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Boone, NC vs Mountain Home, AR

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- Mountain Home is 0% more densely populated than Boone.
- People are 259.0% more likely to be married in Mountain Home.
- The Median Age is 22.2 years older in Mountain Home.
 Boone, NCMountain Home, ARUnited States
 Population  Unlock12,722329,725,481
 Female Population54.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.138.4
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 Population - 201017,094  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock11,012285,036,114
 Population - 199012,915  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock14.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now54.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,068.993.4
 Land Area6.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Boone, NCMountain Home, ARUnited States
 Age 0 to 41.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2044.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 348.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 544.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 841.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Boone, NCMountain Home, ARUnited States
 White87.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.5%12.2%
 Asian1.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Boone, NCMountain Home, ARUnited States
 Married Population14.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.7%50.2%
 Never Married79.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.9%10.8%
 Widowed2.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.092.60
 Households5,304  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,96780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,997  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Boone    15 Reviews

Not sure where they got the rents from. Maybe not updated as there is nowhere to rent in Boone. Unless a student and they are paying $1000+ for 1 bedroom/bath shared  More

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Over 11 years ago

Boone and the High Country's climate is unique to North Carolina and the Southeast. It's cool summers and snowy winters are much more comparable to places much farther  More

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The area is beautiful - living in the Blue Ridge Mountains is gorgeous. But .. the views don't pay the bills. Housing is overpriced. You are better off living  More

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Reviews for Mountain Home    14 Reviews

As for the haters- ANYONE should know something about ANY area before they jump in- if you do not do your research and purposely spend some time in any area before  More

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I lived in Mountain Home in the 60s ,70s, and part of the 80s. The biggest mistake I ever made was leaving there. I want to go back. We have smog, dirty air, fires from  More

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Over 7 years ago

First of all, let me head off some of the arguments that usually accompany critical reviews: the people who live here are for the most part, warm, welcoming, friendly  More

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