North Carolina · Census place 07080
Boone town, NC
Quick answer
Boone town has 19,534 residents, ranking #50 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $28,633, the median home is worth $373,600 and median gross rent runs $1,080 a month.
- Population
- 19,534Boone town residents
- Median household income
- $28,633Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $373,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,080Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 21.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 23.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Boone town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Boone town median would spend about 45.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 13.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 52.1% of residents and 23.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Carrboro town 21,170
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- Mebane city 18,899
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