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Boone County, Indiana (IN)

County population in 2022: 74,164 (66% urban, 34% rural); it was 46,107 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 13,100
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,456
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 13,436
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,593 (it was 3,645 in 2000)
% of renters here:

21%
State:

30%

Land area: 423 sq. mi.

Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 175 people per square mile   (high).

March 2022 cost of living index in Boone County: 88.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (24.1%), Manufacturing (15.2%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (13.2%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 83%
  • Government: 12%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Boone County, IN (2022)
    • 62,32487.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 2,6023.6%Hispanic or Latino
    • 2,5343.5%Two or more races
    • 2,2773.2%Asian alone
    • 1,5262.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 1710.2%Some other race alone
    • 420.06%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age:

38.7 years
Indiana median age:

38.2 years
Males: 36,548  (49.3%)
Females: 37,616  (50.7%)
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Average household size:
Boone County:

2.0 people
Indiana:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $102,005 ($49,632 in 1999)
This county:

$102,005
Indiana:

$66,785

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $955 (lower quartile is $645, upper quartile is $1,615)
This county:

$955
State:

$780


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $359,100 (it was $130,600 in 2000)
Boone:

$359,100
Indiana:

$208,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $214,200 - $555,500

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $404,697
Here:

$404,697
State:

$257,916

Townhouses or other attached units: $219,768
Here:

$219,768
State:

$224,114

In 2-unit structures: $260,884
Here:

$260,884
State:

$175,375

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $462,479
Here:

$462,479
State:

$200,844

Mobile homes: $24,666
Here:

$24,666
State:

$67,116

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,771
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $659

Institutionalized population: 514

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 3
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 45
  • Burglaries: 13
  • Thefts: 70
  • Auto thefts: 12

Crime in 2013 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 2
  • Robberies: 2
  • Assaults: 2
  • Burglaries: 41
  • Thefts: 80
  • Auto thefts: 0
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Health of residents in Boone County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is about average.
69.9% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
43.0% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
49.9% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
68.8% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 200 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 166 pounds. This is about average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 714 buildings, average cost: $544,600
  • 2021: 789 buildings, average cost: $486,600
  • 2020: 670 buildings, average cost: $374,600
  • 2019: 506 buildings, average cost: $298,300
  • 2018: 471 buildings, average cost: $339,300
  • 2017: 421 buildings, average cost: $325,300
  • 2016: 415 buildings, average cost: $307,000
  • 2015: 389 buildings, average cost: $307,300
  • 2014: 424 buildings, average cost: $273,300
  • 2013: 488 buildings, average cost: $240,300
  • 2012: 368 buildings, average cost: $229,700
  • 2011: 358 buildings, average cost: $171,700
  • 2010: 352 buildings, average cost: $164,900
  • 2009: 260 buildings, average cost: $196,700
  • 2008: 289 buildings, average cost: $232,800
  • 2007: 434 buildings, average cost: $218,900
  • 2006: 446 buildings, average cost: $237,800
  • 2005: 553 buildings, average cost: $226,000
  • 2004: 566 buildings, average cost: $202,900
  • 2003: 472 buildings, average cost: $197,400
  • 2002: 429 buildings, average cost: $205,300
  • 2001: 438 buildings, average cost: $210,600
  • 2000: 410 buildings, average cost: $203,500
  • 1999: 547 buildings, average cost: $198,200
  • 1998: 461 buildings, average cost: $221,300
  • 1997: 371 buildings, average cost: $229,800
Number of permits per 10,000 Boone, IN residents
Average permit cost in Boone, IN

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,480 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,778 (0.8%)

Distribution of median household income in Boone, IN in 2022
Distribution of house value in Boone, IN in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Boone, IN in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 4.0%
Boone County:

4.0%
Indiana:

12.6%
(4.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 8.7% for Black residents, 1.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 4.2% for other race residents, 7.4% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 38.7 years old
(Males: 37.4 years old, Females: 40.9 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 40.2 years old, Black residents: 37.9 years old, Asian residents: 36.7 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23.8 years old, Other race residents: 49.2 years old)

Area name: Indianapolis, IN HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Boone County is $567 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $673 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $871 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lebanon, Zionsville, Thorntown, Jamestown, Advance, Whitestown, Ulen.

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

2023 air pollution in Boone County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.035 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.

