COMPARING TWO PLACES
Spruce Pine vs Boone
PLACE A
Spruce Pine, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Boone, Colorado
Spruce Pine is 38% smaller than Boone. Spruce Pine earns more, with a median household income $20,185 higher. Spruce Pine has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -10%).
SPRUCE PINEBOONEDIFFERENCE
Total population189305−38% vs Boone
Population density204805−601
Population growth-3.2%-10.0%+6.9 pts
Median age22.857.5−34.7
Male36.0%48.1%−12.1 pts
Female64.0%51.9%+12.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.0%Even
White, non-Hispanic72.5%56.1%+16.4 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.0%43.9%−43.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other27.5%0.0%+27.5 pts
Median household income$97,978$77,793+$20,185
Per capita income$26,668$36,994−$10,326
Poverty rate11.6%18.7%−7.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.1830.340−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%12.7%−12.7 pts
Graduate degree0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%0.0%Even
Labor force participation61.1%29.9%+31.2 pts
Median home value$72,200$45,200+$27,000
Median gross rent–$1,250–
Owner-occupied55.8%82.2%−26.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate33.0%31.4%+1.6 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%25.0%−25.0 pts
Average commute19.929.7−9.8
Worked from home0.0%6.9%−6.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.8%7.6%−1.8 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024