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Watauga County, North Carolina (NC)

County population in 2021: 55,037 (45% urban, 55% rural); it was 42,695 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 6,888
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 4,695
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 10,396
Renter-occupied apartments: 8,820 (it was 6,144 in 2000)
% of renters here:

37%
State:

33%

Land area: 313 sq. mi.

Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 176 people per square mile   (high).

March 2019 cost of living index in Watauga County: 84.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (28.9%), Retail trade (17.2%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (14.8%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 71%
  • Government: 20%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Watauga County, NC (2021)
    • 49,36590.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 2,2154.1%Hispanic or Latino
    • 1,1162.0%Two or more races
    • 9231.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 6831.3%Asian alone
    • 1990.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 260.05%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
    • 130.02%Some other race alone
Median resident age:

33.2 years
North Carolina median age:

39.4 years
Males: 27,140  (49.3%)
Females: 27,897  (50.7%)
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Average household size:
Watauga County:

2.0 people
North Carolina:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2021: $49,959 ($32,611 in 1999)
This county:

$49,959
North Carolina:

$61,972

Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $867 (lower quartile is $646, upper quartile is $1,245)
This county:

$867
State:

$850


Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $299,274 (it was $128,200 in 2000)
Watauga:

$299,274
North Carolina:

$236,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $207,686 - $438,214

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $416,174
Here:

$416,174
State:

$316,354

Townhouses or other attached units: $344,382
Here:

$344,382
State:

$269,203

In 2-unit structures: $245,317
Here:

$245,317
State:

$212,322

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $230,387
Here:

$230,387
State:

$189,814

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $280,978
Here:

$280,978
State:

$258,822

Mobile homes: $101,673
Here:

$101,673
State:

$90,232

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,379
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $383

Institutionalized population: 245

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 6
  • Rapes: 7
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 21
  • Burglaries: 77
  • Thefts: 132
  • Auto thefts: 9

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 4
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 14
  • Burglaries: 57
  • Thefts: 121
  • Auto thefts: 7
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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2021: 329 buildings, average cost: $163,200
  • 2020: 181 buildings, average cost: $531,100
  • 2019: 187 buildings, average cost: $388,600
  • 2018: 197 buildings, average cost: $428,000
  • 2017: 152 buildings, average cost: $382,500
  • 2016: 132 buildings, average cost: $391,800
  • 2015: 124 buildings, average cost: $370,800
  • 2014: 126 buildings, average cost: $412,700
  • 2013: 225 buildings, average cost: $257,800
  • 2012: 190 buildings, average cost: $251,500
  • 2011: 106 buildings, average cost: $305,900
  • 2010: 169 buildings, average cost: $275,300
  • 2009: 160 buildings, average cost: $264,700
  • 2008: 332 buildings, average cost: $316,000
  • 2007: 455 buildings, average cost: $316,100
  • 2006: 568 buildings, average cost: $274,800
  • 2005: 508 buildings, average cost: $251,000
  • 2004: 494 buildings, average cost: $202,700
  • 2003: 440 buildings, average cost: $184,900
  • 2002: 473 buildings, average cost: $165,700
  • 2001: 408 buildings, average cost: $181,500
  • 2000: 497 buildings, average cost: $188,600
  • 1999: 506 buildings, average cost: $157,100
  • 1998: 449 buildings, average cost: $144,000
  • 1997: 417 buildings, average cost: $115,700
Number of permits per 10,000 Watauga, NC residents
Average permit cost in Watauga, NC
Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,242 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,078 (0.4%)

Distribution of median household income in Watauga, NC in 2021
Distribution of house value in Watauga, NC in 2021
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Watauga, NC in 2021
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2021: 22.7%
Watauga County:

22.7%
North Carolina:

13.4%
(21.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 49.0% for Black residents, 33.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 11.5% for American Indian residents, 47.8% for other race residents, 25.7% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2021: 33.2 years old
(Males: 32.5 years old, Females: 33.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 35.0 years old, Black residents: 26.0 years old, American Indian residents: 47.4 years old, Asian residents: 24.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 21.4 years old, Other race residents: 24.2 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Watauga County is $508 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $639 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $777 a month.

Cities in this county include: Boone, Blowing Rock, Foscoe, Valle Crucis.

Watauga County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Watauga County: Newby Landing (A), New Hope (B), Hertford Beach (C), Philips Landing (D), Redbank Landing (E), South Haven Manor (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Watauga County include: Love Fellowship Church (A), Galatia Church (B), Woodland Church (C), Berea Church (D), Winslow Grove Church (E), Bethany Church (F), Riddicks Grove Church (G), Whiteville Grove Church (H), Bay Branch Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Harvey Cemetery (1), Nixon Cemetery (2), Riddicks Grove Cemetery (3), Godfrey Cemetery (4), Wilson Cemetery (5), Jackson Cemetery (6), Philips Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs and swamps: Goodings Millpond (A), Bear Swamp (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Deep Creek (A), Great Run Swamp (B), Bethel Creek (C), Raccoon Creek (D), Indian Creek (E), Sutton Creek (F), Yeopim Creek (G), Bagley Swamp (H), Goodwin Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Neighboring counties: Carter County, Tennessee , Surry County , Wilson County, Tennessee .

Unemployment in March 2023:
Here:

3.1%
North Carolina:

3.5%

Unemployment by year in Watauga, NC
County total employment by year in Watauga, NC
County average yearly wages by year in Watauga, NC

Current college students: 10,952
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 47.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,771 (44.4% naturalized citizens)

Watauga County:

3.2%
Whole state:

8.2%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 6192010 or later
  • 4672000 to 2009
  • 3041990 to 1999
  • 1451980 to 1989
  • 581970 to 1979
  • 182Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 86.2%

Watauga County marital status for males Watauga County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 22,260
  • One, attached: 581
  • Two: 1,200
  • 3 or 4: 1,548
  • 5 to 9: 1,917
  • 10 to 19: 1,732
  • 20 to 49: 1,023
  • 50 or more: 712
  • Mobile homes: 2,432

Housing units in Watauga County with a mortgage: 7,238 (766 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 680 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 397

Here:

1.7% with mortgage
State:

96.8% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Watauga County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant12,92563
Mainline Protestant6,80023
Catholic1,0572
Other6215
Orthodox241
None30,024-
Watauga County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 8
Watauga County:

1.80 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.05 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
This county:

0.90 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 20
Watauga County:

4.50 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

4.75 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 78
This county:

17.54 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.57 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Watauga County:

7.1%
North Carolina:

9.8%

Adult obesity rate:
Watauga County:

23.1%
State:

28.3%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

11.3%
State:

15.6%

Agriculture in Watauga County:

Average size of farms: 71 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $15,889
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $746.20
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 18.83%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 43.32%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $9,148
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 17.04%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.83%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $31,665
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.12%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 19.00
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.71%
Corn for grain: 13 harvested acres
Vegetables: 45 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 39 acres

Tornado activity:

Watauga County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 5161933.4 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/28/1984, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Watauga County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 6% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 38.2 miles away from Watauga County center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 238.4 miles away from the county center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 184.8 miles away from the county center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 168.3 miles away from the county center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 129.8 miles away from Watauga County center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB) earthquake occurred 66.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • North Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4487, Natural disaster type: Other
  • North Carolina Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: July 27, 2013 to July 28, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4153: October 29, 2013, FEMA Id: 4153, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • North Carolina Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: July 03, 2013 to July 14, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4146: September 25, 2013, FEMA Id: 4146, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • North Carolina Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: December 18, 2009 to December 25, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1871: February 02, 2010, FEMA Id: 1871, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
  • North Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3222: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3222, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • North Carolina Hurricane Ivan, Incident Period: September 16, 2004 to September 23, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1553: September 18, 2004, FEMA Id: 1553, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • North Carolina Tropical Storm Frances, Incident Period: September 07, 2004 to September 12, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1546: September 10, 2004, FEMA Id: 1546, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
  • North Carolina Flooding, Incident Period: January 07, 1998 to February 12, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1200: January 15, 1998, FEMA Id: 1200, Natural disaster type: Flood
  • North Carolina Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 02, 1996 to February 09, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1103: February 23, 1996, FEMA Id: 1103, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • North Carolina Blizzard, Incident Period: January 06, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1087: January 13, 1996, FEMA Id: 1087, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
  • 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Watauga County (15) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 6, Hurricanes: 3, Landslides: 2, Mudslides: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2021 - Watauga

