Watauga, TX (Texas) Houses and Residents

Back to: Watauga, Texas main profile, Texas, Texas smaller cities, Texas small towns, Texas forum, All US cities. Total population: 24,005 (All urban) Houses: 7,246 (7,116 occupied: 6,078 owner occupied, 1,038 renter occupied) % of renters here:   15% State:   36% Housing density: 1739 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Watauga, Texas on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: commute time (watauga to downtown fw)  (9 replies) Keller: Good choice or not?  (76 replies) Watauga  (2 replies) Severe Weather  (491 replies) Where are your neighbors from?  (19 replies) Need Help with information to open a Big , Bakery , we are relocationg from Chicago to the Southlake, keller or Grapevin  (40 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $160,760. Median contract rent in 2007: $860 (lower quartile is $769, upper quartile is $975) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $810 Median gross rent in Watauga, TX in 2007: $1,199 Housing units in Watauga with a mortgage: 5,039 (195 second mortgage, 316 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 769 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $117,989 (it was $78,600 in 2000) Watauga:   $117,989 Texas:   $120,900 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $98,296 - $124,183 Mean price in 2007: Detached houses: $117,224 Here:   $117,224 State:   $170,389 Townhouses or other attached units: $95,429 Here:   $95,429 State:   $159,697 In 2-unit structures: $104,128 Here:   $104,128 State:   $140,401 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $77,011 Here:   $77,011 State:   $158,654 Mobile homes: $70,263 Here:   $70,263 State:   $42,156 Household type by relationship Households: 21,688 In family households: 20,153 (4,846 male householders, 1,078 female householders) 4,994 spouses, 7,805 children (6,999 natural, 168 adopted, 638 stepchildren), 465 grandchildren, 109 brothers or sisters, 149 parents, 337 other relatives, 370 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 1,535 (602 male householders (444 living alone)), 584 female householders (460 living alone)), 349 nonrelatives In group quarters: 160 (108 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 1,715 2-persons, 1,583 3-persons, 1,573 4-persons, 717 5-persons, 203 6-persons, 133 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 904 1-person, 218 2-persons, 58 3-persons, 6 4-persons. 5,518 married couples with children. 992 single-parent households (261 men, 731 women). 87.6% of residents of Watauga speak English at home. 8.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 15% speak English not well). 3.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all). 0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well). Foreign born population: 1,154 (5.3%) (51.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Here:	5.3
State:	5.8

Here:	5.4
State:	3.8

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Watauga, TX: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 0 $25,000 to $29,999: 0 $30,000 to $34,999: 6 $35,000 to $39,999: 12 $40,000 to $49,999: 44 $50,000 to $59,999: 33 $60,000 to $69,999: 137 $70,000 to $79,999: 231 $80,000 to $89,999: 327 $90,000 to $99,999: 834 $100,000 to $124,999: 2402 $125,000 to $149,999: 1963 $150,000 to $174,999: 362 $175,000 to $199,999: 206 $200,000 to $249,999: 69 $250,000 to $299,999: 8 $300,000 to $399,999: 19 $400,000 to $499,999: 7 $500,000 to $749,999: 0 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Watauga: Less than $100: 0 people $100 to $149: 0 $150 to $199: 0 $200 to $249: 0 $250 to $299: 1 $300 to $349: 8 $350 to $399: 1 $400 to $449: 0 $450 to $499: 3 $500 to $549: 10 $550 to $599: 20 $600 to $649: 36 $650 to $699: 18 $700 to $749: 89 $750 to $799: 163 $800 to $899: 315 $900 to $999: 216 $1,000 to $1,249: 217 $1,250 to $1,499: 0 $1,500 to $1,999: 0 $2,000 or more: 15 No cash rent: 23

Percentage of workers working in this county: 73.9%
Number of people working at home: 269 (2.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 132 5 to 9 minutes: 495 10 to 14 minutes: 1010 15 to 19 minutes: 1479 20 to 24 minutes: 1684 25 to 29 minutes: 838 30 to 34 minutes: 2103 35 to 39 minutes: 429 40 to 44 minutes: 733 45 to 59 minutes: 1230 60 to 89 minutes: 789 90 or more minutes: 221

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 9,746 (85%) Carpooled: 1,293 (11%) Taxi: 6 (0%) Motorcycle: 25 (0%) Walked: 39 (0%) Other means: 34 (0%) Worked at home: 269 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 218 $10,000 to $14,999: 147 $15,000 to $19,999: 216 $20,000 to $24,999: 214 $25,000 to $29,999: 261 $30,000 to $34,999: 339 $35,000 to $39,999: 439 $40,000 to $44,999: 418 $45,000 to $49,999: 505 $50,000 to $59,999: 1071 $60,000 to $74,999: 1401 $75,000 to $99,999: 1175 $100,000 to $124,999: 436 $125,000 to $149,999: 167 $150,000 to $199,999: 86 $200,000 or more: 17

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 4676

United States or American: 3270

German: 2171

Irish: 1532

English: 1252

French (except Basque): 588

Scotch-Irish: 385

Italian: 352

Dutch: 301

Scottish: 268

Polish: 211

Norwegian: 169

European: 117

Swedish: 102

Czech: 70

Ukrainian: 63

Canadian: 61

Subsaharan African:: 61

African: 61

British: 52

Celtic: 38

Danish: 35

Welsh: 34

Finnish: 33

Slavic: 29

Lithuanian: 28

Israeli: 22

Scandinavian: 18

French Canadian: 16

Armenian: 15

Hungarian: 14

Arab:: 14

Lebanese: 14

Czechoslovakian: 14

Swiss: 14

Slovak: 10

Austrian: 9

Acadian/Cajun: 7

Belgian: 7

Portuguese: 6

Russian: 6

Slovene: 6

Greek: 6

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 12942
• Northeast: 1013
• Midwest: 2565
• South: 2346
• West: 1548

57% of Watauga residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Texas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 29
• Nursery to 4th grade: 23
• 5th and 6th grade: 38
• 7th and 8th grade: 147
• 9th grade: 164
• 10th grade: 122
• 11th grade: 243
• 12th grade, no diploma: 141
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,757
• Less than 1 year of college: 729
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,521
• Associate degree: 553
• Bachelor's degree: 758
• Master's degree: 147
• Professional school degree: 18
• Doctorate degree: 0

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 55
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 102
• 7th and 8th grade: 68
• 9th grade: 144
• 10th grade: 185
• 11th grade: 207
• 12th grade, no diploma: 176
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,347
• Less than 1 year of college: 638
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,383
• Associate degree: 528
• Bachelor's degree: 786
• Master's degree: 212
• Professional school degree: 23
• Doctorate degree: 22

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 8.7%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 5.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 6.9%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 2.9%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 1.8%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 10.4%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 11.6%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 3.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 1.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $71,703
• Black householders: $51,389
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $64,316
• Asian householders: $43,553
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $114,585
• Some other race householders: $61,920
• Two or more races householders: $69,581
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $64,912

Median 2007 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $118,589
• Black or African American householders: $97,273
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $139,154
• Asian householders: $110,933
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $229,372
• Some other race householders: $115,887
• Two or more races householders: $120,390
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $116,487

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,119
• One, attached: 37
• Two: 15
• 3 or 4: 6
• 5 to 9: 6
• 10 to 19: 23
• 20 to 49: 15
• 50 or more: 6
• Mobile homes: 19

Median worth of mobile homes: $101,511

Here:	8.2%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	7.2%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	17.4%
Texas:	15.4%

Back to the top

Discuss this and other local issues on our hugely popular Texas forum.

Back to: Watauga, TX (don't miss, contains a wealth of additional information), Texas, All US cities.

Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics © 2009 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.   City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk. Some parts © 2003-2009 Advameg, Inc.