In 2023, Boone High Country--Watauga, Ashe, Yancey, Avery & Mitchell Counties PUMA, NC had a population of 133k people with a median age of 42.4 and a median household income of $53,120. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Boone High Country--Watauga, Ashe, Yancey, Avery & Mitchell Counties PUMA, NC grew from 132,505 to 132,730, a 0.17% increase and its median household income grew from $51,321 to $53,120, a 3.51% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Boone High Country--Watauga, Ashe, Yancey, Avery & Mitchell Counties PUMA, NC are White (Non-Hispanic) (89.7%), Two+ (Hispanic) (2.27%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.79%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.6%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.59%).
5.42% of the households in Boone High Country--Watauga, Ashe, Yancey, Avery & Mitchell Counties PUMA, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
97.8% of the residents in Boone High Country--Watauga, Ashe, Yancey, Avery & Mitchell Counties PUMA, NC are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Boone High Country--Watauga, Ashe, Yancey, Avery & Mitchell Counties PUMA, NC are Appalachian State University (5,388 degrees awarded in 2022), Lees-McRae College (233 degrees), and Mayland Community College (177 degrees).
In 2023, the median property value in Boone High Country--Watauga, Ashe, Yancey, Avery & Mitchell Counties PUMA, NC was $249,000, and the homeownership rate was 71.6%.
Most people in Boone High Country--Watauga, Ashe, Yancey, Avery & Mitchell Counties PUMA, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Boone High Country--Watauga, Ashe, Yancey, Avery & Mitchell Counties PUMA, NC was 2 cars per household.
Boone High Country--Watauga, Ashe, Yancey, Avery & Mitchell Counties PUMA, NC borders Mount Rogers Planning District Commission PUMA, VA, Wilkesboro High Country--Surry, Wilkes & Alleghany Counties PUMA, NC, Caldwell & Alexander Counties PUMA, NC, Burke & McDowell Counties PUMA, NC, Buncombe County (Northwest) PUMA, NC, Haywood, Madison, Swain, Graham & Jackson (North) Counties PUMA, NC, and Washington (South) & Carter Counties--Elizabethton city PUMA, TN.