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 19,250 (68.4%)
  • Carpooled: 2,316 (8.2%)
  • Bus: 221 (0.8%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 12 (0.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 184 (0.7%)
  • Bicycle: 80 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 1,117 (4.0%)
  • Worked at home: 4,315 (15.3%)
Class of Workers in 2021
Most common industries in 2021 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2021


  • Educational services (21%)
  • Retail trade (15%)
  • Health care and social assistance (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (3%)
  • Public administration (3%)

Most common industries for females in 2021


  • Educational services (24%)
  • Retail trade (17%)
  • Health care and social assistance (17%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
  • Public administration (3%)

Most common occupations in 2021 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2021


  • Management occupations (16%)
  • Sales and related occupations (13%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (10%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2021


  • Office and administrative support occupations (15%)
  • Sales and related occupations (15%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (14%)
  • Management occupations (11%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (15%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (13%)
  • Russia (8%)
  • Ukraine (6%)
  • England (5%)
  • Germany (5%)
  • Canada (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Watauga County


  • American (23%)
  • English (20%)
  • Irish (11%)
  • German (8%)
  • European (6%)
  • Scotch-Irish (4%)
  • Scottish (3%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Watauga County, North Carolina in 2010:

  • 4,967 people in college/university student housing
  • 191 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 54 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 35 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 32 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 19 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 13 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 12 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers

People in group quarters in Watauga County, North Carolina in 2000:

  • 4,683 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 314 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 192 people in nursing homes
  • 53 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 44 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 41 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 28 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 22 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 8 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 7 people in other group homes
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $77,054.

9.81% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($98,811 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

9.81%
North Carolina average:

8.85%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.51% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($56,702 average AGI)
4.29% relocated from other states ($42,109 average AGI)
Watauga County:

4.29%
North Carolina average:

4.18%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Mecklenburg County, NC  0.59% ($97,083 average AGI)
from Wake County, NC  0.53% ($89,174)
from Ashe County, NC  0.41% ($39,682)
from Avery County, NC  0.37% ($63,250)
from Caldwell County, NC  0.31% ($55,080)
from Buncombe County, NC  0.26% ($45,116)
from Guilford County, NC  0.26% ($107,605)


10.86% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($51,758 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

10.86%
North Carolina average:

7.89%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.51% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($28,557 average AGI)
4.35% relocated to other states ($23,200 average AGI)
Watauga County:

4.35%
North Carolina average:

3.18%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Ashe County, NC  0.70% ($55,600 average AGI)
to Wake County, NC  0.57% ($33,404)
to Avery County, NC  0.54% ($52,697)
to Mecklenburg County, NC  0.54% ($67,193)
to Buncombe County, NC  0.38% ($27,065)
to Forsyth County, NC  0.37% ($47,400)
to Caldwell County, NC  0.33% ($45,200)

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 6.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 6.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Watauga County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 12.8%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.3%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Watauga County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Watauga County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Watauga County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Watauga County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Watauga County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Watauga County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 6,456 (5,539 aged, 917 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,180 (17%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Watauga County, North Carolina in 1999 - 2019:

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (367)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (316)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (296)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (274)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (200)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (157)
  • Unspecified dementia (74)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (47)
  • Chronic ischaemic heart disease, unspecified (42)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (34)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 4.71
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 13,816
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 459
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 49,250

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 916
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 720
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 7

