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.

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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.

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.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

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 .

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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, .