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Boone is a city in and the county seat of Boone County , Iowa, United States. It is the principal city of the 'Boone, Iowa Micropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Boone County, Iowa. This micropolitan statistical area, along with the 'Ames, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area' comprise the larger 'Ames-Boone, Iowa Combined Statistical Area'. The population of the city was 12,803 at the 2000 census. Boone is located on the historic Lincoln Highway and was the birthplace of First Lady Mamie Eisenhower. The city has a long railroad history and is home of the tourist Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad. Boone is also the headquarters of the Iowa High School Athletic Association and the Fareway chain of grocery stores. It is also home to a campus of the Des Moines Area Community College. Boone is the home of Kate Shelley, a railroad heroine of the late 19th Century.

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Among the most common occupations in Boone are Sales and office occupations, 27%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 23%. and Service occupations, 19%. Approximately 73 percent of workers in Boone, Iowa work for companies, 16 percent work for the government and 6 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Boone Jobs are for assistant manager jobs, veterinary medical officer jobs, president jobs, office automation assistant jobs, signal maintainer jobs and restaurant team member jobs.

The leading industries in Boone, Iowa are Educational, health and social services, 25%; Retail trade, 16%; and Manufacturing, 10%. Simply Hired's Boone job listings indicate that the following industries in Boone are hiring the most workers: Misc Store Retailers, Commercial Banking, Industrial Loan Companies, In Vitro Diagnostics Mfg and Surgical & Medical Instrument Mfg.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Boone, Iowa is $27,112, and the median income of households in Boone was $38,179.

Boone has an unemployment rate of 3.7%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Boone Trends data, the number of Boone, Iowa jobs has decreased by 52% since November 2006.

Population of Boone Total population 12,803 Male 47.18% Female 52.82% Median age 37.7     Boone Housing Owner-occupied homes 70.2% Median cost of a home $67,400 Median mortgage payment $464 Renter-occupied homes 29.8% Vacant housing 4.9% Median monthly rent $429     Average Income Median for all male full-time $32,106 Median for all female full-time $22,119     Household Income Less than $10,000 9% $10,000 to $14,999 8% $15,000 to $24,999 14% $25,000 to $34,999 14% $35,000 to $49,999 19% $50,000 to $74,999 24% $75,000 to $99,999 6% $100,000 to $149,999 3% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 4% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 7% High school graduate 39% Some college, no degree 24% Associate's degree 9% Bachelor's degree 14% Graduate degree 4%     Marital Status Never married 24% Currently married 55% Separated 1% Widowed 10% Divorced 10%     Race White 99% Black or African American 0% Asian 0% Other 1%     Boone Commute Carpool 12.2% Public transportation 0.4% Average travel time 19 minutes

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