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 49
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 94

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 16

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 148.2. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 88.9
  • Other - 59.3

Household type by relationship:

Households: 55,037
  • Male householders: 11,026 (3,221 living alone), Female householders: 10,487 (3,577 living alone)
  • 9,298 spouses (9,091 opposite-sex spouses), 1,274 unmarried partners, (1,205 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 9,667 children (8,984 natural, 309 adopted, 375 stepchildren), 290 grandchildren, 502 brothers or sisters, 487 parents, 20 foster children, 242 other relatives, 5,417 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 5,753

Size of family households: 6,693 2-persons, 2,125 3-persons, 1,281 4-persons, 738 5-persons, 85 6-persons, 227 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,798 1-person, 2,696 2-persons, 546 3-persons, 426 4-persons.

5,430 married couples with children.
1,032 single-parent households (297 men, 735 women).

94.1% of residents of Watauga speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $163,880,000 ($3,860 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,289,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $78,849,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $38,800,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $950,000
Federal grants: $37,303,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,568,000 ($28,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,411,000 ($566,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,926,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,280,000
Federal Government insurance: $58,328,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 1,827
Here:

43 per 1000 residents
State:

72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,572
Here:

37 per 1000 residents
State:

44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +314
Here:

+7 per 1000 residents
State:

+18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -739
Here:  -17 per 1000 residents
State:  +27 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Watauga County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.41 millions of gallons per day (11% from ground, 89% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.5
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.3
State:

4.4

Year house built in Watauga County, North Carolina
  • Year house built in Watauga County, North Carolina
  • 202020 or later
  • 2,4452010 to 2019
  • 6,1882000 to 2009
  • 5,9511990 to 1999
  • 5,7081980 to 1989
  • 5,4401970 to 1979
  • 2,8241960 to 1969
  • 1,6901950 to 1959
  • 8291940 to 1949
  • 1,5101939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Watauga County, North Carolina
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Watauga County, North Carolina
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Watauga County, North Carolina
  • 461 room
  • 422 rooms
  • 4003 rooms
  • 1,6754 rooms
  • 2,5205 rooms
  • 2,1516 rooms
  • 2,3087 rooms
  • 1,8268 rooms
  • 2,7069+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Watauga County, North Carolina
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Watauga County, North Carolina
  • 2851 room
  • 2812 rooms
  • 1,7863 rooms
  • 2,1944 rooms
  • 1,6405 rooms
  • 8556 rooms
  • 4607 rooms
  • 1248 rooms
  • 2949+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Watauga County, North Carolina
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Watauga County, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Watauga County, North Carolina
  • 55no bedroom
  • 2751 bedroom
  • 2,6722 bedrooms
  • 7,2973 bedrooms
  • 2,5354 bedrooms
  • 7835+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Watauga County, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Watauga County, North Carolina
  • 315no bedroom
  • 1,5521 bedroom
  • 3,3542 bedrooms
  • 1,9283 bedrooms
  • 6854 bedrooms
  • 735+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Watauga County, North Carolina in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Watauga County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Watauga County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 215no vehicle
  • 3,8161 vehicle
  • 5,6392 vehicles
  • 2,7503 vehicles
  • 8524 vehicles
  • 3475+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Watauga County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Watauga County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 669no vehicle
  • 2,9311 vehicle
  • 2,9772 vehicles
  • 8533 vehicles
  • 4154 vehicles
  • 575+ vehicles

73.8% of Watauga County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in North Carolina.

Watauga County:

73.8%
State average:

85.9%

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

  • This state: 32,269
  • Other state: 20,316
  • Northeast: 3,993
  • Midwest: 3,837
  • South: 10,162
  • West: 2,345
Year householders moved into unit in Watauga County, NC
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Watauga County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 39.0%Electricity
  • 25.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 22.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 8.0%Wood
  • 4.2%Utility gas
  • 0.3%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Coal or coke
  • 0.1%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 72.7%Electricity
  • 10.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 8.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 3.9%Wood
  • 3.3%Utility gas
  • 0.6%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 389
Here:

13.4%
North Carolina:

14.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 144
Here:

7.7%
North Carolina:

11.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 258
Here:

1.9%
North Carolina:

17.5%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Watauga County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,977,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,585,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $5,095,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,961,000
    Other: $3,782,000
    Other: $2,598,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $705,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $668,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $630,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $500,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $465,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $455,000
    Parks and Recreation: $343,000
    Parks and Recreation: $165,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $10,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $2,000
  • Construction - Parks and Recreation: $22,579,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $899,000
    General Public Buildings: $717,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $688,000
    Health - Other: $535,000
    General Public Buildings: $305,000
    Police Protection: $6,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $51,089,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $45,992,000
    Health - Other: $11,095,000
    Health - Other: $9,935,000
    Local Fire Protection: $5,600,000
    Police Protection: $5,522,000
    General - Other: $4,938,000
    Local Fire Protection: $4,901,000
    Police Protection: $4,852,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $4,783,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $4,555,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,280,000
    Transit Utilities: $4,260,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,977,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,516,000
    General - Other: $3,078,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,287,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,004,000
    Financial Administration: $1,616,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,600,000
    Financial Administration: $1,492,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,453,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,350,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,264,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,161,000
    Parks and Recreation: $795,000
    Housing and Community Development: $713,000
    Libraries: $652,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $621,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $615,000
    Libraries: $572,000
    Housing and Community Development: $562,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $541,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $345,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $91,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $79,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $2,183,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,269,000
    Education: $692,000
    Education: $454,000
    Public Welfare: $430,000
    Public Welfare: $380,000
    General Local Government Support: $28,000
    General Local Government Support: $25,000
    Other: $17,000
    Other: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $3,580,000
    Interest on Debt: $2,712,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Housing and Community Development: $2,086,000
    Other - Financial Administration: $1,504,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $253,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $83,000
    Other - General - Other: $61,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $2,167,000
    Other: $1,859,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,789,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,785,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,691,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,194,000
    Other: $432,000
    Transit Utilities: $245,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $49,604,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $46,190,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $43,156,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,074,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $22,654,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,240,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,082,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,745,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,238,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,008,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $730,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $510,000
    Rents: $421,000
    Rents: $413,000
    Interest Earnings: $316,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $265,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $132,000
    Sale of Property: $128,000
    Sale of Property: $42,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,008,000
    Police Protection: $731,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $693,000
    Police Protection: $405,000
    Central Staff Services: $369,000
    Health - Other: $164,000
    Transit Utilities: $148,000
    General - Other: $121,000
    General Public Building: $116,000
    Parks and Recreation: $89,000
    General Public Building: $84,000
    General - Other: $63,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $48,000
    Financial Administration: $48,000
    Local Fire Protection: $42,000
    Correctional Institutions: $38,000
    Local Fire Protection: $36,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $25,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $9,000
    Correctional Institutions: $9,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,666,000
    Cash and Securities: $14,049,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $263,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $35,672,000
    Education: $31,441,000
    Public Welfare: $3,638,000
    Public Welfare: $3,259,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,203,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,827,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,715,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,241,000
    Other: $2,079,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,042,000
    Other: $943,000
    Housing and Community Development: $480,000
    General Local Government Support: $307,000
  • Tax - Property: $40,727,000
    Property: $31,717,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,512,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $11,643,000
    Other Selective Sales: $2,086,000
    Other: $2,055,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,504,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $623,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $572,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $256,000
    Other License: $138,000
    Other License: $121,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $67,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $65,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $5,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $39,164,000
    : $34,770,000

