Boone is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 13,447 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Boone is the 72nd largest community in North Carolina.

Boone is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 92.20% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Boone is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Boone who work in food service (18.40%), office and administrative support jobs (16.76%), and sales jobs (14.74%).

Boone is a small town with a large college student population. Because of this, there is a real youthful, hip vibe to the place, and much of the life in the town is centered on the college. This has helped Boone to buck the trend of other small towns that have suffered declining populations over the past 20 to 30 years. Spending by students, and faculty and staff jobs, are a big part of the local economy.

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

One of the benefits of Boone is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 12.63 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Being a small town, Boone does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Boone Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Boone is a pretty powerful place. 46.46% of the adults in Boone have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Boone in 2000 was $12,256, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $49,024 for a family of four.

The people who call Boone home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Boone is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Boone include German, English, Scotch-Irish, Irish, Scottish, Italian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Boone is English. Some people also speak Spanish.