Total Population | 581 |
Male Share of the Population | 46.6% |
Female Share of the Population | 53.4% |
Senior Citizens | 42.5% |
Employed Population 16+ | 221 |
Age of the Population | 63 |
% of people married | 72.3% |
Average household size | 2 |
Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher | 42% |
Median Earnings25+ | $36,705 |
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification | $51,250 |
Median Earnings With High School Degree | $32,500 |
Median Family Income | $78,194 |
% Above Poverty Level | 89.8% |
% Below Poverty Level | 10.2% |
Average Commute Time | 40 minutes |
% Working from Home | 12.2% |
% Walking and Biking to Work | 0.9% |
% Using Public Transportation | % |
People Living Alone | 22% |
Median Gross Rent | $1,229 |
Median House Value | $248,800 |
German | 18.2% |
English | 17.9% |
Irish | 16.7% |
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American) | 12% |
Scottish | 5.2% |
Italian | 3.6% |
Polish | 2.8% |
Portuguese | 2.1% |
Welsh | 1.5% |
Russian | 1.4% |
Swedish | 1.4% |
Hungarian | 1% |
Dutch | 1% |
French Except Basque | 1% |
US/American | 0.7% |
Austrian | 0.7% |
Greek | 0.5% |
Romanian | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 0.5% |
Danishn | 0.5% |
Australian | 0.3% |
Iranian | 0.3% |
Canadian | 0.2% |
Slovak | 0.2% |
Belgian | 0.2% |
Lithuanian | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 0.2% |
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Category | Value |
County | Watauga County |
Standard Zip Codes | 28604 |
Phone Area Codes | 828 |
Time Zone | America/New_York |
Approximate Latitude | 36.16 |
Approximate Longitude | -81.87 |
Nearest Weather Stations
Notes:
Station | BANNER ELK |
Distance | 3.1 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 | 7.2 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 | 13.4 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 |
Location | Population | Median Family Income |
Banner Elk | 1,445 | $71,528 |
Blowing Rock | 1,202 | $84,659 |
Boone | 18,795 | $55,924 |
Elk Park | 725 | $32,798 |
Newland | 856 | $58,750 |
Seven Devils | 304 | $80,000 |
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