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  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 120
  equals Births 1,766
  less Deaths 1,646
Net Migration 1,915
  equals net International Migration 152
  plus net Domestic Migration 1,763

The population of the Boone, NC MISA changed from 50,981 on 2010 to 52,906 in 2015 -- a change of 1,925 (3.78%). This report provides a summary of how and why the population has changed during this period and what these factors suggest about future change.

Primary Contributing Factors to Change
The primary contributing factors resulting in population change are 1) natural change (births less deaths) and/or 2) net migration. Eight tables are presented below providing annual data for each component county of the metro and metro summary. The tables provide data on the total population, births, deaths, natural change (births less deaths), international migration, domestic migration and net migration.

From 2010 to 2015 (7/1/2010-6/30/2015), net migration (1,915) exceeded natural change (120); net migration has been the primary contributing factor for the metro population change. Examine the metro by county tables below to learn about how each county contributes to the metro population growth or decline.

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Related Sections
  • Boone, NC MISA S&O Report
  • State of the States -- all states interactive table
  • Metro S&O Reports -- all metros interactive table
  • CountyTrends 2010-2015 -- all counties interactive table
  • CountyTrends -- multi-sourced county data
  • Regional Data Analytics Main

Table 1. Population          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg 10-15%Chg 10-15
Watauga County, NC37189P0000001 50,981 51,563 52,050 52,293 52,388 52,906 1,925 3.78
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Watauga County, NC37189B0000001 304 360 362 342 350 352 1,766 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Watauga County, NC37189D0000001 388 362 314 320 311 339 1,646 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Watauga County, NC37189NC000001 -84 -2 48 22 39 13 120 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Watauga County, NC37189MI000001 12 15 28 33 38 38 152 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Watauga County, NC37189MD000001 -316 569 402 237 47 508 1,763 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Watauga County, NC37189MN000001 -304 584 430 270 85 546 1,915 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Watauga County, NC37189GQ000001 5,323 5,624 5,926 5,884 5,718 5,719 396 7.44

Source: developed by ProximityOne based on Census Bureau and other data.
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