Boone County, West Virginia (WV)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 4,727
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 8,123
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,206 (it was 2,168 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 27% |
Land area: 503 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 43 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (29.4%), Retail trade (13.0%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 73%
- Government: 24%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 3%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 20,71296.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 5162.4%Two or more races
- 740.3%Hispanic or Latino
- 570.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 330.2%Asian alone
| Median resident age: | 45.1 years |
| West Virginia median age: | 42.9 years |
| Males: 10,776 |  (50.1%) |
| Females: 10,713 |  (49.9%) |
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| Boone County: | 2.0 people |
| West Virginia: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $55,278 ($25,669 in 1999)
| This county: | $55,278 |
| West Virginia: | $54,329 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $482 (lower quartile is $353, upper quartile is $546)
| This county: | $482 |
| State: | $606 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $92,869 (it was $52,100 in 2000)
| Boone: | $92,869 |
| West Virginia: | $155,100 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,099
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $364
Institutionalized population: 124
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 2
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 4
- Burglaries: 0
- Thefts: 7
- Auto thefts: 0
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 5
- Burglaries: 0
- Thefts: 1
- Auto thefts: 0
Health of residents in Boone County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.2. This is significantly worse than average.68.0% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
48.4% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
33.9% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
62.7% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 207 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 170 pounds. This is more than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 13 buildings, average cost: $165,200
- 2021: 12 buildings, average cost: $102,200
- 2020: 15 buildings, average cost: $111,300
- 2019: 6 buildings, average cost: $90,700
- 2018: 6 buildings, average cost: $106,700
- 2017: 10 buildings, average cost: $157,300
- 2016: 13 buildings, average cost: $134,100
- 2015: 16 buildings, average cost: $145,300
- 2014: 16 buildings, average cost: $103,900
- 2013: 16 buildings, average cost: $146,100
- 2012: 17 buildings, average cost: $125,800
- 2011: 15 buildings, average cost: $147,400
- 2010: 19 buildings, average cost: $146,600
- 2009: 28 buildings, average cost: $127,100
- 2008: 20 buildings, average cost: $147,700
- 2007: 11 buildings, average cost: $113,200
- 2006: 13 buildings, average cost: $106,200
- 2005: 16 buildings, average cost: $109,500
- 2004: 144 buildings, average cost: $208,100
- 2003: 8 buildings, average cost: $79,300
- 2002: 13 buildings, average cost: $89,800
- 2001: 23 buildings, average cost: $93,700
- 2000: 17 buildings, average cost: $94,600
- 1999: 20 buildings, average cost: $70,100
- 1998: 35 buildings, average cost: $68,900
- 1997: 28 buildings, average cost: $60,300
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $802 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $388 (0.5%)
| Boone County: | 17.6% |
| West Virginia: | 17.9% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 45.1 years old
(Males: 44.5 years old, Females: 46.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.2 years old, Black residents: 61.6 years old, Asian residents: 38.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 58.5 years old, Other race residents: 39.1 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Boone County is $387 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $459 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $568 a month.
Cities in this county include: Madison, Danville, Whitesville, Greenview, Comfort, Racine, Van, Sylvester, Twilight.
Neighboring counties: Benton County, Missouri 
, Mariposa County, California , Greenwood County, Kansas , Raleigh County 
, Stafford County, Kansas , Washington County, Kentucky .
| Here: | 4.5% |
| West Virginia: | 4.0% |
Current college students: 808
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 102 (36.6% naturalized citizens)
| Boone County: | 0.5% |
| Whole state: | 1.8% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 322010 or later
- 712000 to 2009
- 01990 to 1999
- 101980 to 1989
- 01970 to 1979
- 51Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): # minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.5%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 6,717
- One, attached: 10
- Two: 280
- 3 or 4: 235
- 5 to 9: 107
- 10 to 19: 15
- 20 to 49: 30
- 50 or more: 78
- Mobile homes: 2,708
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12
Housing units in Boone County with a mortgage: 2,465 (180 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 181 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 92
| Here: | 2.1% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.1% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Boone County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 2,837 | 43 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,993 | 17 |
| Black Protestant | 487 | 3 |
| Other | 310 | 3 |
| Catholic | 132 | 2 |
| None | 18,870 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 12
| Boone County: | 4.76 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6
| This county: | 2.38 / 10,000 pop. |
| West Virginia: | 1.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 16
| Boone County: | 6.35 / 10,000 pop. |
| West Virginia: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 9
| This county: | 3.57 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Boone County: | 15.9% |
| West Virginia: | 12.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Boone County: | 33.6% |
| State: | 31.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 15.9% |
| State: | 13.1% |
Agriculture in Boone County:
Average size of farms: 134 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $2,458
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $159.64
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 33.69%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $3,605
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 7.64%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $14,629
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 100.00%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.74
Vegetables: 16 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 7 acres
Earthquake activity:
Boone County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above West Virginia state average. It is 3% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 207.3 miles away from Boone County center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 120.6 miles away from the county center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 115.3 miles away from the county center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 116.8 miles away from the county center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 60.6 miles away from Boone County center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB) earthquake occurred 64.1 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- West Virginia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4517-WV: April 3, 2020, FEMA Id: 4517, Natural disaster type: Other
- West Virginia Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: April 03, 2015 to April 05, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4219: May 14, 2015, FEMA Id: 4219, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- West Virginia Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: March 03, 2015 to March 15, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4210: March 31, 2015, FEMA Id: 4210, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- West Virginia Chemical Spill, Incident Period: January 09, 2014 to January 20, 2014, Emergency Declared EM-3366: January 10, 2014, FEMA Id: 3366, Natural disaster type: Other
- West Virginia Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 29, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3358: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3358, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- West Virginia Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 29, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4093: November 27, 2012, FEMA Id: 4093, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- West Virginia Severe Storms, Incident Period: June 29, 2012 to July 10, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3345: June 30, 2012, FEMA Id: 3345, Natural disaster type: Storm
- West Virginia Severe Storms and Straight-Line Winds, Incident Period: June 29, 2012 to July 08, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4071: July 23, 2012, FEMA Id: 4071, Natural disaster type: Storm, Wind
- West Virginia Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 18, 2009 to December 20, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1881: March 02, 2010, FEMA Id: 1881, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
- West Virginia Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: April 14, 2007 to April 18, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1696: May 01, 2007, FEMA Id: 1696, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- 13 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Boone County (23) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 17
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 11, Storms: 9, Landslides: 7, Winter Storms: 4, Hurricanes: 3, Mudslides: 3, Blizzard: 1, Fire: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 4,450 (76.9%)
- Carpooled: 558 (9.6%)
- Bus: 13 (0.2%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 32 (0.6%)
- Bicycle: 1 (0.0%)
- Walked: 303 (5.2%)
- Worked at home: 373 (6.4%)
- Health care and social assistance (26%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (28%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (21%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Material moving occupations (8%)
- Production occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (21%)
- Sales and related occupations (15%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (12%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- Honduras (33%)
- Canada (27%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (22%)
- Italy (10%)
- Korea (4%)
- United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (3%)
- Norway (0%)
- American (30%)
- English (22%)
- Irish (12%)
- German (7%)
- European (3%)
- Scotch-Irish (2%)
- Welsh (1%)
People in group quarters in Boone County, West Virginia in 2010:
- 90 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 34 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 7 people in group homes intended for adults
People in group quarters in Boone County, West Virginia in 2000:
- 81 people in nursing homes
- 15 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 3 people in other group homes
4.03% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($38,879 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 4.03% |
| West Virginia average: | 5.74% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.92% relocated from other counties in West Virginia ($29,451 average AGI)
1.12% relocated from other states ($9,428 average AGI)
Boone County: 1.12% West Virginia average: 3.02%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Kanawha County, WV |  0.99% ($30,600 average AGI) |
| from Logan County, WV | 0.66% ($46,140) |
| from Lincoln County, WV | 0.31% ($43,450) |
5.72% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($42,241 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.72% |
| West Virginia average: | 5.65% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.16% relocated to other counties in West Virginia ($29,727 average AGI)
1.56% relocated to other states ($12,514 average AGI)
Boone County: 1.56% West Virginia average: 2.93%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Kanawha County, WV | 1.65% ($39,518 average AGI) |
| to Logan County, WV | 0.56% ($31,865) |
| to Lincoln County, WV | 0.36% ($38,500) |
| to Cabell County, WV | 0.33% ($28,273) |
| to Raleigh County, WV | 0.30% ($31,600) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 14.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.8
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.3%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 5,281 (3,306 aged, 1,975 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 311 (5%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Boone County, West Virginia in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (562)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (438)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (341)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (327)
- Unspecified dementia (209)
- Accidental poisoning by and exposure to other and unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances (117)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (83)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (41)
- Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality (24)
- Person injured in unspecified motor-vehicle accident, traffic (22)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 3,760
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 97
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 33,047
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,218
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,093
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 31
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 35
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 4
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 21,489- Male householders: 4,088 (934 living alone), Female householders: 4,127 (1,246 living alone)
4,236 spouses (4,226 opposite-sex spouses), 474 unmarried partners, (474 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,643 children (4,840 natural, 595 adopted, 270 stepchildren), 1,094 grandchildren, 133 brothers or sisters, 165 parents, 161 foster children, 385 other relatives, 651 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 120
Size of family households: 2,629 2-persons, 1,685 3-persons, 752 4-persons, 430 5-persons, 93 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,183 1-person, 414 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 4 5-persons.
2,742 married couples with children.
980 single-parent households (208 men, 772 women).
99.4% of residents of Boone speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 53% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (47% speak English very well, 53% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (30% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 48% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $160,978,000 ($6,259 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,079,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $85,232,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $36,455,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $536,000
Federal grants: $31,886,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,287,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,582,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $296,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,799,000
Federal Government insurance: $48,372,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,736| Here: | 68 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 60 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,590
| Here: | 62 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 61 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +30
| Here: | +1 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +2 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +19
| Here: | +1 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +6 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.22 millions of gallons per day (14% from ground, 86% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.3 |
| State: | 6.5 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.9 |
| State: | 4.7 |
- Year house built in Boone County, West Virginia
- 152020 or later
- 6432010 to 2019
- 1,2432000 to 2009
- 1,1421990 to 1999
- 1,1441980 to 1989
- 2,1331970 to 1979
- 7041960 to 1969
- 1,1741950 to 1959
- 9621940 to 1949
- 8931939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Boone County, West Virginia
- 91 room
- 152 rooms
- 1503 rooms
- 4334 rooms
- 1,3465 rooms
- 1,7636 rooms
- 1,0247 rooms
- 8138 rooms
- 9229+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Boone County, West Virginia
- 51 room
- 72 rooms
- 1913 rooms
- 4804 rooms
- 4455 rooms
- 1946 rooms
- 2207 rooms
- 1118 rooms
- 699+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Boone County, West Virginia
- 16no bedroom
- 1921 bedroom
- 1,5052 bedrooms
- 3,6683 bedrooms
- 8994 bedrooms
- 2225+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Boone County, West Virginia
- 5no bedroom
- 2051 bedroom
- 8552 bedrooms
- 4993 bedrooms
- 1294 bedrooms
- 55+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Boone County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 342no vehicle
- 1,8871 vehicle
- 2,5102 vehicles
- 1,4413 vehicles
- 2534 vehicles
- 1015+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Boone County in renter-occupied apartments
- 312no vehicle
- 8251 vehicle
- 4042 vehicles
- 1063 vehicles
- 464 vehicles
- 75+ vehicles
94.3% of Boone County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in West Virginia.
| Boone County: | 94.3% |
| State average: | 89.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 17,923
- Other state: 3,250
- Northeast: 310
- Midwest: 1,123
- South: 1,556
- West: 268
- 51.0%Electricity
- 41.4%Utility gas
- 4.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.6%Wood
- 0.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.5%Other fuel
- 0.1%No fuel used
- 67.1%Electricity
- 26.8%Utility gas
- 5.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.8%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 106
| Here: | 4.9% |
| West Virginia: | 12.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 149
| Here: | 14.6% |
| West Virginia: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 120
| Here: | 18.3% |
| West Virginia: | 17.3% |
Boone County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $32,173,000
Hospital Public: $23,459,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $30,770,000
Hospitals: $23,093,000
Central Staff Services: $8,432,000
Health - Other: $1,845,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,743,000
Central Staff Services: $1,216,000
Police Protection: $1,141,000
Police Protection: $1,072,000
Correctional Institutions: $999,000
Local Fire Protection: $833,000
General - Other: $666,000
General - Other: $653,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $423,000
Health - Other: $359,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $352,000
Public Welfare - Other: $277,000
Parks and Recreation: $240,000
Housing and Community Development: $73,000
Solid Waste Management: $70,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $100,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $219,000
Interest Earnings: $51,000
Rents: $48,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $15,218,000
Cash and Securities: $11,758,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $970,000
General Local Government Support: $737,000
Health and Hospitals: $339,000
Other: $226,000
Health and Hospitals: $207,000
- Tax - Property: $6,160,000
Property: $5,259,000
Public Utilities Sales: $662,000
Other License: $64,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $2,000
Boone County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $32,173,000
Hospital Public: $23,459,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $30,770,000
Hospitals: $23,093,000
Central Staff Services: $8,432,000
Health - Other: $1,845,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,743,000
