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Watauga County

Population in July 2008: 13,945. Population change since 2000: +3.5%
 

Males: 6,817  (48.9%)
Females: 7,128  (51.1%)

Median resident age:  21.4 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 28607, 28608.

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Estimated median household income in 2007: $22,549 (it was $20,541 in 2000)
Boone:  $22,549
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $14,302
Boone:  $14,302
North Carolina:  $24,307

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $192,812 (it was $133,200 in 2000)
Boone:  $192,812
North Carolina:  $145,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $242,819; Detached houses: $264,285; Townhouses or other attached units: $164,893; In 2-unit structures: $200,590; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $142,646; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $116,410; Mobile homes: $37,944
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Races in Boone:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.9%)
  • Black (3.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Boone: 102.6 (near average, U.S. average is 100)


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Ancestries: German (15.0%), English (12.3%), Irish (9.4%), United States (8.0%), Scotch-Irish (7.7%), Scottish (5.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 3266 feet

Land area: 5.84 square miles.

Population density: 2388 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Boone

  • High school or higher: 86.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 23.3%
  • Unemployed: 19.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 12.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Boone town

  • Never married: 66.4%
  • Now married: 25.2%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 3.3%
  • Divorced: 4.2%

293 residents are foreign born (1.0% Asia, 0.7% Europe, 0.3% Latin America).

This town:  2.2%
North Carolina:  5.3%


According to our research there were 17 registered sex offenders living in Boone, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Boone to the number of sex offenders is 820 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Boone:  0.6% ($820)
North Carolina:  0.9% ($826)
Boone satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Johnson City, TN (40.2 miles , pop. 55,469).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (83.9 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (441.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Blowing Rock, NC (2.4 miles ), Seven Devils, NC (3.0 miles) , Banner Elk, NC (3.4 miles ), Beech Mountain, NC (3.5 miles ), Sugar Mountain, NC (3.5 miles ), Grandfather, NC (3.6 miles) , West Jefferson, NC (4.0 miles ), Neva, TN (4.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 17 buildings, average cost: $128,700
  • 1997: 18 buildings, average cost: $85,300
  • 1998: 24 buildings, average cost: $121,100
  • 1999: 22 buildings, average cost: $156,800
  • 2000: 24 buildings, average cost: $181,600
  • 2001: 19 buildings, average cost: $164,100
  • 2002: 16 buildings, average cost: $165,300
  • 2003: 13 buildings, average cost: $163,500
  • 2004: 16 buildings, average cost: $177,900
  • 2005: 27 buildings, average cost: $171,300
  • 2006: 50 buildings, average cost: $241,900
  • 2007: 37 buildings, average cost: $237,300
  • 2008: 28 buildings, average cost: $264,200

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Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 36.21 N, Longitude: 81.67 W


Nickname or alias (official or unofficial): Firefly Capital of the World

Daytime population change due to commuting: +8,104 (+60.2%)
Workers who live and work in this town: 4,103 (70.0%)

Area code: 828

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Population change in the 1990s: +398 (+3.0%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (25%)
  • Educational services (21%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Construction (4%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (33%)
  • Accommodation and food services (19%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Postsecondary teachers (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Waiters and waitresses (12%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)



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Crime in Boone by Year

Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Murders 000000100
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.07.40.00.0
Rapes 424223452
    per 100,000 29.013.829.214.415.022.529.637.215.1
Robberies 154343244
    per 100,000 7.334.629.221.529.922.514.829.730.1
Assaults 211121121914111915
    per 100,000 152.376.1153.386.2142.1105.081.4141.2112.9
Burglaries 1177767577349875869
    per 100,000 848.6532.5489.0409.3546.1367.4644.1431.1519.5
Thefts 483559418404359313327330375
    per 100,000 3503.03865.63050.92901.32685.72347.02421.02452.62823.2
Auto thefts 231921202117151714
    per 100,000 166.8131.4153.3143.6157.1127.5111.1126.3105.4
Arson 000212000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.014.47.515.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 268.7239.1231.3191.4207.6175.5210.0205.3201.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 42 (35 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.51
US city average:  3.00

