	0.06%
Kentucky average:	0.12%

6.56% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($22,919 average AGI)
5.27% relocated from other states ($23,629 average AGI)

Boone County:	5.27%
Kentucky average:	2.94%

from Kenton County, KY	4.12% ($41,971 average AGI)
from Hamilton County, OH	1.13% ($49,542)
from Campbell County, KY	0.77% ($37,667)
from Grant County, KY	0.57% ($33,323)
from Jefferson County, KY	0.18% ($56,082)
from Butler County, OH	0.18% ($52,110)
from Clermont County, OH	0.18% ($38,577)

9.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($45,808 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.88%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($301 average AGI)

Boone County:	0.06%
Kentucky average:	0.05%

5.75% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($20,569 average AGI)
4.07% relocated to other states ($24,938 average AGI)

Boone County:	4.07%
Kentucky average:	2.76%

to Kenton County, KY	3.60% ($34,913 average AGI)
to Hamilton County, OH	0.63% ($39,060)
to Campbell County, KY	0.62% ($33,475)
to Grant County, KY	0.59% ($32,791)
to Clermont County, OH	0.18% ($43,901)
to Warren County, OH	0.16% ($76,413)
to Fayette County, KY	0.16% ($38,524)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 9,911 (8,114 aged, 1,797 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 75,911 (19,229 male householders, 4,409 female householders)

  19,842 spouses, 28,617 children (25,933 natural, 604 adopted, 2,080 stepchildren), 948 grandchildren, 472 brothers or sisters, 394 parents, 903 other relatives, 1,097 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 9,482 (3,618 male householders (2,699 living alone)), 4,075 female householders (3,605 living alone)), 1,789 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 598 (553 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 8,723 2-persons, 5,811 3-persons, 5,552 4-persons, 2,447 5-persons, 839 6-persons, 266 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,304 1-person, 1,155 2-persons, 135 3-persons, 81 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 11 6-persons.

94.8% of residents of Boone County speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (59% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $404,531,000 ($3991 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $61,687,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $180,035,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $53,615,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $237,000
Federal grants: $30,671,000
Federal procurement contracts: $63,126,000 ($49,258,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $76,847,000 ($1,456,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,494,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $106,442,000
Federal Government insurance: $8,049,000

Here:	73 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	27 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	+138 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.02 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.6
State:	5.9

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

49% of Boone County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Kentucky.

Boone County:	48.9%
State average:	56.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 49515
• Northeast: 3492
• Midwest: 21762
• South: 6184
• West: 1927

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $156,500

Here:	20.1%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Here:	15.0%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Here:	16.6%
Kentucky:	18.1%

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