Municipality Profile for Boone

Population
Population 199012,915
Population 200013,472
Population 200613,328
Percent White94.0%
Percent Black3.4%
Percent American Indian0.3%
Percent Asian1.2%
Percent Hispanic1.6%
Percent 0-175.8%
Percent 18-4478.0%
Percent 45-649.1%
Percent 65 and over7.1%
Median Age21.4
Income and Poverty
Median Household Income 2000$20,541
Per Capita Income 2000$12,256
Population in Poverty 20003,199
Poverty Rate 200037.0%
Children in Poverty58
Child Poverty Rate7.8%
Housing
Home-ownership Rate29.5%
Percent of Housing Built Before 19396.0%
Percent of Housing Built Between 1939-197956.9%
Percent of Housing Built Between 1980-200037.1%
Percent Mobile Homes4.5%
Education
Percent with Less Than High School Education13.7%
Percent with High School Diploma17.7%
Percent that have Attended College15.2%
Percent with Associates Degree7.0%
Percent with Bachelor's Degree or Higher46.5%
Other
Rural or Urban RegionRural
Geographic RegionMountain
Ability to Pay4
CountyWatauga

Updated on January 22, 2008
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