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Neighboring counties: Rio Blanco County, Colorado , Miami County, Ohio , Linn County, Missouri , Mason County, Illinois , Morgan County, Illinois , Scotland County, Missouri , Shelby County, Missouri .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.1%
Indiana:

2.8%

Unemployment by year in Boone, IN
County total employment by year in Boone, IN
County average yearly wages by year in Boone, IN

Current college students: 1,276
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 95.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 49.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,298 (77.2% naturalized citizens)

Boone County:

4.4%
Whole state:

6.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1,2272010 or later
  • 8452000 to 2009
  • 7431990 to 1999
  • 1331980 to 1989
  • 431970 to 1979
  • 153Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.8%

Boone County marital status for males Boone County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 24,271
  • One, attached: 1,106
  • Two: 262
  • 3 or 4: 344
  • 5 to 9: 991
  • 10 to 19: 658
  • 20 to 49: 643
  • 50 or more: 670
  • Mobile homes: 863

Housing units in Boone County with a mortgage: 16,101 (2,104 second mortgage, 194 home equity loan, 1,910 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 644

Here:

2.4% with mortgage
State:

96.6% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Boone County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant13,91936
Mainline Protestant9,95522
Catholic9,3332
Other3403
None23,093-
Boone County Religion Details
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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 10
Boone County:

1.85 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.73 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:

0.37 / 10,000 pop.
Indiana:

0.50 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11
Boone County:

2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Indiana:

3.57 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 38
This county:

7.04 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.78 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Boone County:

9.3%
Indiana:

9.2%

Adult obesity rate:
Boone County:

30.3%
State:

29.0%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

11.2%
State:

14.3%

Agriculture in Boone County:

Average size of farms: 336 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $111,260
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $308.64
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 4.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 14.43%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $91,233
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 91.77%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.10%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $107,950
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.90%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.03
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 6.80%
Corn for grain: 96731 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1999 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 102304 harvested acres
Vegetables: 60 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 5 acres

Earthquake activity:

Boone County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Indiana state average. It is 81% greater 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, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 133.6 miles away from Boone County center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 133.7 miles away from the county 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 113.5 miles away from the county center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 184.6 miles away from the county center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 158.5 miles away from Boone County center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 131.1 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Indiana Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 31, 2020, FEMA Id: 4515, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Indiana Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 05, 2014 to January 09, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4173: April 22, 2014, FEMA Id: 4173, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
  • Indiana Snow, Incident Period: February 12, 2007 to February 14, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3274: March 12, 2007, FEMA Id: 3274, Natural disaster type: Snow
  • Indiana Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3238: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3238, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Indiana Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 01, 2005 to February 11, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1573: January 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 1573, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
  • Indiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 25, 2004 to June 25, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1520: June 03, 2004, FEMA Id: 1520, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Indiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: August 26, 2003 to September 15, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1487: September 05, 2003, FEMA Id: 1487, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Indiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: July 04, 2003 to August 06, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1476: July 11, 2003, FEMA Id: 1476, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Indiana Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 01, 1999 to January 15, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3135: January 15, 1999, FEMA Id: 3135, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Indiana Blizzard of 96, Incident Period: January 06, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1109: April 02, 1996, FEMA Id: 1109, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
  • 4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Boone County (14) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 6, Floods: 5, Tornadoes: 4, Winter Storms: 3, Snowstorms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snow: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Boone

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 24,604 (66.9%)
  • Carpooled: 3,950 (10.7%)
  • Bus: 42 (0.1%)
  • Ferryboat: 28 (0.1%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 655 (1.8%)
  • Bicycle: 51 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 327 (0.9%)
  • Worked at home: 8,231 (22.4%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (21%)
  • Educational services (19%)
  • Manufacturing (8%)
  • Retail trade (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (25%)
  • Educational services (23%)
  • Manufacturing (10%)
  • Retail trade (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (16%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Production occupations (8%)
  • Computer and mathematical occupations (8%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
  • Architecture and engineering occupations (5%)
  • Transportation occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
  • Management occupations (17%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (16%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (8%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
  • Sales and related occupations (6%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • India (19%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (11%)
  • Canada (9%)
  • Mexico (8%)
  • Nicaragua (4%)
  • Colombia (4%)
  • Venezuela (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Boone County


  • American (30%)
  • German (17%)
  • English (13%)
  • Irish (6%)
  • European (3%)
  • Italian (2%)
  • Polish (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Boone County, Indiana in 2010:

  • 337 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 137 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 40 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 32 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 23 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 5 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers

People in group quarters in Boone County, Indiana in 2000:

  • 660 people in nursing homes
  • 64 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 59 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 33 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 13 people in homes for the mentally ill
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $141,304.

10.25% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($101,098 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

10.25%
Indiana average:

6.66%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.37% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($66,502 average AGI)
2.88% relocated from other states ($34,596 average AGI)
Boone County:

2.88%
Indiana average:

2.58%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Marion County, IN  3.01% ($89,691 average AGI)
from Hamilton County, IN  1.41% ($151,099)
from Hendricks County, IN  0.83% ($73,896)
from Tippecanoe County, IN  0.38% ($67,000)
from Clinton County, IN  0.28% ($38,114)
from Montgomery County, IN  0.18% ($44,388)
from Cook County, IL  0.16% ($174,200)


8.42% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($96,073 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.42%
Indiana average:

6.55%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.97% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($55,877 average AGI)
2.45% relocated to other states ($40,196 average AGI)
Boone County:

2.45%
Indiana average:

2.46%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Marion County, IN  1.64% ($74,183 average AGI)
to Hamilton County, IN  1.48% ($108,444)
to Hendricks County, IN  0.86% ($72,353)
to Tippecanoe County, IN  0.28% ($63,145)
to Clinton County, IN  0.27% ($51,227)
to Montgomery County, IN  0.27% ($51,986)
to Johnson County, IN  0.10% ($110,815)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.3

Births per 1000 population in Boone County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 8.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Boone County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.3

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Boone County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 6.7%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.9%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Boone County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Boone County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Boone County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Boone County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Boone County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Boone County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 6,889 (6,112 aged, 777 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,243 (8%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Boone County, Indiana in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (907)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (591)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (456)
  • Unspecified dementia (433)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (419)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (364)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (302)
  • Congestive heart failure (297)
  • Respiratory arrest (124)
  • Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (111)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.97
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 4,753
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 94
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 25,093

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,337
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 720
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 12

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 46
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 73

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 10
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 133.2. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 92.7
  • Other - 40.6

Household type by relationship:

Households: 74,164
  • Male householders: 14,338 (3,565 living alone), Female householders: 14,418 (3,643 living alone)
  • 17,110 spouses (16,790 opposite-sex spouses), 1,694 unmarried partners, (1,694 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 22,122 children (20,565 natural, 170 adopted, 1,387 stepchildren), 880 grandchildren, 342 brothers or sisters, 940 parents, 0 foster children, 223 other relatives, 1,423 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 674

Size of family households: 8,745 2-persons, 3,822 3-persons, 4,047 4-persons, 2,779 5-persons, 603 6-persons, 131 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,208 1-person, 1,117 2-persons, 304 4-persons.

14,737 married couples with children.
2,596 single-parent households (758 men, 1,838 women).

93.0% of residents of Boone speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (55% speak English very well, 45% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $167,352,000 ($3,291 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,002,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $91,027,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $40,132,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,421,000
Federal grants: $16,882,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,552,000 ($14,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,338,000 ($1,831,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $987,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $41,470,000
Federal Government insurance: $107,433,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 3,458
Here:

66 per 1000 residents
State:

72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,247
Here:

43 per 1000 residents
State:

47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +95
Here:

+2 per 1000 residents
State:

+9 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +4,735
Here +91 per 1000 residents
State -3 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Boone County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.03 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.6
State:

6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.2
State:

