Compare ZIP Code 28607 vs Watauga County, NC vs North Carolina (NC) vs United States
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28607 – Boone, NC ZIP Code |
Watauga County, NC County |
North Carolina (NC) State |
United States Country |
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| Overview | ||||
| Total population | 35,679 | 55,123 | 10,730,404 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,152 | $1,127 | $1,228 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1988 | 1988 | 1991 | 1980 |
| Household income | $46,639 | $51,693 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $29,503 | $34,167 | $41,385 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 34.4% | 25.5% | 13.0% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 3.5% | 3.6% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 65.5% | 58.7% | 44.7% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | ||||
| Total population | 35,679 | 55,123 | 10,730,404 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 16,556 | 31,109 | 7,380,330 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 12,583 | 21,198 | 4,282,345 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | ||||
| Household income | $46,639 | $51,693 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $29,503 | $34,167 | $41,385 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 34.4% | 25.5% | 13.0% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 3.5% | 3.6% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 65.5% | 58.7% | 44.7% | 47.6% |
| Housing | ||||
| Rent | $1,152 | $1,127 | $1,228 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1988 | 1988 | 1991 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 49.8% | 37.9% | 33.4% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 50.2% | 62.1% | 66.6% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 87.8% | 89.8% | 61.8% | 61% |
| Black | 2.9% | 2% | 20.3% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 1.1% | 0.9% | 3.3% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 6.7% | 5.6% | 8.3% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 7.1% | 6.2% | 11.3% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 92.9% | 93.8% | 88.7% | 80.7% |
| Commute | ||||
| Commute rate | 90.5% | 89.6% | 83.7% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 18.0 min | 21.0 min | 25.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 9.5% | 10.4% | 16.3% | 15.1% |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 18.2% | 22.2% | 27.2% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 18.6% | 20.8% | 24.8% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 8.8% | 8.9% | 12.3% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 54.4% | 48.1% | 35.7% | 35.7% |