Population 52,372
State North Carolina
Current Time
Area 312.56 mi²
Zip Codes 28607, 28608
Per capita income $21,456

Cities in Watauga County

Boone

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 95.3 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 1.1 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 28.8 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$795,216
Total number of firms, 2007 5,893
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.4 %
Population, 2013 estimate 52,372
Households, 2008-2012 20,977
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 2.5 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 4,546
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $21,456
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 4.7 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 2.8 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 16,431
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 18.6 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 1.9 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 21.7 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 312.56 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 51,079
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $233,500
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$129,842
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 1,572
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 3.5 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $34,848
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 13.4 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$131,419
Female persons, percent, 2013 50.0 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 3,122
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 89.3 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 3.5 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 3.5 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.16
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 13.7 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 38.4 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 70.3 %
Population, 2010 51,079
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 26.3 %
Population per square mile, 2010 163.4
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 92.2 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 55.1 %
Housing units, 2013 32,628
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $17,836
Building permits, 2012 320
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.3 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$169,263
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %