Photo: Dan Breyfogle · CC BY-SA 3.0Boone spent less per resident in 2022 than 100% of similar cities
Boone’s city government spent $12.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $981 per resident. Water and other utilities ($2.1 million) and the airport ($193,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Boone is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$882 per resident in 2022: less than 100% of them
Boone’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($882 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 23 Iowa cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,463, and the middle half spent $1,198–$1,838. Boone spent less than 100% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.9 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Iowa cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Boone itself left out).
About $981 per resident a year, or $2.69 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 23%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Day-to-day spending is up 12% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Boone reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $882 · 2023: $981.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,823 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.63% of the home’s value, vs 1.39% across Iowa.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Boone’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Boone’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Boone →
Who’s in charge in Boone
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Boone’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on boonegov.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 219 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (12,469).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Boone Community School District
Boone’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,641 per pupil, $8,205 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Iowa districts overall: 43% local, 49% state, 8% federal.
United Community School District · $13,069 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Boone voted in 2024
Official results for Boone’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican55.4%3,727 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat42.8%2,882 votesOthers: 1.8% (121 votes).
Most votes in Boone: Donald J Trump
Boone County: Trump 59.9%, Harris 38.4% · Iowa: Trump 55.7%, Harris 42.5%
of Boone’s 9,932 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Iowa: 70%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in the district: Randy Feenstra
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Boone, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boone | 55.4% | 42.8% | 1.8% | 6,730 |
| Boone County | 59.9% | 38.4% | 1.6% | 15,346 |
| Iowa | 55.7% | 42.5% | 1.8% | 1,663,506 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Boone.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: boonegov.com ↗
- 2Iowa HouseState representatives
- 3Iowa SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Iowa
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Boone’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Boone’s government
How much does Boone spend per resident?
About $981 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $882 was less than 100% of 23 Iowa cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Boone?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,823 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.63% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.39% across Iowa. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see boonegov.com.
Who runs Boone’s government?
See boonegov.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Boone yet.
How did Boone vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 55.4%, Kamala D Harris 42.8% (6,730 votes, official results). Boone County: Trump 59.9%, Harris 38.4%. Iowa: Trump 55.7%, Harris 42.5%.
How many people work for Boone?
57 full-time and 38 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $318,611 (about $3.8M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Boone in the state legislature?
State Senate District 24 (Jesse Green) and State House District 48 (Chad Behn). The House district also covers 12 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Boone’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →