Boonville, Missouri demographics

Boonville, MO demographics: median age 39.1; 21.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Boonville city, Missouri · Incorporated city · GEOID 2907318. The survey estimates a population of 7,689 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Boonville is 39.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.4 years. There are 2,710 households (±121). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe City estimate ± MOE State estimate ± MOE U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years 39.1 ±1.4 39.0 ±0.2 38.9 ±0.1
Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,689
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Missouri U.S.
Under 18 1,683 ±187 21.9% ±2.4 pp 22.3% 22.0%
18–34 1,695 ±189 22.0% ±2.5 pp 22.3% 22.8%
35–64 2,780 ±250 36.2% ±3.2 pp 37.5% 38.0%
65 and older 1,531 ±217 19.9% ±2.8 pp 17.9% 17.2%
Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,689
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Missouri U.S.
Male 4,177 ±115 54.3% ±1.5 pp 49.3% 49.5%
Female 3,512 ±115 45.7% ±1.5 pp 50.7% 50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,689
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Missouri U.S.
White alone 6,414 ±140 83.4% ±1.8 pp 77.5% 61.0%
Black or African American alone 709 ±137 9.2% ±1.8 pp 11.0% 12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone 0 ±17 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.9%
Asian alone 13 ±19 · low precision 0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision 2.1% 6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 0 ±17 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.2%
Some other race alone 44 ±42 · low precision 0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision 1.9% 7.1%
Two or more races 509 ±166 6.6% ±2.2 pp 7.1% 12.6%
Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,689
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Missouri U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino 7,468 ±70 97.1% ±0.8 pp 94.8% 80.7%
Hispanic or Latino 221 ±64 2.9% ±0.8 pp 5.2% 19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,710
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Missouri U.S.
Married-couple family 1,156 ±131 42.7% ±4.4 pp 46.5% 46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present 188 ±96 · low precision 6.9% ±3.5 pp · low precision 4.6% 5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present 346 ±99 12.8% ±3.6 pp 11.0% 12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone 911 ±146 33.6% ±5.2 pp 31.1% 28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone 109 ±59 · low precision 4.0% ±2.2 pp · low precision 6.7% 7.0%
Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,710
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Missouri U.S.
Households with people under 18 849 ±116 31.3% ±4.0 pp 28.5% 29.5%
Households without people under 18 1,861 ±164 68.7% ±5.2 pp 71.5% 70.5%
Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,710
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Missouri U.S.
One-person nonfamily households 911 ±146 33.6% ±5.2 pp 31.1% 28.7%
Two-person households 901 ±137 33.2% ±4.8 pp 35.0% 33.8%
Three-person households 434 ±117 16.0% ±4.3 pp 14.1% 15.3%
Four-person households 240 ±92 8.9% ±3.4 pp 11.6% 12.6%
Five-person households 158 ±55 5.8% ±2.0 pp 5.2% 5.9%
Six-person households 52 ±39 · low precision 1.9% ±1.4 pp · low precision 1.9% 2.2%
Seven or more people 14 ±23 · low precision 0.5% ±0.9 pp · low precision 1.1% 1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,689
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Missouri U.S.
Native 7,605 ±58 98.9% ±0.6 pp 95.5% 85.9%
Foreign born 84 ±51 · low precision 1.1% ±0.7 pp · low precision 4.5% 14.1%
Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 7,248
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Missouri U.S.
English only 7,074 ±140 97.6% ±1.4 pp 93.3% 77.7%
Spanish 81 ±57 · low precision 1.1% ±0.8 pp · low precision 2.9% 13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun 14 ±23 · low precision 0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.7%
German or other West Germanic 9 ±14 · low precision 0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.5% 0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 0 ±17 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.5% 0.7%
Other Indo-European 0 ±17 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.6% 2.0%
Korean 0 ±17 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese 22 ±38 · low precision 0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision 0.4% 1.1%
Vietnamese 0 ±17 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino 0 ±17 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island 13 ±19 · low precision 0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.5% 1.1%
Arabic 0 ±17 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.5%
Other and unspecified 35 ±43 · low precision 0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 5,454
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Missouri U.S.
Less than high school graduate 679 ±157 12.4% ±2.9 pp 8.1% 10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency 2,165 ±290 39.7% ±5.2 pp 30.2% 26.0%
Some college, no degree 909 ±158 16.7% ±2.9 pp 20.8% 19.1%
Associate’s degree 522 ±130 9.6% ±2.4 pp 8.4% 8.8%
Bachelor’s degree 669 ±159 12.3% ±2.9 pp 19.8% 21.6%
Graduate or professional degree 510 ±147 9.4% ±2.7 pp 12.6% 14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 7,613
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Missouri U.S.
Same house 6,693 ±213 87.9% ±2.7 pp 87.4% 87.7%
Moved within same county 357 ±155 4.7% ±2.0 pp 6.2% 6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state 391 ±128 5.1% ±1.7 pp 3.6% 3.1%
Moved from a different state 152 ±90 · low precision 2.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision 2.5% 2.3%
Moved from abroad 20 ±30 · low precision 0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

9.3% of Boonville residents (±2.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 8.8% in Missouri and 8.4% nationally. 88.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure Boonville Missouri U.S. Compared with Missouri
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population 9.3% ±2.6 pp 8.8% 8.4% Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households 88.9% ±4.1 pp 89.3% 91.0% Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older 8.1% ±2.1 pp 7.3% 6.2% Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Boonville . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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