City profile · Missouri · Census ACS 2023

Boonville, MO

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Boonville - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

7,682
Residents
$51,321
Median income
$173,400
Median home
$958
Median rent (state)

Boonville - the verdict

Boonville ranks in the 22nd percentile for household income and the 28th percentile for safety nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.

22nd
percentile, household income
35th
percentile, home value
11th
percentile, median rent
28th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Boonville, MO

Boonville is a small town in Missouri, home to 7,682 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in Boonville brings in $51,321 a year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 8.1%. Typical homes in Boonville are valued around $173,400, and the median resident age is 38.5 years. 22.6% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 47.2% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

In 2024, 15 residential building permits were authorized in Boonville (Building Boom), up 114% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Crime here tracks close to the national norm: the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program logs 2178.9 total incidents per 100,000 residents here, near the national average (agency reporting is voluntary, so this measures reporting activity, not a definitive danger score). The annual average temperature per NOAA climate normals runs 55.7°F with 41.0 inches of precipitation per year and 13.3 inches of snowfall.

Living costs in Missouri run below the national norm: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Missouri at 90.8 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Well Below Average). A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $958 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $219 across Missouri, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. The average commute for Boonville workers runs 24.8 minutes, with 79.0% driving alone and 3.0% working from home. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 20.4 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Very Low).

Population

7,682 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Missouri

Median Household Income

$51,321 /yr

Poverty 8.1%

Cost of Living Index (state)

90.8 (US=100)

Well Below Average - BEA RPP 2024, Missouri average

How does Boonville compare to other US cities?

Here's how Boonville stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 22% higher than other cities
Home value 35% pricier than other cities
Median rent 11% pricier than other cities
Safety 28% safer than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Missouri alone, Boonville ranks #156 of 234 Missouri cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

Each percentile compares Boonville against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Missouri only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.

Missouri-relative analysis

Median Home Value sits close to the middle of Missouri's city distribution

Among the 833 Missouri cities PlainCities tracks with reported median home value data, Boonville ranks #238 - the 71st percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Boonville only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#461 of 842
45th percentile in Missouri
Median Gross Rent
#375 of 875
56th percentile in Missouri
Median Home Value
#238 of 833
71st percentile in Missouri
Poverty Rate
#513 of 875
41st percentile in Missouri
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#253 of 875
71st percentile in Missouri

Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Missouri only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.

22ndIncome percentile
28thSafety percentile

22nd percentile nationally for median household income · 28th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Boonville's profile vs. every US city

Income, affordability, and safety percentile

Boonville's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown. 3-axis radar comparing 1 series across Income, Affordability, Safety. IncomeAffordabilitySafety 42 Avg. percentile National median
Boonville's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.

How Boonville's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$173,400 Among the most affordable more affordable than 65% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). This entry sits in this band. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Above this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Above this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Above this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Boonville $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Boonville, MO Boonville, MO's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Boonville, MO-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Boonville, MO median $51,321/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Boonville, MO's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Boonville, MO. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 22.6%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 8.1%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 47.2%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
7,682
Median Income
$51,321
Median Home Value
$173,400
Median Age
38.5
Poverty Rate
8.1%
Labor force participation
47.2%
Bachelor's Degree+
22.6%

Safety & Crime

Total Crime Rate
2178.9
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
280.3
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1898.6
per 100,000 residents

Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.

Climate

Avg Temperature
55.7°F
Annual Precipitation
41.0"
Annual Snowfall
13.3"

Schools

Total Schools
4
Public schools in this city

Population Change

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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7,500 residents7,600 residents7,700 residents7,800 residents7,900 residents 202020212022202320242025 7,584 residents 7,867 residents ▲ +3.7%
Boonville's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.

Housing Supply

Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized

📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
15
housing units authorized
Single-Family
15
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
2
permits per 1,000 residents

5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)

Year Total
2019 7
2020 6
2021 6
2022 11
2023 8
2024 15

Permit volume increased 114% from 2019 to 2024.

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Average Commute Time
24.8 minutes
Drive Alone
79.0%
Carpool
13.5%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
1.9%
Work from Home
3.0%
Other
2.6%

Based on 2,868 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Missouri - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$105
avg/month
Natural Gas
$72
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$42
avg/month
Total Utilities
$219
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Missouri state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Missouri state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Boonville sits in

Cost of Living Index
90.8
Well Below Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$958/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
20.4 / 100
Very Low
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

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Marshfield
7,599 people
Dexter
7,906 people
Nevada
7,998 people
Parkville
8,022 people
Aurora
7,331 people
Pacific
7,299 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Boonville's 7,682 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Commerce, GA
7,684 people
Shorewood, MN
7,679 people
Floresville, TX
7,679 people
Bloomingdale, NJ
7,686 people
Homestead Meadows South, TX
7,687 people
Fairlawn, OH
7,689 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Boonville's $51,321 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Stanwood, MI
$51,319 median income
Homeland, GA
$51,324 median income
Ticonderoga, NY
$51,324 median income
Toulon, IL
$51,316 median income
Waverly, NY
$51,327 median income
Throop, PA
$51,313 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Boonville, MO Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Boonville, MO - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 83.7% 9.5% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2% White 83.7% Black or African American 9.5% Asian 0.5% American Indian 0.2% Native Hawaiian 0.0% Some other race 0.6% Two or more races 5.5% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Boonville compares to nearby Missouri cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Boonville (this city) 7,682 $51,321
Marshfield 7,599 $67,134
Dexter 7,906 $47,647
Nevada 7,998 $45,799
Census ACS 5-year FIPS MO FBI UCR NOAA Normals NCES CCD Census BPS 2024 OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Boonville, MO?

What is the population of Boonville, MO? +

Boonville, MO has a population of 7,682 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Boonville, MO? +

The median household income in Boonville is $51,321 per year, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Boonville? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Boonville; the closest available measure is the Missouri state average, a cost of living index of 90.8 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Well Below Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Missouri vary by metro area.

Is Boonville, MO safe? +

Boonville has a total crime rate of 2178.9 per 100,000 residents, which is near the national average. This reflects incidents reported to the FBI UCR program, not a definitive safety score -- agency reporting is voluntary and completeness varies by jurisdiction.

What is the median home value in Boonville, MO? +

A typical home in Boonville is worth $173,400, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the climate like in Boonville? +

Climate normals put Boonville's yearly average temperature at 55.7°F, 41.0 inches of precipitation, and 13.3 inches of snowfall per year. Source: NOAA Climate Normals.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

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