Boone, NC
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Boone, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 33,059. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet BOONE-NC · Boone, NC 1 ZIPs · 33,059 pop · #22710/25278 · Watauga County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $46,639
- RANK-BOTTOM #22710/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Vilas
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-LOW 50% owners
- POP-SMALL 33,059
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-MID $378,600
Nearest income peer: Vilas, NC ( $3,536 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Boone
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Boone on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Vilas · lowest
Vilas · lowest
$43,103 median HH income
- Boone · this city
Boone · this city
$46,639 median HH income
- Zionville · near
Zionville · near
$54,402 median HH income
- Deep Gap · near
Deep Gap · near
$59,653 median HH income
- Sugar Grove · near
Sugar Grove · near
$65,246 median HH income
- Blowing Rock · highest
Blowing Rock · highest
$76,477 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Boone, NC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 10th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 33,059
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $46,639
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($46,639 average) · poverty 34.4%. The primary code (28607) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (50.2%) for this income tier, rent $1,152 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within North Carolina, Lewiston Woodville is the closest lower-income city and Warrenton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Boone.
Population concentration
Boone reads through its lone ZIP, 28607
33,059 ACS residents, one ZIP: 28607 is not the leading code inside Boone, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Dense ZBP book packed into Boone's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 1,184 establishments, 16,430 employees , annual payroll $744,426k (~36 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28607 (1,184 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (198) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .
ZIP Codes in Boone, NC
These ZIP codes sit in Watauga County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Boone. See the Watauga County roll-up →
Boone sits in the lower half of Watauga County on income: Banner Elk, Blowing Rock and Deep Gap report more, and only Vilas reports less. Banner Elk marks the far end of that range at $76,319, 64% above Boone.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28607 | 33,059 | $46,639 | 1,184 | 129 |
Boone roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Boone, .