Boone, North Carolina demographics

Boone, NC demographics: median age 21.3; 56.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Boone town, North Carolina · Incorporated town · GEOID 3707080. The survey estimates a population of 20,032 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Boone is 21.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.4 years. There are 5,975 households (±431). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	21.3 ±0.4	39.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,032
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	1,007 ±243	5.0% ±1.2 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	14,873 ±1,188	74.2% ±5.9 pp	22.9%	22.8%
35–64	2,747 ±464	13.7% ±2.3 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	1,405 ±331	7.0% ±1.7 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,032
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Male	9,656 ±559	48.2% ±2.8 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	10,376 ±564	51.8% ±2.8 pp	51.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,032
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
White alone	17,185 ±495	85.8% ±2.5 pp	61.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	930 ±354	4.6% ±1.8 pp	20.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	68 ±62 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	364 ±129	1.8% ±0.6 pp	3.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	323 ±177 · low precision	1.6% ±0.9 pp · low precision	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,162 ±434	5.8% ±2.2 pp	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,032
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,481 ±355	92.3% ±1.8 pp	88.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,551 ±353	7.7% ±1.8 pp	11.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,975
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,154 ±240	19.3% ±3.8 pp	47.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	69 ±66 · low precision	1.2% ±1.1 pp · low precision	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	394 ±153	6.6% ±2.5 pp	12.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,932 ±457	32.3% ±7.3 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	2,426 ±408	40.6% ±6.2 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,975
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	587 ±178	9.8% ±2.9 pp	29.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	5,388 ±480	90.2% ±4.7 pp	70.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,975
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,932 ±457	32.3% ±7.3 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,524 ±414	42.2% ±6.2 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	888 ±276	14.9% ±4.5 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	504 ±205	8.4% ±3.4 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	79 ±66 · low precision	1.3% ±1.1 pp · low precision	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	29 ±51 · low precision	0.5% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	19 ±39 · low precision	0.3% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,032
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Native	19,130 ±365	95.5% ±1.8 pp	90.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	902 ±363	4.5% ±1.8 pp	9.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 19,741
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
English only	18,409 ±430	93.3% ±2.1 pp	86.5%	77.7%
Spanish	800 ±256	4.1% ±1.3 pp	8.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	12 ±21 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	39 ±53 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	121 ±182 · low precision	0.6% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	101 ±74 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	78 ±73 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	46 ±66 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	18 ±32 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	5 ±11 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	25 ±34 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	57 ±47 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	30 ±37 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 5,542
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	316 ±241 · low precision	5.7% ±4.3 pp · low precision	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,078 ±345	19.5% ±5.8 pp	24.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	576 ±370 · low precision	10.4% ±6.6 pp · low precision	19.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	423 ±141	7.6% ±2.4 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,469 ±346	26.5% ±5.5 pp	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,680 ±426	30.3% ±6.9 pp	13.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 19,969
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Same house	10,251 ±804	51.3% ±4.0 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,457 ±753	12.3% ±3.8 pp	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	6,288 ±779	31.5% ±3.9 pp	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	973 ±291	4.9% ±1.5 pp	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

6.9% of Boone residents (±2.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.9% in North Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 87.5% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Boone	North Carolina	U.S.	Compared with North Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.9% ±2.5 pp	9.9%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	87.5% ±4.5 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	1.2% ±0.6 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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