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Boone-area historical tornado activity is below North Carolina state average. It is 38% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/7/1998, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.6 miles away from the Boone town center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 tornado 39.3 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 52 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Boone-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 82% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 67.6 miles away from Boone center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 69.8 miles away from the city center
On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 69.3 miles away from the city center
On 10/26/1995 at 00:37:28, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 99.4 miles away from Boone center
On 4/19/1996 at 08:50:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 91.9 miles away from the city center
On 3/11/1995 at 08:15:52, a magnitude 3.8 (3.7 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 96.4 miles away from Boone center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Boone topographic map

Birthplace of: Nathan Winkler - College basketball player (The Citadel Bulldogs).


Hospital/medical center in Boone:
  • WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER (PO BOX 2600)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Boone:
  • BLOWING ROCK HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; BLOWING ROCK, NC)
  • CANNON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; LINVILLE, NC)
  • JOHNSON COUNTY HEALTH CENTER (about 19 miles; MOUNTAIN CITY, TN)

Political contributions by individuals in Boone, NC

Airports and Heliports located in Boone: See detailed data for Airports and Heliports located in Boone, NC

College/University in Boone:
  • APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 12,245; Public; Website: www.appstate.edu/; Offers Doctor's degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Boone:
  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
  • NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,729)
  • EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
  • SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
  • ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,728)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 66 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,759)
  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,563)
Public high school in Boone:
  • Watauga High (Location: 400 High School Dr; Grades: 9 - 12)
Private high schools in Boone:
  • ANDERLEY ACADEMY (Students: 43; Location: 192 ROGERS DRIVE; Grades: KG - 12)
  • IDEAL GIRLS SCHOOL AT HEAVENLY (Students: 14; Location: PO BOX 2808; Grades: 9 - 12; Girls only)
Public elementary/middle schools in Boone:
Private elementary/middle schools in Boone:
  • APPALACHIAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 97; Location: PO BOX 1369; Grades: KG - 8)
  • MOUNTAIN PATHWAYS SCHOOL (Students: 44; Location: 453 HOWARDS CREEK RD; Grades: PK - 6)
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Notable locations in Boone: Daniel Boone Theater (A), Boone Golf Course (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Southgate Shopping Center (1), Boone Mall (2), Boone Heights Shopping Center (3), Watauga Village Shopping Center (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Boone: Greenway Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Winkler Cemetery (1), Hartley Cemetery (2), Mount Lawn Cemetery (3), Edmisten Cemetery (4), Hayes Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: East Fork South Fork New River (A), Boone Creek (B), Middle Fork South Fork New River (C), Hodges Creek (D), Winkler Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Boone include: Junaluska City Park (1), Conrad Stadium (2), Watauga County Industrial Fields Complex (3), Boone Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Fun 'n' Wheels Inc (Amusement & Theme Parks; 2788 Highway 105), Boone Bowling Center (Amusement & Theme Parks; 261 Boone Heights Drive), High Country Host (1700 Blowing Rock Road), Boone Convention & Visitors Bureau (208 Howard Street), Count Charles Christopher Adkins- Esq. (Tours & Charters; 247 Hardin Street).

Hotels: Appalachian Inkeepers & Janitorial Supply (3241 Nc Highway 105 South), Green's Motel (1377 Blowing Rock Road), Castle Hotel (205 Sampson Road), Fairfield Inn & Suites (2060 Blowing Rock Road), Best Western Blue Ridge Plaza (840 East King Street), Comfort Suites (1184 Highway 105), Comfort Suites Boone (1184 Sr 105), Hampton Inn Boone (1075 Highway 105), Elk Motel (2588 USHighway 321 South).

Court: North Carolina State Government - Judicial Branch of State Government- Clerk of Superior C (842 West King Street).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Boone and their reported violations in the past:

BOONE, TOWN OF (Population served: 16406, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2003 and JUN-2003, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-21-2003), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-10-2003), St Public Notif received (MAR-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (APR-06-2004)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2003 and JUN-2003, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-21-2003), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-10-2003), St Public Notif received (MAR-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (APR-06-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2002 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-18-2002), St Public Notif requested (OCT-18-2002)
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIV WTP (Address: 265 DALE STREET, Population served: 11150, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2002 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-18-2002), St Public Notif requested (OCT-18-2002)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2002 and MAR-2002, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-22-2002), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-06-2002), St Public Notif received (JUN-23-2003), St Compliance achieved (APR-05-2004)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2002 and MAR-2002, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-15-2002), St Public Notif requested (SEP-11-2002), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-17-2002), St Public Notif received (JUN-23-2003)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and DEC-10-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-26-2001), St Public Notif requested (NOV-26-2001), St Compliance achieved (DEC-10-2001)
  • 27 regular monitoring violations
BRADFORD PARK (Population served: 380, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JUL-1994 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-29-1995), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-29-1995)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-02-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2003 and SEP-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-18-2003), St Public Notif requested (SEP-18-2003), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2003)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2001 and DEC-13-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-03-2001), St Public Notif requested (DEC-03-2001), St Compliance achieved (DEC-13-2001)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and NOV-30-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-30-1999)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and MAR-24-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-24-1994)
  • One regular monitoring violation
KOA-CAMPGROUND (Population served: 352, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between SEP-23-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-30-2001), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-12-2001), St Compliance achieved (FEB-28-2002)
FLINTLOCK CAMPGROUND (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-22-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 3 regular monitoring violations
GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN CAMPGRD (Population served: 95, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-26-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-22-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between JAN-09-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 4 regular monitoring violations
HONEYBEAR CAMPGROUND-SECT B/C (Population served: 62, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
HONEYBEAR CAMPGROUND SECT A (Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Boone that have no violations reported:
  • HEBRON COLONY (Population served: 36, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • OAK GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • GRANDFATHER BUSINESS CENTER (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • HEAVENLY MTN RESORT-INN (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This town:  2.0 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  28.3%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.0%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  37.0%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  24.3%
Whole state:  5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Boone, NC


People in group quarters in Boone
  • 4683 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 100 people in nursing homes
  • 29 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 22 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 8 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 6 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms


Boone compared to North Carolina state average:

Boone, North Carolina environmental map by EPA

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Banks with most branches in Boone (2009 data):
  • Yadkin Valley Bank and Trust Company: Foscoe Branch, Shadowline Branch, High Country Bank Branch, Downtown Boone Branch. Info updated 2008-04-21: Bank assets: $1,524.8 mil, Deposits: $1,155.8 mil, headquarters in Elkin, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 31 total offices, Holding Company: Yadkin Valley Financial Corporation
  • RBC Bank (USA): Boone Branch at 671 West King Street, branch established on 1921-01-01; Mall Branch at 1168 Blowing Rock Road, branch established on 1992-08-03. Info updated 2008-12-08: Bank assets: $31,335.9 mil, Deposits: $22,003.4 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 441 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Canada
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company: Highway 105 Branch at 2458 Highway 105, branch established on 1997-06-16; Boone Main Branch at 971 Blowing Rock Road, branch established on 1987-09-24. Info updated 2008-12-12: Bank assets: $147,483.6 mil, Deposits: $98,507.9 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1514 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
  • Communityone Bank, National Association: Northwestern Bk., A Div. Of Cattawa Valley Bk. Branch at 325 Leola Street, branch established on 2002-01-02. Info updated 2007-12-11: Bank assets: $2,099.2 mil, Deposits: $1,518.5 mil, headquarters in Asheboro, NC, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 45 total offices, Holding Company: Fnb United Corp.
  • Great State Bank: Boone Branch at 206 Southgate Drive, branch established on 2009-03-13. Info updated 2009-02-03: Bank assets: $24.3 mil, Deposits: $15.1 mil, headquarters in Wilkesboro, NC, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices
  • First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company: Boone Branch at Blowing Rock Road & Shadowline Drive, branch established on 1973-07-18. Info updated 2009-01-06: Bank assets: $13,862.8 mil, Deposits: $11,768.4 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 343 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancshares, Inc.
  • Bank of America, National Association: Boone Main Branch at 1800 Blowing Rock Road, branch established on 1970-09-28. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: Southside Branch at 958 Blowing Rock Road, branch established on 1968-08-26. Info updated 2008-06-19: Bank assets: $635,476.0 mil, Deposits: $424,599.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, negative income in the last year, 3343 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
  • 4 other banks with 4 local branches

