COMPARING TWO PLACES
Beech Mountain vs Boone
PLACE A
Beech Mountain, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Boone, Colorado
Beech Mountain is 116% larger than Boone. Beech Mountain earns more, with a median household income $13,062 higher. Beech Mountain has grown faster since 2000 (111% vs -10%).
BEECH MOUNTAINBOONEDIFFERENCE
Total population659305+116% vs Boone
Population density102805−703
Population growth110.9%-10.0%+121.0 pts
Median age61.757.5+4.2
Male51.7%48.1%+3.6 pts
Female48.3%51.9%−3.6 pts
Foreign-born3.3%0.0%+3.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.0%56.1%+36.9 pts
Black0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.3%43.9%−41.6 pts
Asian1.4%0.0%+1.4 pts
Other3.0%0.0%+3.0 pts
Median household income$90,855$77,793+$13,062
Per capita income$82,320$36,994+$45,326
Poverty rate6.4%18.7%−12.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5530.340+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher53.4%12.7%+40.6 pts
Graduate degree26.6%3.2%+23.4 pts
Unemployment rate8.3%0.0%+8.3 pts
Labor force participation46.7%29.9%+16.9 pts
Median home value$443,500$45,200+$398,300
Median gross rent$1,137$1,250−$113
Owner-occupied89.3%82.2%+7.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate78.7%31.4%+47.2 pts
Rent-burdened households10.9%25.0%−14.1 pts
Average commute27.129.7−2.6
Worked from home30.2%6.9%+23.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.2%7.6%+2.6 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025