Watauga County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,977,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,585,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $5,095,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,961,000
    Other: $3,782,000
    Other: $2,598,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $705,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $668,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $630,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $500,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $465,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $455,000
    Parks and Recreation: $343,000
    Parks and Recreation: $165,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $10,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $2,000
  • Construction - Parks and Recreation: $22,579,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $899,000
    General Public Buildings: $717,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $688,000
    Health - Other: $535,000
    General Public Buildings: $305,000
    Police Protection: $6,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $51,089,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $45,992,000
    Health - Other: $11,095,000
    Health - Other: $9,935,000
    Local Fire Protection: $5,600,000
    Police Protection: $5,522,000
    General - Other: $4,938,000
    Local Fire Protection: $4,901,000
    Police Protection: $4,852,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $4,783,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $4,555,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,280,000
    Transit Utilities: $4,260,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,977,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,516,000
    General - Other: $3,078,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,287,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,004,000
    Financial Administration: $1,616,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,600,000
    Financial Administration: $1,492,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,453,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,350,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,264,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,161,000
    Parks and Recreation: $795,000
    Housing and Community Development: $713,000
    Libraries: $652,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $621,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $615,000
    Libraries: $572,000
    Housing and Community Development: $562,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $541,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $345,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $91,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $79,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $2,183,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,269,000
    Education: $692,000
    Education: $454,000
    Public Welfare: $430,000
    Public Welfare: $380,000
    General Local Government Support: $28,000
    General Local Government Support: $25,000
    Other: $17,000
    Other: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $3,580,000
    Interest on Debt: $2,712,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Housing and Community Development: $2,086,000
    Other - Financial Administration: $1,504,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $253,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $83,000
    Other - General - Other: $61,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $2,167,000
    Other: $1,859,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,789,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,785,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,691,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,194,000
    Other: $432,000
    Transit Utilities: $245,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $49,604,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $46,190,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $43,156,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,074,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $22,654,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,240,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,082,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,745,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,238,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,008,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $730,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $510,000
    Rents: $421,000
    Rents: $413,000
    Interest Earnings: $316,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $265,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $132,000
    Sale of Property: $128,000
    Sale of Property: $42,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,008,000
    Police Protection: $731,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $693,000
    Police Protection: $405,000
    Central Staff Services: $369,000
    Health - Other: $164,000
    Transit Utilities: $148,000
    General - Other: $121,000
    General Public Building: $116,000
    Parks and Recreation: $89,000
    General Public Building: $84,000
    General - Other: $63,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $48,000
    Financial Administration: $48,000
    Local Fire Protection: $42,000
    Correctional Institutions: $38,000
    Local Fire Protection: $36,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $25,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $9,000
    Correctional Institutions: $9,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,666,000
    Cash and Securities: $14,049,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $263,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $35,672,000
    Education: $31,441,000
    Public Welfare: $3,638,000
    Public Welfare: $3,259,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,203,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,827,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,715,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,241,000
    Other: $2,079,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,042,000
    Other: $943,000
    Housing and Community Development: $480,000
    General Local Government Support: $307,000
  • Tax - Property: $40,727,000
    Property: $31,717,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,512,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $11,643,000
    Other Selective Sales: $2,086,000
    Other: $2,055,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,504,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $623,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $572,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $256,000
    Other License: $138,000
    Other License: $121,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $67,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $65,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $5,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $39,164,000
    : $34,770,000

