Boone, NC Demographic Data
Boone, NC Summary
Boone is located in Watauga County in North Carolina
- Population: 17,261
- Area: 6.15 sq. miles
- Land Area: 6.13 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.02 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,808.03 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 3,233.60 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Boone, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
8,893
49%
50.8
Male
9,348
51%
49.2
Total Population
18,241
323,128,000
Boone, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
167
0.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
223
1.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
162
0.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
4,650
25.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
8,260
45.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,727
9.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
707
3.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
555
3.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
295
1.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
374
2.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
622
3.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
261
1.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
238
1.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
17,541
96.2%
77.2
Female
8,498
48.4%
51.3
Male
9,043
51.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
9,791
53.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,365
7.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,121
6.1%
15.2
Female
699
62.4%
55.8
Male
422
37.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
21
0.0%
0.0
Boone, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
17,817
97.7%
96.8
White
16,945
92.9%
72.6
Black or African American
422
2.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
91
0.5%
0.8
Asian
267
1.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
41
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
46
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
77
0.4%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
41
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
62
0.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
7
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
7
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
85
0.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
424
2.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
480
2.6%
17.8
Mexican
133
0.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
71
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
34
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
242
1.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
17,761
97.4%
82.2
Boone, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
188
3.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
286
6.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
461
9.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,076
22.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
391
8.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,364
28.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,013
21.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
474
9.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
4,305
90.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,377
49.7%
31.2
Boone, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
14,602
82.5%
33.7%
Now Married
1,723
9.7%
47.5
Divorced
808
4.6%
11.0%
Separated
80
0.5%
2.0
Widowed
476
2.7
5.8%
Boone, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
17,342
95.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
732
4.1%
21.6%
Spanish
437
2.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
150
0.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
122
0.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
23
0.1%
1.1%
Boone, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
2,214
37.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
776
13.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
781
13.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
436
7.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
420
7.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
530
9.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
354
6.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
202
3.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
111
1.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
89
1.5%
6.4
Median household income
14,725
57,617
Per capita income
12,688
31,128
Boone, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
48
0.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2,129
29.7%
9.8
Construction
246
3.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,335
32.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
151
2.1%
6.6
Information
71
1.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
155
2.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
450
6.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
288
4.0%
11.4
Public administration
40
0.6%
4.6
Retail trade
1,153
16.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
91
1.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
5
0.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
194
2.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,068
28.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
270
3.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,961
27.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,669
37.3%
18.1%
Boone, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
6,576
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,895
59.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
468
7.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
562
8.5%
5.1
Walked
1,240
18.9%
2.7
Other means
17
0.3%
1.8
Worked at home
394
6.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
13.3
26.6
Boone, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
568
9.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,433
41.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,949
33.0%
37.1
3 or more
963
16.3%
21.0
Boone, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,913
83.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,265
21.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
4,648
78.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,192
16.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Boone, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,105
1 room
383
5.4%
2.4
2 rooms
576
8.1%
2.7
3 rooms
1,486
20.9%
9.1
4 rooms
1,762
24.8%
16.5
5 rooms
1,177
16.6%
19.8
6 rooms
658
9.3%
17.8
7 rooms
315
4.4%
12.0
8 rooms
230
3.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
518
7.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
4
0.0
Boone, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,105
1-unit, detached
2,010
28.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
152
2.1%
5.9
2-units
246
3.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
483
6.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
944
13.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
1,538
21.6%
4.4
20 or more units
1,543
21.7%
9.0
Mobile home
189
2.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Boone, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
283
4.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
48
0.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
410
5.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
867
12.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,542
21.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,394
19.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,000
14.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,189
16.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
357
5.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
15
0.2%
1.4%
Boone, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
337
5.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
344
5.8%
4.7
Electricity
4,610
78.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
485
8.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
51
0.9%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
28
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
58
1.0%
1.1
Boone, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
721
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
33
4.6%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
50
6.9%
7.0%
$500 to $999
97
13.5%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
231
32.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
310
43.0%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
258
36.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
172
24.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
90
12.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
73
10.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
116
16.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
12
0.0%
0.0%
Boone, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
4,501
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
50
1.1%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
511
11.4%
11.9%
Less than $500
608
13.5%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,031
22.9%
28.3%
$500 to $999
2,301
51.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
147
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
849
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
218
5.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
254
5.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
192
4.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
143
3.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
235
5.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
3,322
76.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
284
0.0%
0.0%
Boone, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,265
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
37
2.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
17
1.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
36
2.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
225
17.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
522
41.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
354
28.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
58
4.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
16
1.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
257,000
205,000
