Iowa · Census place 07480
Boone city, IA
Quick answer
Boone city has 12,445 residents, ranking #33 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $67,269, the median home is worth $156,400 and median gross rent runs $791 a month.
- Population
- 12,445Boone city residents
- Median household income
- $67,269Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $156,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $791Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Boone city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Boone city median would spend about 14.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.7% of residents and 73.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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