Editing Boone County, Illinois (section)

==Demographics==
[[Image:USA Boone County, Illinois age pyramid.svg|thumb|left|2000 census age pyramid for Boone County.]]
{{US Census population
|1840= 1705
|1850= 7624
|1860= 11678
|1870= 12942
|1880= 11508
|1890= 12203
|1900= 15791
|1910= 15481
|1920= 15322
|1930= 15078
|1940= 15202
|1950= 17070
|1960= 20326
|1970= 25440
|1980= 28630
|1990= 30806
|2000= 41786
|2010= 54165
|2020= 53448
|estyear=2023
|estimate=53202
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 2, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 3, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=July 3, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/il190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 3, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 3, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2013<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/17/17007.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815214610/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/17/17007.html|archive-date=August 15, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Boone County, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Boone County, Illinois |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US17007&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Boone County, Illinois |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US17007&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Boone County, Illinois |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US17007&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|35,536
|40,757
|style='background: #ffffe6; |36,689
|85.04%
|75.25%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |68.64%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|352
|976
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,171
|0.84%
|1.80%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.19%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|86
|68
|style='background: #ffffe6; |72
|0.21%
|0.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.13%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|203
|667
|style='background: #ffffe6; |637
|0.49%
|1.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.19%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|3
|15
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9
|0.01%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|13
|49
|style='background: #ffffe6; |181
|0.03%
|0.09%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.34%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|374
|666
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,809
|0.90%
|1.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.38%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|5,219
|10,967
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12,880
|12.49%
|20.25%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24.10%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''41,786'''
|'''54,165'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''53,448'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 United States Census]], there were 53,448&nbsp;people, 18,799&nbsp;households, and 13,580&nbsp;families residing in the county.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US17007 |access-date=July 1, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|189.5|PD/sqmi}}. There were 20,157 housing units at an average density of {{convert|71.5|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup of the county was 72.5% white, 2.3% black or African American, 1.2% Asian, 0.9% American Indian, 11.6% from other races, and 11.4% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 24.1% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US17007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213023016/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US17007 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=July 11, 2015 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> The most common reported ancestries were [[German Americans|German]] (23.7%), [[Irish Americans|Irish]] (11.7%), [[Italian Americans|Italian]] (7.4%), and [[Swedish Americans|Swedish]] (7.4%).

Of the 18,799 households, 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families''.'' 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.33.

The county's age distribution consisted of 24.7% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.0 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $70.396 and the median income for a family was $84,450. Males had a median income of $50,213 versus $30,219 for females. The per capita income for the county was $32,659. About 5.0% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US17007
  |title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=July 11, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213013256/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US17007
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref>