Housing data for Boone, IA
Boone, IA has an estimated 12,424 residents and 5,951 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a city in Boone County.
28.4% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $831 a month.
Its population shrank measurably since 2015–2019 (−0.5%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 12,424 (±23)
- Housing units
- 5,951 (±216)
- Households that rent
- 28.4%
- Median gross rent
- $831
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −0.5%
What stands out in Boone
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 18.7% (±4.3 points) in Boone, higher than in Boone County (12.0%).
Households that rent: 28.4% (±4.2 points) in Boone, higher than in Boone County (20.0%).
Median home value: $173,000 (±$8,478) in Boone, lower than in Boone County ($212,400).
Median household income: $69,222 (±$5,215) in Boone, lower than in Boone County ($83,531).
- Types of homes in Boone
- Renters and owners in Boone
- Home values in Boone
- Income and affordability in Boone
Housing in Boone at a glance
- Median rent: $831 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $889 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 42.5% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 28.4% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $69,222 median household income
- Home values: $173,000 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,393 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $2,823 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 18.7% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 58.6% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 73.0% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 14.0% rental vacancy rate
- Heating fuel: 76.6% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 19.2 minutes average trip to work
- Crime reported to police: 88 violent crimes per 100,000 residents
- Growth: −0.5% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 19.1% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.7% of homes have more than 1 person per room
Boone against Boone County, its state and the nation
| Boone | Boone County | Iowa | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 12,424 (±23) | 26,668 (exact) | 3,210,507 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 5,951 (±216) | 12,041 (±56) | 1,437,699 (±523) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 28.4% (±4.2 points) | 20.0% (±2.5 points) | 28.3% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $831 (±$87) | $845 (±$61) | $972 (±$6) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $69,222 (±$5,215) | $83,531 (±$5,481) | $75,059 (±$418) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $173,000 (±$8,478) | $212,400 (±$9,259) | $208,000 (±$1,141) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $2,823 (±$196) | $2,910 (±$140) | $2,897 (±$13) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 73.0% (±7.0 points) | 69.2% (±4.7 points) | 61.5% (±0.4 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 19.2 minutes (±1.8) | 22.5 minutes (±1.3) | 19.8 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 87.2% (±3.0 points) | 89.1% (±1.9 points) | 88.9% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 41.3 years (±1.9) | 42.4 years (±0.9) | 38.6 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Boone covers 9.1 square miles of land, about 1,359 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Boone has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 12,487 (±37) | 12,424 (±23) | −0.5% | Measurable decrease |
| Housing units | 5,781 (±179) | 5,951 (±216) | +2.9% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $738 (±$64) | $831 (±$87) | +12.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $112,200 (±$5,260) | $173,000 (±$8,478) | +54.2% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $57,943 (±$8,147) | $69,222 (±$5,215) | +19.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,075 (±$54) | $1,393 (±$86) | +29.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,941 (±$213) | $2,823 (±$196) | +45.4% | Up after inflation |
| Households that rent | 25.8% (±3.7 points) | 28.4% (±4.2 points) | +2.6 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 3.0% (±4.6 points) | 14.0% (±7.8 points) | +11.0 percentage points | Measurable increase |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Boone
In 2025, the Boone Police Department reported 88 violent and 690 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
Across Boone County, the departments that report recorded 83 violent and 365 property crimes per 100,000 residents that year.
Places near Boone
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luther | 6.3 mi | — | $191,700 | 8.8% |
| Fraser | 7.5 mi | — | $147,500 | 5.6% |
| Ogden | 8.0 mi | $733 | $166,000 | 16.3% |
| Pilot Mound | 11 mi | — | $75,000 | 30.6% |
| Gilbert | 12 mi | $865 | $274,600 | 13.2% |
| Madrid | 12 mi | $1,029 | $185,600 | 16.0% |
| Kelley | 13 mi | $966 | $220,800 | 51.5% |
| Ames | 13 mi | $1,023 | $277,400 | 57.9% |
Places in Iowa most like Boone
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt | $740 | $173,600 | $74,500 | 30.8% |
| Conrad | $840 | $164,700 | $73,292 | 28.3% |
| Monticello | $722 | $175,200 | $70,015 | 28.9% |
| Nevada | $953 | $182,400 | $75,094 | 28.1% |
| Sioux City | $976 | $173,600 | $68,906 | 34.7% |
| Spencer | $805 | $184,800 | $59,667 | 31.9% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Iowa.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Boone, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $763 | $768 | $967 | $1,339 | $1,453 |
HUD income limits for Boone, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $23,600 | $39,350 | $62,900 |
| 2 people | $27,000 | $44,950 | $71,900 |
| 3 people | $30,350 | $50,550 | $80,900 |
| 4 people | $33,700 | $56,150 | $89,850 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $60,650 | $97,050 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $65,150 | $104,250 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $69,650 | $111,450 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $74,150 | $118,650 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Boone County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $112,300.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Boone
What is the average rent in Boone, IA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Boone is $831 (±$87) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Boone?
The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in Boone, IA is $661 (±$118) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Boone rent-burdened?
42.5% of renting households in Boone pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Boone?
Boone has an estimated 1,495 (±241) renting households, 28.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Boone?
The median household income in Boone is $69,222 (±$5,215) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Boone, IA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $173,000 (±$8,478) for owner-occupied homes in Boone (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Boone growing?
In Boone, the number of residents went from 12,487 in 2015–2019 to 12,424 in 2020–2024 (−0.5%), a measurable decrease.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Boone city, Iowa
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Boone city, Iowa
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Boone city, Iowa
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Boone city, Iowa
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Boone city, Iowa
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Boone city, Iowa
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Boone city, Iowa
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Boone County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Boone County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Boone Police Department (ORI IA0080100)
- FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Boone city, Iowa (place:07480, in state:19).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .