Carter County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 32.8. This is about average.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 0.0302. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 11.0 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.92. This is about average. Closest monitor was 17.6 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 32.1%
(33.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.5 people | | Tennessee: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 67.0% | | Whole state: | 69.6% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 8.0% | | Whole state: | 4.2% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Watauga, TN
Watauga compared to Tennessee state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (75%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Wood (2%)
- Utility gas (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Carter County Tennessee:
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Religion statistics for Watauga (based on Carter County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 56.70%
| Here |  | 56.7% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Independent Free Will Baptists Associations | National Association of Free Will Baptists | United Methodist Church |
| Adherents | 56.3% | 15.9% | 6.6% | 6.5% | 4.8% |
| Congregations | 29.9% | 16.4% | 13.4% | 13.4% | 6.0% |
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| Name | Churches of Christ | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Catholic Church | Other |
| Adherents | 1.9% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 3.7% |
| Congregations | 3.7% | 4.5% | 3.0% | 0.7% | 9.0% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 8 | Carter County: | 1.35 / 10,000 pop. | | Tennessee: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4 | Carter County: | 0.68 / 10,000 pop. | | Tennessee: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 29 | Carter County: | 4.90 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.16 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 25 | Here: | 4.23 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 11.9% | | Tennessee: | 11.4% |
Adult obesity rate: | Carter County: | 32.0% | | Tennessee: | 30.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 11.2% | | State: | 13.5% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $362 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $912 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $825 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 8 | $2,099 |
Watauga government finances in 2002:
- Current Operations - Solid Waste Management: $27,000 ($59.08)
Financial Administration: $27,000 ($59.08)
Police Protection: $21,000 ($45.95)
Regular Highways: $8,000 ($17.51)
Fire Protection: $5,000 ($10.94)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $95,000 ($207.88)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $54,000 ($118.16)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $19,000 ($41.58)
Highways: $12,000 ($26.26)
- Tax - Property: $8,000 ($17.51)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $44,000 ($96.28)
6.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,659 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.83% | | Tennessee average: | 7.52% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,132 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.35% | | Tennessee average: | 6.67% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Watauga:
- WETB (790 AM; 5 kW; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: MOUNTAIN SIGNALS, INC.)
- WPWT (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WHGG (1090 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIO)
- WJCW (910 AM; 5 kW; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WKTP (1590 AM; 10 kW; JONESBOROUGH, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WHHQ (1520 AM; daytime; 1 kW; ELIZABETHTON, TN)
- WBEJ (1240 AM; 1 kW; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: CB RADIO, INC.)
- WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WFHG (980 AM; 5 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WKIN (1320 AM; 5 kW; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBCV (1550 AM; 5 kW; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: SUNSHINE BROADCASTERS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Watauga:
- WPJO (99.3 FM; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
- WETS-FM (89.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WXBQ-FM (96.9 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WQUT (101.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W214AP (90.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- WCQR-FM (88.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
- WRZK (95.9 FM; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: MURRAY COMMUNICATIONS)
- WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
- WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WCSK (90.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: KINGSPORT CITY SCHOOLS BD. OF EDUC .)
- W285DG (104.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WKOS (104.9 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W225AA (92.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WAEZ (94.9 FM; GREENEVILLE, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W223AA (92.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Watauga:
- WCYB-TV (Channel 5; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: APPALACHIAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WOPI-CA (Channel 9; BRISTOL,VA/KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WKPT-TV (Channel 19; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WJHL-TV (Channel 11; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WAPK-CA (Channel 36; BRISTOL,VA/KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WKPT-LP (Channel 25; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
Watauga fatal accident list:
Nov 13, 1983 00:32 AM, 0552010010, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $149,880 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2008 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
| G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $172,870 | 1 | $19,300 | 1 | $40,920 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $57,840 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $137,230 | 2 | $82,205 | 1 | $52,200 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $51,260 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $56,250 | 1 | $99,480 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2006 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
| G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $74,540 | 1 | $125,010 | 1 | $24,800 | 1 | $30,440 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $96,670 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $71,000 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2005 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 2 | $68,145 | 2 | $51,695 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $139,470 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $44,460 | 1 | $32,680 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2004 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $80,330 | 3 | $63,190 | 1 | $27,470 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $108,160 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $89,940 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 2 | $48,080 | 3 | $95,100 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $46,710 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 2 | $58,200 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 1 | $96,740 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2002 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $79,960 | 3 | $56,900 | 1 | $4,480 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $35,350 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $92,620 | 1 | $34,630 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2001 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $64,850 | 2 | $69,880 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 1 | $30,220 | 1 | $26,100 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $62,680 | 1 | $58,060 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $43,740 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2000 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $86,980 | 1 | $63,050 | 1 | $28,050 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $25,960 | 1 | $48,010 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 1999 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 2 | $48,250 | 2 | $53,575 | 1 | $22,180 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $24,500 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 2 | $35,815 | 1 | $54,740 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts:
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HMDA - Conventional Home Purchase Loans
HMDA - Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Watauga, TN
| Most common first names in Watauga, TN among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 29 | 72.7 years |
| William | 20 | 78.4 years |
| Charles | 16 | 74.1 years |
| John | 11 | 69.8 years |
| Mary | 11 | 77.8 years |
| George | 9 | 81.6 years |
| Robert | 8 | 74.8 years |
| Charlie | 6 | 74.1 years |
| Fred | 6 | 75.2 years |
| Carl | 5 | 71.2 years |
| Most common last names in Watauga, TN among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Malone | 15 | 68.1 years |
| Scott | 11 | 77.0 years |
| Elliott | 10 | 72.2 years |
| Smith | 10 | 69.5 years |
| Fair | 9 | 70.2 years |
| Campbell | 9 | 74.3 years |
| Scalf | 8 | 70.5 years |
| Hughes | 8 | 65.7 years |
| Feathers | 8 | 76.4 years |
| Ward | 8 | 72.8 years |
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