Demographics of Boone County, West Virginia

Boone County, West Virginia had 20,251 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,495 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Boone County, in four figures

20,251
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −6.9%
Change since July 2020: −1,495 people.; 45.3 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $57,093 ±$5,805
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Boone County, West Virginia's population shrank 6.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Boone County, West Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Boone County, West Virginia's population shrank 6.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Boone County, West Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	21,746	100.0	100.0
2021	21,365	98.2	100.2
2022	20,927	96.2	100.7
2023	20,609	94.8	101.6
2024	20,448	94.0	102.5
2025	20,251	93.1	103.1

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Population of Boone County, West Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	21,746	−65	−32	0	−33
2021	21,365	−381	−167	0	−213
2022	20,927	−438	−215	+1	−226
2023	20,609	−318	−162	+6	−163
2024	20,448	−161	−187	+3	+26
2025	20,251	−197	−184	+1	−16

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.3 ±0.3: for men 44.5 ±0.4 and for women 47.1 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Boone County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under 5	1,056 ±50	5.0% ±0.2	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,261 ±254	15.5% ±1.2	15.1% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,605 ±272	7.6% ±1.3	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,511 ±273	21.5% ±1.3	23.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,937 ±328	28.2% ±1.6	26.2% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,656 ±388	22.1% ±1.8	21.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $57,093 ±$5,805, and income per person $28,780 ±$1,679, in 2024 dollars. The median is $59,608 ±$691 in West Virginia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Boone County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	West Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	1,824 ±314	23.0% ±3.9	21.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,724 ±297	21.7% ±3.7	21.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,225 ±208	15.5% ±2.6	17.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,087 ±190	13.7% ±2.4	12.7% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,365 ±261	17.2% ±3.2	15.1% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	538 ±176	6.8% ±2.2	6.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	164 ±75	2.1% ±0.9	5.9% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Boone County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	West Virginia	United States
All ages	3,367 ±577	16.2% ±2.8	16.7% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	824 ±244	19.9% ±5.5	21.5% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,771 ±355	17.2% ±3.3	17.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	772 ±198	12.3% ±3.1	12.8% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Boone County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Boone County	West Virginia	United States
Housing units	10,150 ±26	861,325 ±394	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	78.1% ±2.5	84.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	21.9% ±2.5	15.4% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	81.3% ±2.9	74.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	18.7% ±3.4	25.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$93,100 ±$7,538	$162,600 ±$1,346	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$837 ±$122	$872 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Boone County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	13 to 273	0.1% to 1.3%	2.1% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	20,415 ±49	97.1% ±0.2	89.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 187	0% to 0.9%	3.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	15 to 55	0.1% to 0.3%	0.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	342 ±139	1.6% ±0.7	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Boone County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	West Virginia	United States
Born in the state	17,921 ±460	85.2% ±2.2	67.4% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,992 ±455	14.2% ±2.2	30.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 35	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	26 to 166	0.1% to 0.8%	1.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 127	0% to 0.6%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	10 to 64	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Boone County among the counties of West Virginia

29th of 55 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the West Virginia page.

Counties of West Virginia near Boone County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Hampshire County	24,105	+4.4%
Nicholas County	23,848	−2.9%
Upshur County	23,758	−0.3%
Mingo County	21,455	−8.7%
Brooke County	21,142	−6.0%
Boone County	20,251	−6.9%
Wyoming County	19,801	−7.1%
Lincoln County	19,177	−5.9%
Morgan County	18,027	+5.5%
McDowell County	16,878	−10.9%
Lewis County	16,394	−3.7%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026