4.3

Year house built in Boone County, Indiana
  • Year house built in Boone County, Indiana
  • 1,0782020 or later
  • 6,4502010 to 2019
  • 5,7242000 to 2009
  • 3,5011990 to 1999
  • 1,4061980 to 1989
  • 2,9231970 to 1979
  • 1,5161960 to 1969
  • 1,4561950 to 1959
  • 4971940 to 1949
  • 5,2571939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Boone County, Indiana
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Boone County, Indiana
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Boone County, Indiana
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 383 rooms
  • 7614 rooms
  • 3,7495 rooms
  • 3,3916 rooms
  • 3,3427 rooms
  • 3,7618 rooms
  • 8,4839+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Boone County, Indiana
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Boone County, Indiana
  • 3851 room
  • 1642 rooms
  • 1,2683 rooms
  • 1,1864 rooms
  • 5245 rooms
  • 8156 rooms
  • 2257 rooms
  • 4108 rooms
  • 2549+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Boone County, Indiana
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Boone County, Indiana
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Boone County, Indiana
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1491 bedroom
  • 2,4512 bedrooms
  • 11,4183 bedrooms
  • 5,6904 bedrooms
  • 3,8175+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Boone County, Indiana
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Boone County, Indiana
  • 489no bedroom
  • 1,0371 bedroom
  • 2,0432 bedrooms
  • 1,2733 bedrooms
  • 3894 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Boone County, Indiana in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Boone County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Boone County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 44no vehicle
  • 5,6461 vehicle
  • 10,5062 vehicles
  • 4,7703 vehicles
  • 1,6234 vehicles
  • 9365+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Boone County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Boone County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 545no vehicle
  • 2,5771 vehicle
  • 1,7932 vehicles
  • 3163 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

86.1% of Boone County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Indiana.

Boone County:

86.1%
State average:

87.1%

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

  • This state: 48,027
  • Other state: 22,448
  • Northeast: 2,945
  • Midwest: 10,587
  • South: 6,169
  • West: 2,747
Year householders moved into unit in Boone County, IN
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Boone County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 62.0%Utility gas
  • 23.1%Electricity
  • 11.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.2%Wood
  • 1.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.5%Other fuel
  • 0.4%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 64.5%Electricity
  • 31.1%Utility gas
  • 2.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.9%Other fuel
  • 0.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 434
Here:

5.0%
Indiana:

14.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 299
Here:

7.0%
Indiana:

11.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 505
Here:

28.4%
Indiana:

22.3%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Boone County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,968,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,779,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $379,594,000
    Hospital Public: $159,669,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $986,000
    Other: $629,000
    Regular Highways: $615,000
    Regular Highways: $471,000
    Other: $417,000
  • Construction - Hospitals: $9,147,000
    Hospitals: $7,045,000
    Regular Highways: $1,937,000
    General - Other: $1,692,000
    General - Other: $1,040,000
    Regular Highways: $339,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $154,396,000
    Hospitals: $115,633,000
    Central Staff Services: $11,574,000
    Regular Highways: $10,833,000
    Police Protection: $7,755,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,558,000
    Police Protection: $6,264,000
    Regular Highways: $4,836,000
    General - Other: $4,795,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,870,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,110,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,973,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,942,000
    Financial Administration: $1,691,000
    Financial Administration: $1,634,000
    Health - Other: $808,000
    Health - Other: $733,000
    Parks and Recreation: $541,000
    Parks and Recreation: $529,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $372,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $353,000
    Local Fire Protection: $39,000
    Correctional Institutions: $38,000
    Correctional Institutions: $35,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $21,000
    Local Fire Protection: $17,000
    Sewerage: $4,000
    Sewerage: $3,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $4,276,000
    Interest on Debt: $4,189,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $11,000
    Health and Hospitals: $10,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $106,897,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $104,720,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $100,074,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $100,051,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,823,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,670,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,437,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,660,000
    Interest Earnings: $752,000
    Sale of Property: $73,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $11,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $11,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $6,171,000
    Hospitals: $728,000
    Corrections - Other: $163,000
    Regular Highways: $125,000
    General - Other: $72,000
    Central Staff Services: $61,000
    Corrections - Other: $40,000
    Central Staff Services: $38,000
    General - Other: $25,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $10,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $9,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $88,531,000
    Cash and Securities: $67,795,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $4,747,000
    Beginning: $4,367,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,755,000
    Cash and Securities: $7,701,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,139,000
    Other: $3,770,000
    Other: $2,037,000
    General Local Government Support: $654,000
    Health and Hospitals: $49,000
    Highways: $13,000
  • Tax - Property: $8,149,000
    Individual Income: $6,458,000
    Other Selective Sales: $538,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $65,734,000
    : $52,836,000

Boone County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,968,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,779,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $379,594,000
    Hospital Public: $159,669,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $986,000
    Other: $629,000
    Regular Highways: $615,000
    Regular Highways: $471,000
    Other: $417,000
  • Construction - Hospitals: $9,147,000
    Hospitals: $7,045,000
    Regular Highways: $1,937,000
    General - Other: $1,692,000
    General - Other: $1,040,000
    Regular Highways: $339,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $154,396,000
    Hospitals: $115,633,000
    Central Staff Services: $11,574,000
    Regular Highways: $10,833,000
    Police Protection: $7,755,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,558,000
    Police Protection: $6,264,000
    Regular Highways: $4,836,000
    General - Other: $4,795,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,870,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,110,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,973,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,942,000
    Financial Administration: $1,691,000
    Financial Administration: $1,634,000
    Health - Other: $808,000
    Health - Other: $733,000
    Parks and Recreation: $541,000
    Parks and Recreation: $529,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $372,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $353,000
    Local Fire Protection: $39,000
    Correctional Institutions: $38,000
    Correctional Institutions: $35,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $21,000
    Local Fire Protection: $17,000
    Sewerage: $4,000
    Sewerage: $3,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $4,276,000
    Interest on Debt: $4,189,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $11,000
    Health and Hospitals: $10,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $106,897,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $104,720,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $100,074,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $100,051,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,823,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,670,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,437,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,660,000
    Interest Earnings: $752,000
    Sale of Property: $73,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $11,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $11,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $6,171,000
    Hospitals: $728,000
    Corrections - Other: $163,000
    Regular Highways: $125,000
    General - Other: $72,000
    Central Staff Services: $61,000
    Corrections - Other: $40,000
    Central Staff Services: $38,000
    General - Other: $25,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $10,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $9,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $88,531,000
    Cash and Securities: $67,795,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $4,747,000
    Beginning: $4,367,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,755,000
    Cash and Securities: $7,701,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,139,000
    Other: $3,770,000
    Other: $2,037,000
    General Local Government Support: $654,000
    Health and Hospitals: $49,000
    Highways: $13,000
  • Tax - Property: $8,149,000
    Individual Income: $6,458,000
    Other Selective Sales: $538,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $65,734,000
    : $52,836,000

Boone County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,968,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,779,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $379,594,000
    Hospital Public: $159,669,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $986,000
    Other: $629,000
    Regular Highways: $615,000
    Regular Highways: $471,000
    Other: $417,000
  • Construction - Hospitals: $9,147,000
    Hospitals: $7,045,000
    Regular Highways: $1,937,000
    General - Other: $1,692,000
    General - Other: $1,040,000
    Regular Highways: $339,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $154,396,000
    Hospitals: $115,633,000
    Central Staff Services: $11,574,000
    Regular Highways: $10,833,000
    Police Protection: $7,755,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,558,000
    Police Protection: $6,264,000
    Regular Highways: $4,836,000
    General - Other: $4,795,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,870,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,110,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,973,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,942,000
    Financial Administration: $1,691,000
    Financial Administration: $1,634,000
    Health - Other: $808,000
    Health - Other: $733,000
    Parks and Recreation: $541,000
    Parks and Recreation: $529,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $372,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $353,000
    Local Fire Protection: $39,000
    Correctional Institutions: $38,000
    Correctional Institutions: $35,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $21,000
    Local Fire Protection: $17,000
    Sewerage: $4,000
    Sewerage: $3,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $4,276,000
    Interest on Debt: $4,189,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $11,000
    Health and Hospitals: $10,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $106,897,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $104,720,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $100,074,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $100,051,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,823,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,670,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,437,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,660,000
    Interest Earnings: $752,000
    Sale of Property: $73,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $11,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $11,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $6,171,000
    Hospitals: $728,000
    Corrections - Other: $163,000
    Regular Highways: $125,000
    General - Other: $72,000
    Central Staff Services: $61,000
    Corrections - Other: $40,000
    Central Staff Services: $38,000
    General - Other: $25,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $10,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $9,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $88,531,000
    Cash and Securities: $67,795,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $4,747,000
    Beginning: $4,367,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,755,000
    Cash and Securities: $7,701,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,139,000
    Other: $3,770,000
    Other: $2,037,000
    General Local Government Support: $654,000
    Health and Hospitals: $49,000
    Highways: $13,000
  • Tax - Property: $8,149,000
    Individual Income: $6,458,000
    Other Selective Sales: $538,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $65,734,000
    : $52,836,000

Boone County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,968,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,779,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $379,594,000
    Hospital Public: $159,669,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $986,000
    Other: $629,000
    Regular Highways: $615,000
    Regular Highways: $471,000
    Other: $417,000
  • Construction - Hospitals: $9,147,000
    Hospitals: $7,045,000
    Regular Highways: $1,937,000
    General - Other: $1,692,000
    General - Other: $1,040,000
    Regular Highways: $339,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $154,396,000
    Hospitals: $115,633,000
    Central Staff Services: $11,574,000
    Regular Highways: $10,833,000
    Police Protection: $7,755,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,558,000
    Police Protection: $6,264,000
    Regular Highways: $4,836,000
    General - Other: $4,795,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,870,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,110,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,973,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,942,000
    Financial Administration: $1,691,000
    Financial Administration: $1,634,000
    Health - Other: $808,000
    Health - Other: $733,000
    Parks and Recreation: $541,000
    Parks and Recreation: $529,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $372,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $353,000
    Local Fire Protection: $39,000
    Correctional Institutions: $38,000
    Correctional Institutions: $35,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $21,000
    Local Fire Protection: $17,000
    Sewerage: $4,000
    Sewerage: $3,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $4,276,000
    Interest on Debt: $4,189,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $11,000
    Health and Hospitals: $10,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $106,897,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $104,720,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $100,074,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $100,051,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,823,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,670,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,437,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,660,000
    Interest Earnings: $752,000
    Sale of Property: $73,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $11,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $11,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $6,171,000
    Hospitals: $728,000
    Corrections - Other: $163,000
    Regular Highways: $125,000
    General - Other: $72,000
    Central Staff Services: $61,000
    Corrections - Other: $40,000
    Central Staff Services: $38,000
    General - Other: $25,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $10,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $9,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $88,531,000
    Cash and Securities: $67,795,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $4,747,000
    Beginning: $4,367,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,755,000
    Cash and Securities: $7,701,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,139,000
    Other: $3,770,000
    Other: $2,037,000
    General Local Government Support: $654,000
    Health and Hospitals: $49,000
    Highways: $13,000
  • Tax - Property: $8,149,000
    Individual Income: $6,458,000
    Other Selective Sales: $538,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $65,734,000
    : $52,836,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 316
  • Number of aged recipients: 39
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 277
  • Number of recipients under 18: 58
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 198
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 60
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 113
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 123
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 9 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED363$144,799487$222,7562,041$214,05963$87,6352$3,270,00066$97,72713$69,154
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED15$155,66743$242,628140$221,15711$56,0910$06$108,8338$38,125
APPLICATIONS DENIED73$133,52155$194,527512$200,57636$52,0830$025$98,64017$51,412
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN70$158,67183$240,229360$197,1838$189,3750$013$158,1541$33,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS9$158,5568$257,37582$223,6103$207,3330$03$101,0001$176,000
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 9 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED100$252,33085$222,8122$160,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED27$272,59336$215,5560$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED6$164,50020$245,8501$67,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$294,0009$175,5560$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS4$231,0004$173,5000$0
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Boone, IN
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Boone, IN - Value
Most common first names in Boone County, IN among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary35879.6 years
William22876.2 years
Robert22773.2 years
John20474.1 years
James20274.4 years
Charles18474.1 years
Ruth13380.5 years
Dorothy11980.3 years
Helen11483.1 years
George11277.1 years
Most common last names in Boone County, IN among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith16777.7 years
Miller8277.5 years
Jones7576.9 years
Davis7075.1 years
Johnson6776.7 years
Williams5580.0 years
Wilson5377.5 years
Martin5176.5 years
Anderson5177.3 years
Brown5075.7 years
Businesses in Boone County, IN
NameCountNameCount
ALDI1Little Caesars Pizza1
AT&T1Long John Silver's1
Advance Auto Parts1MasterBrand Cabinets3
Arby's1McDonald's1
AutoZone1Motel 61
Big O Tires1Papa John's Pizza1
Burger King2Pizza Hut1
CVS2Popeyes1
Chevrolet1RadioShack1
Comfort Inn1Sears1
Curves1Starbucks2
Dairy Queen2Steak 'n Shake1
Dennys2Subway4
Domino's Pizza1Super 81
Econo Lodge1T-Mobile2
FedEx3Taco Bell2
Ford1U-Haul1
H&R Block1UPS7
Hardee's1Walgreens1
Holiday Inn1Walmart1
Jimmy John's1Wendy's1
KFC1White Castle1
Kroger1YMCA1
Lane Furniture1

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