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Watauga Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Watauga Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

23,050

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.3%
5 - 17:
17.4%
18 - 24:
9.9%
25 - 34:
14.7%
35 - 54:
25.4%
55 - 64:
14.0%
Over 65 Years:
12.2%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.1%
4.1%
90.0%
90.0%
24.8%
24.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Watauga
USA
$32,279
$32,279
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Watauga
USA
$88,775
$88,775
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

9.5%

Employment Industries

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Retail
Transportation
Healthcare
Education
Construction
Accommodation
Manufacturing
Finance
Other
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Administration
Wholesale
Public Service
Real estate
17.6%
17.6%
10.9%
10.9%
9.5%
9.5%
8.4%
8.4%
7.7%
7.7%
7.6%
7.6%
6.5%
6.5%
5.1%
5.1%
4.6%
4.6%
4.5%
4.5%
4.0%
4.0%
2.7%
2.7%
2.7%
2.7%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
58.1%
58.1%
27.1%
27.1%
7.5%
7.5%
4.1%
4.1%
2.8%
2.8%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
English
Italian
French
Scottish
Polish
Dutch
Scots-Irish
Norwegian
European
African
Northern European
Czech
Russian
British
Swedish
Liberian
Scandinavian
Canadian
11.3%
11.3%
7.5%
7.5%
7.1%
7.1%
4.2%
4.2%
2.4%
2.4%
1.9%
1.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Tagalog
Vietnamese
Urdu
German/Yiddish
Laotian
Other Asian languages
French
West Germanic languages
Arabic
Chinese
Persian
African languages
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Thai
Miao/Hmong
81.1%
81.1%
14.9%
14.9%
1.8%
1.8%
1.0%
1.0%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Watauga Residents

10.0%