State: North Carolina
Time zone: Eastern GMT -5:00.
| Population: | 27,036 |
| 2000 Population: | 27,143 |
| White Population: | 25,907 |
| Black Population: | 617 |
| Hispanic Population: | 471 |
| Asian Population: | 216 |
| Hawaiian Population: | 78 |
| Indian Population: | 13 |
| Other Population: | 137 |
| Male Population: | 13,564 |
| Female Population: | 13,579 |
| Median Age: | 23.8 |
| Male Median Age: | 23.7 |
| Female Median Age: | 23.9 |
| Households: | 12,075 |
| Average Household Size: | 2.2 |
| Average House Value: | $144,600 |
| Average Household Income: | $30,876 |
| Land Area: | 109.078 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 0.085 sq mi |
Adams Deerfield , Grandview Heights , Hillcrest , Hodges Gap , Laxon , Meat Camp , Perkinsville , Rutherwood , Shulls Mills , Boone
Boone, NC ( 0.7 miles)
Todd, NC ( 7.9 miles)
Deep Gap, NC ( 7.9 miles)
Blowing Rock, NC ( 8.8 miles)
Vilas, NC ( 9.0 miles)
Zionville, NC ( 9.4 miles)
Fleetwood, NC ( 10.0 miles)
Banner Elk, NC ( 10.1 miles)
Sugar Grove, NC ( 10.8 miles)
Valle Crucis, NC ( 12.7 miles)
| 2000 Population: | 8,049,313 |
| White Population: | 5,804,656 |
| Black Population: | 1,737,545 |
| Asian Population: | 113,689 |
| Indian Population: | 99,551 |
| Hawaiian Population: | 3,983 |
| Other Population: | 186,629 |
| Male Population: | 3,942,695 |
| Female Population: | 4,106,618 |
| Median Age: | 35.30 |
| Male Median Age: | 33.80 |
| Female Median Age: | 36.70 |
| 2000 Households: | 3,132,013 |
| White Households: | 2,366,455 |
| Black Households: | 626,997 |
| Asian Households: | 33,079 |
| Indian Households: | 34,038 |
| Hawaiian Households: | 1,033 |
| Average Household Size: | 2.49 |
| Average Family Size: | 2.98 |