Moving to Boones Mill, Virginia

Population: 285. Estimated population in July 2024: 290 (+1.8% change)
Males: 136 (47.7%), Females: 149 (52.3%)

Franklin County

Zip code: 24065

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.2 years
Median household income: $39,688
Median house value: $89,000

Population by Race

Races in Boones Mill:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
  • Black (2.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)
  • Filipino (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (26.7%), United States (20.0%), Irish (13.3%), English (11.6%), Dutch (3.2%), Norwegian (2.8%).

Elevation: 1120 feet

Land area: 0.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Boones Mill

  • High school or higher: 75.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
  • Unemployed: 4.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Boones Mill town

  • Never married: 22.5%
  • Now married: 56.8%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 7.7%
  • Divorced: 10.4%

0.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +52 (+22.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Boones Mill:

  • CARILION MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; ROANOKE, VA)
  • CARILION FRANKLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; ROCKY MOUNT, VA)
  • COLUMBIA LEWIS-GALE MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; SALEM, VA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Boones Mill:

  • ROANOKE REGIONAL/WOODRUM FIELD (about 14 miles; ROANOKE, VA; Abbreviation: ROA)
  • LYNCHBURG REGIONAL/PRESTON GLENN FLD (about 54 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; Abbreviation: LYH)
  • DANVILLE REGIONAL (about 58 miles; DANVILLE, VA; Abbreviation: DAN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Boones Mill:

  • SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE (about 26 miles; MONETA, VA; Abbreviation: W91)
  • VIRGINIA TECH (about 32 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; Abbreviation: BCB)
  • NEW LONDON (about 45 miles; FOREST, VA; Abbreviation: W90)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Boones Mill:

  • VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; ROANOKE, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,535)
  • NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 15 miles; SALEM, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,382)
  • VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about 28 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 25,754)
  • RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; RADFORD, VA; Full-time enrollment: 8,034)
  • NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; DUBLIN, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,262)
  • LIBERTY UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 5,348)
  • WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; LEXINGTON, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,063)

Public primary/middle school in Boones Mill:

  • BOONES MILL ELEM. (Students: 408; Location: 265 TAYLORS RD; Grades: KG – 05)