Boone County Numbers

People QuickFacts	Boone County	Illinois
Population, 2013 estimate	53,957	12,882,135
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base	54,167	12,830,632
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013	-0.4%	0.4%
Population, 2010	54,165	12,830,632
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013	5.9%	6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013	26.8%	23.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013	13.5%	13.5%
Female persons, percent, 2013	50.2%	50.9%
White alone, percent, 2013 (a)	93.2%	77.7%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 (a)	2.6%	14.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 (a)	0.6%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent, 2013 (a)	1.4%	5.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 (a)	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent, 2013	2.1%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 (b)	20.3%	16.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013	74.8%	62.7%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012	90.0%	86.8%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012	10.9%	13.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012	19.4%	22.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012	85.5%	87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012	19.9%	31.1%
Veterans, 2008-2012	3,567	755,256
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012	31.9	28.1
Housing units, 2013	19,906	5,289,423
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012	84.1%	68.0%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012	12.2%	32.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012	$164,700	$190,800
Households, 2008-2012	17,864	4,774,275
Persons per household, 2008-2012	3.01	2.62
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012	$26,559	$29,519
Median household income, 2008-2012	$63,670	$56,853
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012	10.1%	13.7%
Business QuickFacts	Boone County	Illinois
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012	865	314,199
Private nonfarm employment, 2012	13,307	5,119,826
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012	8.6%	1.6%
Nonemployer establishments, 2012	3,019	921,272
Total number of firms, 2007	3,425	1,123,817
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.3%	9.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	F	0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	S	5.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	F	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	S	5.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.8%	30.5%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000)	5,553,679	257,760,713
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000)	146,167	231,082,768
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000)	454,857	165,450,520
Retail sales per capita, 2007	$8,556	$12,947
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000)	40,186	25,469,026
Building permits, 2012	49	13,797
Geography QuickFacts	Boone County	Illinois
Land area in square miles, 2010	280.72	55,518.93
Persons per square mile, 2010	193	231.1
FIPS Code	7	17
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area	Rockford, IL Metro Area
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts

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