Boone.
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North Carolina·Watauga County
5 tracts·14K people·$411K median·2,217/mi²
White 84 · Hispanic 8 · Black 3 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 2 · Other 0
Other 48 · Living alone 32 · Married couple 19
Health 45 · Leisure 20 · Retail 15 · Professional 11 · Manufacturing 3 · Public admin 3 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 33 · Service 29 · Sales · office 25 · Production · transport 8 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 64 · Walk 19 · Carpool 16 · Work from home 9 · Transit 4 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Boone is $411,100 (Census ACS) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
Boone has 20,032 residents across 2 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 21.3; the population is 83.7% White, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% Black, 3.0% Multiracial, 1.8% Asian and 0.2% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 56.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 51.2% (Census ACS).
Hardin Park Elementary is the elementary school with reported scores (66%); Watauga High (76%) and Watauga Innovation Academy (61%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,111/month, 30% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Boone is $30,065 a year, 65% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Boone, median rent is $1,111/month and the median home value is $411,100 (Census ACS).
Boone reported 1.1 violent crimes and 11.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 77°F; winter lows average 25°F; there are 104 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 61 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Boone are cold wave (97), landslide (95) and ice storm (94), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.21g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Boone, 18.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).