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Boone, Iowa

City in Boone County, Iowa · ZIP 50036

  • Boone County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 4 public schools
  • 12,461 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 5,137Households
  • $67,269Median household income
  • $156,400Median home value
  • 4Public schools
  • 1ZIP codes

About Boone

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Population, 2000 to 2020−2.7%
12.4k12.6k12.8k13k2000: 12,80320002010: 12,66120102020: 12,460202012,80312,460
Population of Boone at each census
CensusPopulation
200012,803
201012,661
202012,460

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 19, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 19, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 19, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Boone
Under $50k34.4%
$50k to $100k36.4%
$100k to $150k18.1%
$150k to $200k7.8%
$200k and over3.3%

Median household income $67,269 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 19, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Boone
Owner occupied
3,786 units
Renter occupied
1,351 units
Vacancy rate
10.7%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 19, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Boone compared with its county and state
Boone compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureBooneBoone CountyIowa
Population12,44526,6693,195,937
Median household income$67,269$79,741$73,147
Median age38.542.238.6
Median home value$156,400$191,200$195,900
Bachelor’s degree or higher25.0%28.7%30.9%
Foreign-born residents0.3%1.0%5.7%
Owner-occupied homes73.7%81.1%71.5%
Mean commute to work19.4 minutes22.4 minutes19.8 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 19, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Public schools in Boone, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
Franklin Elementary SchoolPublic2–4Boone Comm School District
Ledges Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–1Boone Comm School District
Boone Middle SchoolPublic5–8Boone Comm School District
Boone High SchoolPublic9–12Boone Comm School District

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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