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Boone, North Carolina
  • Hampton Inn Boone, 1075 Hwy 105, Boone, NC 28607, Phone: (828) 264-0077, Fax: (828) 264-4600
  • Super 8 Motel, 2419 Hwy 105 S, Boone, NC 28607, Phone: (828) 264-4133, Fax: (828) 262-0101
  • Holiday Inn Of Boone, 710 Blowing Rock Rd, Boone, NC 28607, Phone: (828) 264-2451
  • High Country Inn, 1785 Hwy 105, Boone, NC 28607, Phone: (828) 264-1000, Fax: (828) 262-0073
  • The Homecoming Lodge, 5335 NC Hwy 194 N, Boone, NC 28607, Phone: (828) 264-8413
  • Holiday Inn Express, 1943 Blowing Rock Rd, Boone, NC 28607, Phone: (828) 264-2451, Fax: (828) 265-3861
  • Quality Inn Appalachian Conference CTR, 949 Blowing Rock Rd, Boone, NC 28607, Phone: (828) 262-0020, Fax: (828) 262-9818
  • Comfort Suites, 1184 Hwy 105, Boone, NC 28607, Phone: (828) 268-0099, Fax: (828) 268-0023
  • 4 other hotels and motels
All 12 fire-safe hotels and motels in Boone, North Carolina


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Boone mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Watauga County North Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (66%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
  • Utility gas (1%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religion statistics for Boone

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaEpiscopal ChurchCatholic Church
Adherents58.6%10.6%6.2%5.5%5.4%
Congregations48.8%12.8%3.5%3.5%2.3%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Christian Churches and Churches of ChristChristian and Missionary AllianceChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsOther religions
Adherents4.0%2.3%2.0%1.2%4.2%
Congregations3.5%2.3%1.2%1.2%20.9%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 7$21,620$37,0630$0
Other Government Administration 21$63,068$36,0390$0
Police Protection - Officers 35$137,689$47,2080$0
Police - Other 8$22,282$33,4231$1,129
Firefighters 14$51,608$44,2350$0
Fire - Other 1$2,768$33,2160$0
Streets and Highways 11$31,049$33,8720$0
Solid Waste Management 1$3,677$44,1240$0
Sewerage 21$55,607$31,7750$0
Water Supply 17$45,292$31,9710$0
Other and Unallocable 30$99,386$39,7540$0
Totals for Government 166$534,046$38,6061$1,129



Boone government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $2,826,000
    All Other: $310,000
    Parking Facilities: $239,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $62,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,111,000
    Liquor Stores: $1,932,000
    Sewerage: $1,813,000
    General - Other: $1,158,000
    Regular Highways: $1,136,000
    Water Utilities: $777,000
    Central Staff Services: $676,000
    Fire Protection: $571,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $439,000
    Financial Administration: $274,000
    Solid Waste Management: $210,000
    General Public Buildings: $183,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $75,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $397,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Libraries: $15,000
    Health: $11,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General: $17,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $2,543,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,332,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $11,554,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $950,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $62,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $10,736,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $757,000
    Water Utilities: $382,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $236,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $205,000
    Rents: $27,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $225,000
    Police Protection: $190,000
    Fire Protection: $83,000
    General - Other: $38,000
    Financial Administration: $30,000
    Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $25,000
    General Public Building: $13,000
    Regular Highways: $12,000
    Central Staff: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $9,134,000
  • Revenue - Liquor Stores: $2,269,000
    Water Utilities: $1,211,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $932,000
    Highways: $411,000
    All Other: $9,000
  • Tax - Property: $3,001,000
    NEC: $231,000
    Other Selective Sales: $186,000
    Total General Sales: $26,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $3,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $4,137,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $80,000

10.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,089 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.63%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($186 average AGI)
Watauga County:  0.12%
North Carolina average:  0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Avery County, NC  0.53% ($30,113 average AGI)
from Ashe County, NC  0.50% ($26,044)
from Mecklenburg County, NC  0.49% ($46,106)