Central Staff Services: $1,216,000
Police Protection: $1,141,000
Police Protection: $1,072,000
Correctional Institutions: $999,000
Local Fire Protection: $833,000
General - Other: $666,000
General - Other: $653,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $423,000
Health - Other: $359,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $352,000
Public Welfare - Other: $277,000
Parks and Recreation: $240,000
Housing and Community Development: $73,000
Solid Waste Management: $70,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $100,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $219,000
Interest Earnings: $51,000
Rents: $48,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $15,218,000
Cash and Securities: $11,758,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $970,000
General Local Government Support: $737,000
Health and Hospitals: $339,000
Other: $226,000
Health and Hospitals: $207,000
- Tax - Property: $6,160,000
Property: $5,259,000
Public Utilities Sales: $662,000
Other License: $64,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $2,000
Boone County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $32,173,000
Hospital Public: $23,459,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $30,770,000
Hospitals: $23,093,000
Central Staff Services: $8,432,000
Health - Other: $1,845,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,743,000
Central Staff Services: $1,216,000
Police Protection: $1,141,000
Police Protection: $1,072,000
Correctional Institutions: $999,000
Local Fire Protection: $833,000
General - Other: $666,000
General - Other: $653,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $423,000
Health - Other: $359,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $352,000
Public Welfare - Other: $277,000
Parks and Recreation: $240,000
Housing and Community Development: $73,000
Solid Waste Management: $70,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $100,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $219,000
Interest Earnings: $51,000
Rents: $48,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $15,218,000
Cash and Securities: $11,758,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $970,000
General Local Government Support: $737,000
Health and Hospitals: $339,000
Other: $226,000
Health and Hospitals: $207,000
- Tax - Property: $6,160,000
Property: $5,259,000
Public Utilities Sales: $662,000
Other License: $64,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $2,000
Boone County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $32,173,000
Hospital Public: $23,459,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $30,770,000
Hospitals: $23,093,000
Central Staff Services: $8,432,000
Health - Other: $1,845,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,743,000
Central Staff Services: $1,216,000
Police Protection: $1,141,000
Police Protection: $1,072,000
Correctional Institutions: $999,000
Local Fire Protection: $833,000
General - Other: $666,000
General - Other: $653,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $423,000
Health - Other: $359,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $352,000
Public Welfare - Other: $277,000
Parks and Recreation: $240,000
Housing and Community Development: $73,000
Solid Waste Management: $70,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $100,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $219,000
Interest Earnings: $51,000
Rents: $48,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $15,218,000
Cash and Securities: $11,758,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $970,000
General Local Government Support: $737,000
Health and Hospitals: $339,000
Other: $226,000
Health and Hospitals: $207,000
- Tax - Property: $6,160,000
Property: $5,259,000
Public Utilities Sales: $662,000
Other License: $64,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $2,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,534
- Number of aged recipients: 38
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,496
- Number of recipients under 18: 116
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,204
- Number of recipients older than 64: 214
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 422
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 753
| Most common first names in Boone County, WV among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| James | 99 | 70.1 years |
| William | 60 | 70.9 years |
| John | 52 | 73.7 years |
| Mary | 47 | 77.6 years |
| Robert | 40 | 70.8 years |
| George | 36 | 71.9 years |
| Charles | 35 | 72.0 years |
| Harry | 25 | 72.8 years |
| Ray | 25 | 72.2 years |
| Edith | 24 | 77.8 years |
| Most common last names in Boone County, WV among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Miller | 126 | 74.6 years |
| Price | 71 | 77.2 years |
| Jarrell | 57 | 72.7 years |
| Ball | 54 | 73.3 years |
| Hager | 52 | 76.5 years |
| Thompson | 52 | 73.1 years |
| Barker | 44 | 72.4 years |
| Smith | 41 | 77.0 years |
| White | 39 | 74.5 years |
| Adkins | 34 | 74.5 years |
| Businesses in Boone County, WV | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advance Auto Parts | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | Rite Aid | 2 | |
| FedEx | 1 | Subway | 2 | |
| Ford | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 1 | U-Haul | 1 | |
| KFC | 1 | UPS | 1 | |
| Kroger | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
| Long John Silver's | 1 | |||
Boone County on our top lists:
- #48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
- #56 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"