Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Booneville is worth considering.
One of the benefits of Booneville is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 13.02 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
As is often the case in a small city, Booneville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of people in Booneville with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.83% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Booneville in 2022 was $27,820, which is middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $111,280 for a family of four. However, Booneville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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. Important ancestries of people in Booneville include English, Irish, Scots-Irish, Scottish, and Yugoslavian.
The most common language spoken in Booneville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.
