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Boone, NC
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Living in Boone



Boone is a medium-sized town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 19,756 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Boone is the 52nd largest community in North Carolina.

Boone real estate is some of the most expensive in North Carolina, although Boone house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.90% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Boone is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Boone area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Boone maintain a good economy.

Boone, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.

Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.61 minutes getting to work every day.

For a small town, Boone has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Boone exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.

The education level of Boone ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Boone, 46.12% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Boone in 2018 was $15,722, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $62,888 for a family of four. However, Boone contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Boone also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 55.90% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Boone is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Boone home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Boone residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Boone include Irish, English, German, European, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Boone is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.