ZIP 28607 · Boone
Who lives in ZIP code 28607 (Boone, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Boone, NC · Watauga County
uszips 2026
People35,679
Median age23.2
Household income$46,639
Home value$374,284
Median rent$1,152/mo
Poverty34.4%
College degree+54.4%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Boone, NC (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 135 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 12,583
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.0% are 65 or older; 90.4% are adults.
Household income
24.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $17,880.
Education (adults 25+)
37.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 29.9%
- Never married
- 59.5%
- Divorced
- 7.5%
- Widowed
- 3.1%
- Family size
- 2.76
- Dual-income families
- 49.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 50.2%
- Rent burden
- 54.7%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.3%
- Unemployment
- 10.0%
- Self-employed
- 17.0%
- Farmers
- 1.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 23.8%
- Veterans
- 3.1%
- With a disability
- 11.9%
- No health insurance
- 9.3%
- Limited English
- 1.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.