Banner Elk, North Carolina - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,445
Male Share of the Population	36.5%
Female Share of the Population	63.5%
Senior Citizens	10.7%
Employed Population 16+	553
Age of the Population	21

Families

% of people married	20.7%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	20.6%
Median Earnings25+	$37,500
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$22,143

Wealth

Median Family Income	$71,528
% Above Poverty Level	80.2%
% Below Poverty Level	19.8%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	15 minutes
% Working from Home	2.2%
% Walking and Biking to Work	24.6%
% Using Public Transportation	2.4%

Housing

People Living Alone	22.1%
Median Gross Rent	$741
Median House Value	$290,500

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	22.1%
German	17.2%
Italian	14.1%
Scottish	9.6%
English	8%
Irish	7.2%
French Except Basque	3.8%
African	1.6%
Slovak	1.5%
Norwegian	1.5%
Welsh	1.4%
Polish	1.3%
Brazilian	1.1%
West Indian	0.8%
Haitian	0.7%
Portuguese	0.6%
South African	0.5%
Austrian	0.3%
Russian	0.2%
Swedish	0.1%
Swiss	0.1%
Somali	0.1%
Lithuanian	0.1%
Danishn	0.1%
Albanian	0.1%
Dutch	0.1%
Estonian	0.1%
Canadian	0.1%
Hungarian	0.1%
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Banner Elk Almanac

Category	Value
County	Watauga County
Standard Zip Codes	28604
P.O. Box Zip Codes	28691
Phone Area Codes	828
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	36.16
Approximate Longitude	-81.87

Banner Elk Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	BANNER ELK
Distance	0.7 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 41 F
Apr Temp	36 to 59 F
Jul Temp	57 to 77 F
Oct Temp	38 to 62 F
Annual Precip	49.6 inches

Station	GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN
Distance	3.9 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 34 F
Apr Temp	36 to 51 F
Jul Temp	57 to 69 F
Oct Temp	40 to 54 F
Annual Precip	62.7 inches

Station	BOONE 1 SE
Distance	12.9 miles
Jan Temp	20 to 39 F
Apr Temp	38 to 59 F
Jul Temp	59 to 76 F
Oct Temp	38 to 62 F
Annual Precip	51.5 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Beech Mountain	581	$78,194
Blowing Rock	1,202	$84,659
Crossnore	174	$68,750
Elk Park	725	$32,798
Newland	856	$58,750
Seven Devils	304	$80,000

Banner Elk Public Schools

Banner Elk Elementary
155 Orchard Lane
ZIP: 28604
(828) 737-5700
Primary
Total Enrollment 173

Grandfather Academy
158 Grandfather Home Drive
ZIP: 28604
(828) 897-4581
Other
Total Enrollment 23

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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