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Watauga County
Watauga County, North Carolina
At a Glance
Population 54,086 County Seat Watauga County Courthouse State FIPS 37 County FIPS 189 Num Towns 4 Census-Designated Places 3 Total Town Population 22,053 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 54,540 Median Age 32.1 Veterans 2,492 Housing Units 32,783 Uninsured 435 Net Migration (recent) -878 Growing No
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 1,731 Total Employees 20,209 Avg Annual Pay $48,024 Median Household Income $50,034 Poverty Rate 24.9% Unemployment Rate 9.3% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $81,568 Federal Spending FY2024 $324,544,898 Federal Spending Per Capita $6,001
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $283,000 Median Rent $1,067 FMR Studio $874 FMR 1BR $1,004 FMR 2BR $1,274 FMR 3BR $1,555 FMR 4BR $2,139
Health & Safety
Hospitals 4 EMS Stations 12 Fire Stations 12 Police Stations 12 Adult Smoking 16.3% Adult Obesity 32.8% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 24.7 Air Quality Good Days N/A
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 14.13 Electric Customers 5067762 Towns with Broadband Data 4 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 4
Community
Churches 40 Libraries 4 Historic Places (NRHP) 23 Homeless Population N/A Schools 28 SNAP Stores 32 Bank Branches 14
Agriculture
Total Farms 22 Land in Farms (acres) 29,402 Avg Farm Size (acres) 1,336.5 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date EM SEVERE WINTER STORM 2026-01-24 DR TROPICAL STORM HELENE 2024-09-28 EM HURRICANE HELENE 2024-09-26 EM HURRICANE IAN 2022-10-01 DR REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM FRED 2021-09-08 EM HURRICANE ISAIAS 2020-08-02 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-25 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 EM HURRICANE DORIAN 2019-09-03 EM HURRICANE FLORENCE 2018-09-10
Detailed Topics
Communities in Watauga County
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