10.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,909 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.74%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

0.16% of residents moved to foreign countries ($206 average AGI)
Watauga County:  0.16%
North Carolina average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Mecklenburg County, NC  0.83% ($22,839 average AGI)
to Ashe County, NC  0.56% ($34,293)
to Wake County, NC  0.54% ($25,233)


Strongest AM radio stations in Boone:
  • WXIT (1200 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLOWING ROCK, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WATA (1450 AM; 1 kW; BOONE, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
  • WKSK (580 AM; 5 kW; W.JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: CADDELL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WKGX (1080 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WCIS (760 AM; daytime; 4 kW; MORGANTON, NC; Owner: W.F.M. INCORPORATED)
  • WPWT (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Boone:
  • W225AA (92.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • W285DG (104.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
  • WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WASU-FM (90.5 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WMMY (106.1 FM; JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: 106.1, INC.)
  • WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
  • WETS-FM (89.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WCQR-FM (88.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WXBQ-FM (96.9 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WPJO (99.3 FM; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • W214AP (90.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • W215AZ (90.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W298AJ (107.5 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKVS (103.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • W267AN (101.3 FM; WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC.)
  • W232AV (94.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: DAVID TORRES)
  • W218BW (91.5 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Boone:
  • W65DT (Channel 65; BOONE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WLNN-LP (Channel 24; BOONE, NC; Owner: SOUND MEDIA INC.)
  • W59AK (Channel 59; ZIONVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WUNE-TV (Channel 17; LINVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WCYB-TV (Channel 5; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: APPALACHIAN BROADCASTING CORP.)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)


See more detailed statistics of Boone fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 16
Total length: 24 meters (79ft)
Total costs: $387,000
Total average daily traffic: 107,050
Total average daily truck traffic: 10,652
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 210,300

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • 1920-1929: 1
  • 1930-1939: 0
  • 1940-1949: 1
  • 1950-1959: 0
  • 1960-1969: 3
  • 1970-1979: 6
  • 1980-1989: 0
  • 1990-1999: 2
  • 2000-2009: 3
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Boone, NC

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 4
  • Rich Mountain Cell Site: 1.1 Km Nw Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 30 m, Overall height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: KNKN881
    880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz... (+8 more)
    Grant Date: 08/28/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011
    Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, 1650 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8665, Fax: (703) 584-8695, Email:
  • Hebron Colony, 8.0 Km Southwest Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 29 m, Overall height: 31 m, Call Sign: KNKN881
    880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz... (+8 more)
    Grant Date: 08/28/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011
    Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, 1650 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8665, Fax: (703) 584-8695, Email:
  • 321 East King Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 14.5 m, Overall height: 16.5 m, Call Sign: KNKN881
    835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/28/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011
    Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, 1650 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8665, Fax: (703) 584-8695, Email:
  • Hampton Inn - Boone, 1075 Highway 105, Type: Building, Structure height: 21 m, Overall height: 22 m, Call Sign: KNKN881
    880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz... (+8 more)
    Grant Date: 08/28/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011
    Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, 1650 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8665, Fax: (703) 584-8695, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3
  • Donald W Curtis, 1311 Poplar Grove Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 129 m, Overall height: 130 m
    Registrant: High Country Adventures, LLC, 3012 Highwoods Blvd., Suite 201, Raleigh, NC 27604, Phone: (919) 790-9392
  • Janis E Merritts, Rainbow Trail, Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.6 m, Overall height: 33.8 m, , Licensee ID: L00132131
    Registrant: Pinnacle Towers LLC, 301 North Cattlemen Road, Suite 300, Sarasota, FL 34232, Phone: (941) 364-8886, Email:
  • Stephanie I Jones, 350 Watauga Drive, Type: Tower, Structure height: 0.5 m, Overall height: 30.5 m
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Boone, NC)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 38 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 16 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 81 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Boone)

FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 1 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Boone)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 46 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 113
  • Hazardous Condition: 90
  • Service Call: 4
  • Good Intent Call: 19

Incident types - Boone


See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Boone, NC

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