Booneville is a tiny city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 161 people and two associated neighborhoods, Booneville is the 394th largest community in Kentucky.
Booneville’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Booneville has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Booneville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Booneville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Booneville may be for you.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 12.66 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small city, Booneville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Booneville citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.58% of adults 25 and older in Booneville have a college degree.
The per capita income in Booneville in 2022 was $30,403, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $121,612 for a family of four.
The people who call Booneville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Booneville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Booneville include English, Dutch, Italian, Welsh, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Booneville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.