Boone, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

Back to: Boone, Iowa main profile, Iowa, Iowa smaller cities, Iowa small towns, Iowa forum, All US cities. Total population: 12,811 (Urban population: 12,291 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 520 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 5,594 (5,319 occupied: 3,726 owner occupied, 1,593 renter occupied) % of renters here:   30% State:   28% Housing density: 627 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Boone, Iowa on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: How Do You Like Living In Iowa?  (330 replies) Moving back to Iowa--What about Boone?  (6 replies) Where to camp?  (5 replies) Moving to Des Moines area from Wichita  (34 replies) New to Webster City  (15 replies) We want the 'Farmer Wave' and acreage!  (14 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $60,000 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $345 Median gross rent in Boone, IA in 2000: $429 Housing units in Boone with a mortgage: 2,178 (210 second mortgage, 243 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,172 Household type by relationship Households: 12,430 In family households: 10,192 (2,720 male householders, 709 female householders) 2,761 spouses, 3,615 children (3,300 natural, 82 adopted, 233 stepchildren), 72 grandchildren, 50 brothers or sisters, 37 parents, 46 other relatives, 182 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 2,238 (729 male householders (603 living alone)), 1,185 female householders (1,071 living alone)), 324 nonrelatives In group quarters: 381 (338 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 1,666 2-persons, 712 3-persons, 665 4-persons, 262 5-persons, 94 6-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 1,674 1-person, 192 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 14 4-persons. 2,231 married couples with children. 714 single-parent households (119 men, 595 women). 97.6% of residents of Boone speak English at home. 1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 31% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all). 0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 5% speak English not well). 0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 37% speak English well). Foreign born population: 77 (0.6%) (54.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Boone, IA: Less than $10,000: 30 $10,000 to $14,999: 42 $15,000 to $19,999: 71 $20,000 to $24,999: 87 $25,000 to $29,999: 62 $30,000 to $34,999: 118 $35,000 to $39,999: 203 $40,000 to $49,999: 293 $50,000 to $59,999: 483 $60,000 to $69,999: 386 $70,000 to $79,999: 356 $80,000 to $89,999: 265 $90,000 to $99,999: 241 $100,000 to $124,999: 342 $125,000 to $149,999: 168 $150,000 to $174,999: 63 $175,000 to $199,999: 52 $200,000 to $249,999: 49 $250,000 to $299,999: 31 $300,000 to $399,999: 8 $400,000 to $499,999: 0 $500,000 to $749,999: 0 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Boone: Less than $100: 92 $100 to $149: 52 $150 to $199: 115 $200 to $249: 93 $250 to $299: 181 $300 to $349: 206 $350 to $399: 199 $400 to $449: 291 $450 to $499: 125 $500 to $549: 93 $550 to $599: 38 $600 to $649: 12 $650 to $699: 10 $700 to $749: 0 $750 to $799: 14 $800 to $899: 0 $900 to $999: 0 $1,000 to $1,249: 0 $1,250 to $1,499: 0 $1,500 to $1,999: 0 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 58

Percentage of workers working in this county: 67.4%
Number of people working at home: 210 (3.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 463 5 to 9 minutes: 1981 10 to 14 minutes: 1176 15 to 19 minutes: 400 20 to 24 minutes: 577 25 to 29 minutes: 422 30 to 34 minutes: 499 35 to 39 minutes: 70 40 to 44 minutes: 97 45 to 59 minutes: 313 60 to 89 minutes: 210 90 or more minutes: 118

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,234 (80%) Carpooled: 795 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 20 (0%) Railroad: 7 (0%) Bicycle: 46 (1%) Walked: 192 (3%) Other means: 32 (0%) Worked at home: 210 (3%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 504 $10,000 to $14,999: 427 $15,000 to $19,999: 399 $20,000 to $24,999: 375 $25,000 to $29,999: 365 $30,000 to $34,999: 394 $35,000 to $39,999: 359 $40,000 to $44,999: 390 $45,000 to $49,999: 262 $50,000 to $59,999: 661 $60,000 to $74,999: 604 $75,000 to $99,999: 339 $100,000 to $124,999: 125 $125,000 to $149,999: 57 $150,000 to $199,999: 46 $200,000 or more: 36

First ancestries reported:

• German: 3410
• Irish: 933
• Swedish: 873
• English: 873
• United States or American: 735
• Norwegian: 687
• Other groups: 411
• French (except Basque): 250
• Danish: 190
• Dutch: 143
• Italian: 134
• Scotch-Irish: 122
• Scottish: 104
• European: 77
• French Canadian: 60
• Czech: 57
• Polish: 51
• Welsh: 47
• Scandinavian: 40
• Hungarian: 35
• British: 29
• Northern European: 29
• Swiss: 23
• Iranian: 13
• Belgian: 13
• Czechoslovakian: 10
• Austrian: 9
• Slovak: 8
• Greek: 7
• Canadian: 6
• Subsaharan African:: 6
• African: 6
• Finnish: 5

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

• This state: 10708
• Northeast: 126
• Midwest: 1051
• South: 413
• West: 377

57% of Boone residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Iowa.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 14
• Nursery to 4th grade: 18
• 5th and 6th grade: 38
• 7th and 8th grade: 84
• 9th grade: 38
• 10th grade: 95
• 11th grade: 74
• 12th grade, no diploma: 112
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,553
• Less than 1 year of college: 418
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 426
• Associate degree: 308
• Bachelor's degree: 522
• Master's degree: 110
• Professional school degree: 67
• Doctorate degree: 21

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 5
• Nursery to 4th grade: 6
• 5th and 6th grade: 0
• 7th and 8th grade: 154
• 9th grade: 22
• 10th grade: 109
• 11th grade: 69
• 12th grade, no diploma: 78
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,749
• Less than 1 year of college: 521
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 667
• Associate degree: 429
• Bachelor's degree: 647
• Master's degree: 142
• Professional school degree: 0
• Doctorate degree: 0

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $38,107
• Black householders: $30,357
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $58,214
• Asian householders: $57,292
• Some other race householders: $23,750
• Two or more races householders: $45,750
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $23,750

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $67,600
• Black or African American householders: $75,000
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $9,999
• Asian householders: $17,500
• Two or more races householders: $50,000

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,117
• One, attached: 109
• Two: 259
• 3 or 4: 303
• 5 to 9: 209
• 10 to 19: 205
• 20 to 49: 214
• 50 or more: 24
• Mobile homes: 154

Median worth of mobile homes: $16,300

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