CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Boone

North Carolina · 12,915 residents · 6.38 sq mi

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With 12,915 people, Boone is a city in North Carolina. This skews young, with a median age of 21.5. The poverty rate is 41.0%, above the 13.2% national rate. 34% of homes are owner-occupied. This is an unusually credentialed place: 43% of adults have a four-year degree. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 51%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 21.5

US median: 33.0

More educated

43% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

12,915

−4%vs 2000

vs 13,472 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

21.5

+1%vs 2000

vs 21.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.38 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 51.9%(251)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 91.9%(239)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 142%(263)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1923.4%(3,018)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2440.2%(5,194)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 348.8%(1,135)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 445%(644)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 545.6%(719)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 643.9%(505)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.3%(552)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.3%(295)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(100)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$13,109

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $20,541 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,725

−29%vs 2000

vs $12,256 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

41.0%

+4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 37.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$82,700

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $133,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$383

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $533 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

34.1%

+4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 29.5% in 2000

65.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.9%(12,518)

Black3.4%(456)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(221)

Asian1.2%(160)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.2%(12,169)

Black4.8%(615)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(114)

Asian0.7%(93)

Other0.3%(38)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.9%(783)

South American1.4%(286)

Central American1%(207)

Venezuelan0.9%(188)

Honduran0.7%(137)

Puerto Rican0.5%(100)

Chilean0.4%(90)

Cuban0.2%(44)

Salvadoran0.2%(40)

Spaniard0.1%(22)

Panamanian0.1%(21)

Dominican0.1%(13)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Guatemalan0%(9)

Bolivian0%(8)

Asian origin

Chinese0.7%(137)

Korean0.5%(105)

Vietnamese0.2%(34)

Japanese0.2%(33)

Sri Lankan0.1%(22)

Thai0%(10)

Filipino0%(5)

Asian Indian0%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(6)

Ancestry

English18.6%(3,718)

Irish15.1%(3,020)

German14.6%(2,923)

American11.7%(2,338)

Italian5.7%(1,135)

Scottish4.9%(980)

Scotch-Irish4.6%(922)

Polish2.2%(446)

Swedish1.4%(290)

French1.4%(278)

Ukrainian1.4%(275)

Subsaharan African0.8%(161)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.8%(156)

Arab0.7%(145)

Welsh0.7%(145)

Russian0.6%(114)

British0.4%(79)

French Canadian0.4%(79)

Canadian0.4%(77)

Egyptian0.4%(74)

Greek0.3%(61)

Bulgarian0.2%(48)

Lithuanian0.2%(42)

Danish0.2%(41)

Belgian0.2%(40)

Brazilian0.1%(30)

Romanian0.1%(30)

Austrian0.1%(28)

Lebanese0.1%(23)

Swiss0.1%(23)

West Indian0.1%(23)

Czech0.1%(21)

Dutch0.1%(20)

Jamaican0.1%(18)

Finnish0.1%(16)

Ethiopian0.1%(13)

Norwegian0%(10)

Nigerian0%(6)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

43.4%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 46.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.6%

−7.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

20.2%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

11.3 min

+20%vs 2000

vs 9.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married78.8%(7,192)

Married15.5%(1,413)

Widowed0.1%(9)

Divorced5.6%(515)

Women 15+

Never married79.1%(7,935)

Married12%(1,207)

Widowed3%(298)

Divorced5.9%(592)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.9%

−1.5 ptssince 2013

from 8.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.6%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 64.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

23.4%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 22.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

9.0%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 5.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

8.5%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 8.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.9%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

82.3%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 85.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

16.3%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 13.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)5.7%(13)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)3%(7)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era57%(131)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.5%(8)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 230 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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