Boone Demographics

PopulationBoone town, North CarolinaNorth Carolina
Total Population13,4728,049,313
Male48.9%49.0%
Female51.1%51.0%
18 years and over94.2%75.6%
65 years and over7.1%12.0%
Married Persons25.2%56.3%
Single Persons74.8%43.7%
Median Age21.435.3
Average Family Size2.632.98
Ethnicity
White94.5%73.1%
Black or African American3.6%22.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native0.5%1.6%
Asian1.4%1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander0.1%0.1%
Other0.6%2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)1.6%4.7%
Housing CharacteristicsBoone town, North CarolinaNorth Carolina
Total Housing Units4,7683,523,944
Median Home Cost$137,700$108,300
Number of Households4,3743,132,013
Persons per Household1.972.49
Economic CharacteristicsBoone town, North CarolinaNorth Carolina
Median Household Income$20,541$39,184
Per Capita Income$12,256$20,307
In Labor Force57.7%65.7%
Families below poverty level9.2%9.0%
Education CharacteristicsBoone town, North CarolinaNorth Carolina
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment335913,173
High School Enrollment195417,749
College or Graduate School8,756462,275
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate17.7%28.4%
Associates Degree7.0%6.8%
Bachelor's Degree23.2%15.3%
Graduate or Professional Degree23.3%7.2%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census