County profile
Boone County, KY
United States · GDP 2024
#300 of 3,127 US counties by GDP34th-percentile growthmore diversified than 91% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$16.8B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+2.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
88,138
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
3,163
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$56.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
145,316
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.8%
Median HH income
$99.4k±$2.9k
Bachelor's degree+
35.7%±1.5%
Poverty rate
6.3%±0.9%
Business applications
1,663 · 2025
Retail establishments
458
31.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1HealthWarehouse.com, Inc.Healthcare$10.4M——2Angstrom Technologies, Inc.Basic Materials$4.2M63CHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Transportation26%
Retail trade18%
Manufacturing17%
Admin & support14%
Wholesale trade13%
Food & accommodation12%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
145,316
residents · 2025 · +6.5% since 2020
Income per capita $64.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+3,024
International migration+2,814
Natural change+2,975
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$12.4B2019
$12.5B2020
$13.9B2021
$15.5B2022
$16.3B2023
$16.8B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$277.3k±$6.5k
Median gross rent
$1.4k/mo±$37/mo
Vacancy rate
4.2%±1.0%
Affordability
4.9× wages
Residential permits
$142.4M
756 units · 5.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
74.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.4k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 94Tornado 92Cold wave 92
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3372016
3532017
3702018
3912019
4072020
4512021
5202022
5662023
5932024
6122025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -32% since 20211,1072021
5652022
7962023
1,4302024
7562025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
7.7 km
I-71
Nearest freight rail
8.0 km
NS
Nearest port
10.3 km
BELLEVIEW SAND & GRAVEL INC
Nearest commercial airport
10.3 km
CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$56.5k
avg. annual pay · +16% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Boone?
Boone's economy produced $16.8B in 2024, growing 2.7% year over year — slower than 66% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is transportation.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.