Boone is a medium-sized town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 20,080 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Boone is the 52nd largest community in North Carolina.

Boone home prices are not only among the most expensive in North Carolina, but Boone real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Boone has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Boone telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.08% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 also a major college town with a large number of people who are 18 years or older and attending college. As is often the case in college towns, the many students that live in Boone have a strong influence on the local culture and entertainment scene, which may seem dormant by comparison in the summer months when much of the student population is away. In the fall, the return of students has a reinvigorating effect on the community. Because colleges are lasting institutions, they have a stabilizing effect on the economy by providing direct local benefits such as jobs for faculty and staff and spending by students. Boone’s economy is one such example of this.

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 15.97 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.

Boone has a lot of people who ride the bus to and from work. In fact, for its size, Boone has quite a high level of public transit users. Boone’s need for inexpensive transportation options for its citizens is quite high.

If knowledge is power, Boone is a pretty powerful place. 56.82% 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 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Boone in 2022 was $17,773, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $71,092 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 51.21% 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 English, Irish, German, European, and Italian.

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