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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Boone County is $22,400, which is about the same as the state average of $23,237 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Boone County median household income is $42,740, which has grown by 66.50% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 40.01% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Boone County residents spend 30.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.3 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #19

Boone County	22,400 USD
West Virginia	23,237 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Boone County	30,938 USD
West Virginia	27,022 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Boone County	41,573 USD
West Virginia	34,030 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Boone County	21,662 USD
West Virginia	21,583 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #11

Boone County	42,740 USD
West Virginia	41,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Boone County	55,831 USD
West Virginia	55,976 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #1

Boone County	66.50%
West Virginia	40.01%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Boone County		West Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	29.65%	$13,419, see rank	17.03%	$11,988	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	46.55%	$17,050, see rank	38.80%	$17,128	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.73%	$2,537, see rank	2.29%	$2,899	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	29.88%	$15,508, see rank	23.52%	$17,388	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Boone County	54,142 USD
West Virginia	52,875 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Boone County	65,214 USD
West Virginia	67,024 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Boone County	West Virginia	U.S.
White	$42,338, see rank	$42,140	$56,900
Black	$59,559, see rank	$28,993	$35,600
Hispanic	$22,386, see rank	$40,751	$42,396
Two or More Races	$105,192, see rank	$32,023	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Boone County	West Virginia	U.S.
less than 25	$30,972, see rank	$20,057	$25,788
25 to 44	$56,713, see rank	$48,823	$58,398
45 to 64	$48,956, see rank	$49,530	$65,027
65 or over	$28,082, see rank	$30,724	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Boone County	West Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	19,391, see rank	1,513,749	248,775,628
Male¹	9,452, 48.74%, see rank	48.90%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,972, 52.60%, see rank	59.36%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	4,972, 52.60%, see rank	59.22%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,438, 89.26%, see rank	90.78%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	534, 10.74%, see rank	9.22%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,480, 47.40%, see rank	40.64%	30.72%
Female¹	9,939, 51.26%, see rank	51.10%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	3,925, 39.49%, see rank	49.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	3,925, 39.49%, see rank	49.37%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,635, 92.61%, see rank	93.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	290, 7.39%, see rank	6.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	6,014, 60.51%, see rank	50.61%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Boone County	West Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	7,771, 100%	736,438	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	6,785, 87.31%, see rank	82.32%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	710, 9.14%, see rank	10.25%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.75%	5.06%
Walked	189, 2.43%, see rank	2.85%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.01%	1.79%
Worked at Home	87, 1.12%, see rank	2.84%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Boone County	30.2 minutes
West Virginia	25.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Boone County	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,073	753,227	143,435,233
Male¹	4,438, 54.97%, see rank	52.83%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	909, 20.48%, see rank	25.96%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	562, 12.66%, see rank	14.68%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	521, 11.74%, see rank	15.68%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	39, 0.88%, see rank	0.77%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,213, 27.33%, see rank	14.35%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	936, 21.09%, see rank	21.14%	17.94%
Female¹	3,635, 45.03%, see rank	47.17%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,341, 36.89%, see rank	37.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,033, 28.42%, see rank	23.73%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,154, 31.75%, see rank	34.05%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	36, 0.99%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	71, 1.95%, see rank	4.03%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Boone County	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,073, 100%	753,227	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,928, 23.88%, see rank	5.33%	1.96%
Construction	332, 4.11%, see rank	6.31%	6.17%
Manufacturing	115, 1.42%, see rank	8.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	183, 2.27%, see rank	2.16%	2.75%
Retail Trade	940, 11.64%, see rank	12.57%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	369, 4.57%, see rank	5.40%	4.93%
Information	29, 0.36%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	223, 2.76%, see rank	4.21%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	480, 5.95%, see rank	7.73%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,248, 27.85%, see rank	26.45%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	562, 6.96%, see rank	9.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	428, 5.30%, see rank	6.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	236, 2.92%, see rank	4.35%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Boone County	%	West Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	5,077	21.13%, see rank	18.13%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,150	16.55%, see rank	13.11%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.