Watauga County, North Carolina

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Watauga County, North Carolina is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (125th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Watauga County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	55,123	10,730,404	334,922,499	945th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$51,693	$72,388	$80,734	2679th of 3,221
Median Age	31.4	39.1	38.9	3150th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	48.1%	35.7%	35.7%	125th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$358,900	$288,900	$332,700	390th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,127	$1,228	$1,413	661st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	25.5%	13.0%	12.5%	216th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.9%	4.7%	5.2%	296th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	176.4	220.7	n/a	680th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.5%	9.1%	14.1%	1371st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.7	n/a	n/a	317th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	62.1%	66.6%	65.2%	2902nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.2	25.1	26.4	2310th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.4%	16.3%	15.1%	1102nd of 3,222
Uninsured	12.6%	n/a	n/a	1122nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	41.6%	47.2%	46.9%	2742nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.1%	n/a	n/a	518th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Watauga County, North Carolina

Statistic	Watauga County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	88.5%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.2%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.7%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	21.2	58.4	61.4

Age in Watauga County, North Carolina

Statistic	Watauga County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	31.4	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	12.1%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	31.5%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.6%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.4%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	20.3%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.1%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Watauga County, North Carolina

Statistic	Watauga County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	21,198	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	51.1%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	18.1%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	9.6%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.5%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	48.1%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Watauga County, North Carolina

Statistic	Watauga County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,167	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	26.4%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.8%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.9%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.3%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	25.5%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	43.5%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.5%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Watauga County, North Carolina

Statistic	Watauga County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	33,355	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	63.6%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	18.2%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	36.4%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,988.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	37.9%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	45.9%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,386	$1,896	n/a

Education in Watauga County, North Carolina

Statistic	Watauga County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	7.4%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	20.8%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	23.7%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	26.3%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	21.7%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Watauga County, North Carolina

Statistic	Watauga County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.0%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.5%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.7%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.8%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	40.0%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.6%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.4%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Watauga County, North Carolina

Statistic	Watauga County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	61.5%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.3%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.1%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.1%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.0%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.7%	10.0%	16.7%

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