Watauga County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,977,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,585,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $5,095,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,961,000
    Other: $3,782,000
    Other: $2,598,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $705,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $668,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $630,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $500,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $465,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $455,000
    Parks and Recreation: $343,000
    Parks and Recreation: $165,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $10,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $2,000
  • Construction - Parks and Recreation: $22,579,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $899,000
    General Public Buildings: $717,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $688,000
    Health - Other: $535,000
    General Public Buildings: $305,000
    Police Protection: $6,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $51,089,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $45,992,000
    Health - Other: $11,095,000
    Health - Other: $9,935,000
    Local Fire Protection: $5,600,000
    Police Protection: $5,522,000
    General - Other: $4,938,000
    Local Fire Protection: $4,901,000
    Police Protection: $4,852,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $4,783,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $4,555,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,280,000
    Transit Utilities: $4,260,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,977,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,516,000
    General - Other: $3,078,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,287,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,004,000
    Financial Administration: $1,616,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,600,000
    Financial Administration: $1,492,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,453,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,350,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,264,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,161,000
    Parks and Recreation: $795,000
    Housing and Community Development: $713,000
    Libraries: $652,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $621,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $615,000
    Libraries: $572,000
    Housing and Community Development: $562,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $541,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $345,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $91,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $79,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $2,183,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,269,000
    Education: $692,000
    Education: $454,000
    Public Welfare: $430,000
    Public Welfare: $380,000
    General Local Government Support: $28,000
    General Local Government Support: $25,000
    Other: $17,000
    Other: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $3,580,000
    Interest on Debt: $2,712,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Housing and Community Development: $2,086,000
    Other - Financial Administration: $1,504,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $253,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $83,000
    Other - General - Other: $61,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $2,167,000
    Other: $1,859,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,789,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,785,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,691,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,194,000
    Other: $432,000
    Transit Utilities: $245,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $49,604,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $46,190,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $43,156,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,074,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $22,654,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,240,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,082,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,745,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,238,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,008,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $730,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $510,000
    Rents: $421,000
    Rents: $413,000
    Interest Earnings: $316,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $265,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $132,000
    Sale of Property: $128,000
    Sale of Property: $42,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,008,000
    Police Protection: $731,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $693,000
    Police Protection: $405,000
    Central Staff Services: $369,000
    Health - Other: $164,000
    Transit Utilities: $148,000
    General - Other: $121,000
    General Public Building: $116,000
    Parks and Recreation: $89,000
    General Public Building: $84,000
    General - Other: $63,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $48,000
    Financial Administration: $48,000
    Local Fire Protection: $42,000
    Correctional Institutions: $38,000
    Local Fire Protection: $36,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $25,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $9,000
    Correctional Institutions: $9,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,666,000
    Cash and Securities: $14,049,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $263,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $35,672,000
    Education: $31,441,000
    Public Welfare: $3,638,000
    Public Welfare: $3,259,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,203,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,827,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,715,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,241,000
    Other: $2,079,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,042,000
    Other: $943,000
    Housing and Community Development: $480,000
    General Local Government Support: $307,000
  • Tax - Property: $40,727,000
    Property: $31,717,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,512,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $11,643,000
    Other Selective Sales: $2,086,000
    Other: $2,055,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,504,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $623,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $572,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $256,000
    Other License: $138,000
    Other License: $121,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $67,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $65,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $5,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $39,164,000
    : $34,770,000

Watauga County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,977,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,585,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $5,095,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,961,000
    Other: $3,782,000
    Other: $2,598,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $705,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $668,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $630,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $500,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $465,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $455,000
    Parks and Recreation: $343,000
    Parks and Recreation: $165,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $10,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $2,000
  • Construction - Parks and Recreation: $22,579,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $899,000
    General Public Buildings: $717,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $688,000
    Health - Other: $535,000
    General Public Buildings: $305,000
    Police Protection: $6,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $51,089,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $45,992,000
    Health - Other: $11,095,000
    Health - Other: $9,935,000
    Local Fire Protection: $5,600,000
    Police Protection: $5,522,000
    General - Other: $4,938,000
    Local Fire Protection: $4,901,000
    Police Protection: $4,852,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $4,783,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $4,555,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,280,000
    Transit Utilities: $4,260,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,977,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,516,000
    General - Other: $3,078,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,287,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,004,000
    Financial Administration: $1,616,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,600,000
    Financial Administration: $1,492,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,453,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,350,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,264,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,161,000
    Parks and Recreation: $795,000
    Housing and Community Development: $713,000
    Libraries: $652,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $621,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $615,000
    Libraries: $572,000
    Housing and Community Development: $562,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $541,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $345,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $91,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $79,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $2,183,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,269,000
    Education: $692,000
    Education: $454,000
    Public Welfare: $430,000
    Public Welfare: $380,000
    General Local Government Support: $28,000
    General Local Government Support: $25,000
    Other: $17,000
    Other: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $3,580,000
    Interest on Debt: $2,712,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Housing and Community Development: $2,086,000
    Other - Financial Administration: $1,504,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $253,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $83,000
    Other - General - Other: $61,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $2,167,000
    Other: $1,859,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,789,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,785,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,691,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,194,000
    Other: $432,000
    Transit Utilities: $245,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $49,604,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $46,190,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $43,156,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,074,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $22,654,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,240,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,082,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,745,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,238,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,008,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $730,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $510,000
    Rents: $421,000
    Rents: $413,000
    Interest Earnings: $316,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $265,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $132,000
    Sale of Property: $128,000
    Sale of Property: $42,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,008,000
    Police Protection: $731,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $693,000
    Police Protection: $405,000
    Central Staff Services: $369,000
    Health - Other: $164,000
    Transit Utilities: $148,000
    General - Other: $121,000
    General Public Building: $116,000
    Parks and Recreation: $89,000
    General Public Building: $84,000
    General - Other: $63,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $48,000
    Financial Administration: $48,000
    Local Fire Protection: $42,000
    Correctional Institutions: $38,000
    Local Fire Protection: $36,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $25,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $9,000
    Correctional Institutions: $9,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,666,000
    Cash and Securities: $14,049,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $263,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $35,672,000
    Education: $31,441,000
    Public Welfare: $3,638,000
    Public Welfare: $3,259,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,203,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,827,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,715,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,241,000
    Other: $2,079,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,042,000
    Other: $943,000
    Housing and Community Development: $480,000
    General Local Government Support: $307,000
  • Tax - Property: $40,727,000
    Property: $31,717,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,512,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $11,643,000
    Other Selective Sales: $2,086,000
    Other: $2,055,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,504,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $623,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $572,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $256,000
    Other License: $138,000
    Other License: $121,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $67,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $65,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $5,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $39,164,000
    : $34,770,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 664
  • Number of aged recipients: 115
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 549
  • Number of recipients under 18: 45
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 411
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 208
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 317
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 259
Most common first names in Watauga County, NC among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary13380.1 years
William12174.1 years
John11475.1 years
James10772.8 years
Robert8073.9 years
Charles6473.7 years
Margaret6278.7 years
George5477.1 years
Ruth5280.7 years
Thomas4673.8 years
Most common last names in Watauga County, NC among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Greene15079.5 years
Miller10976.1 years
Brown9378.7 years
Coffey8877.3 years
Norris8278.9 years
Hodges7077.9 years
Moretz5580.0 years
Cook5079.9 years
Smith5078.1 years
Wilson4578.8 years
Businesses in Watauga County, NC
NameCountNameCount
ALDI1La Quinta1
AT&T2Lane Furniture1
Ace Hardware1Levi Strauss & Co.1
Advance Auto Parts3Little Caesars Pizza2
Ann Taylor1Long John Silver's1
Applebee's1Lowe's2
Arby's2Marriott1
AutoZone1MasterBrand Cabinets3
Banana Republic1Maurices2
Bath & Body Works1McDonald's2
Best Western1New Balance2
Blockbuster2Nike4
Burger King2Nissan1
CVS2Old Navy1
Chevrolet1Outback1
Chick-Fil-A1Outback Steakhouse1
Chico's1Panera Bread1
Comfort Inn1Papa John's Pizza1
Comfort Suites1Penske2
Curves2Pizza Hut2
Days Inn1RadioShack2
Domino's Pizza3Rite Aid2
DressBarn1Ruby Tuesday2
Dressbarn1Rue212
Dunkin Donuts3SAS Shoes1
FedEx13SONIC Drive-In1
Ford2Sears2
GNC2Skechers USA1
GameStop3Sleep Inn1
Gap1Sprint Nextel1
Gymboree1Staples2
H&R Block3Subaru1
Hardee's3Subway7
Hilton1Super 81
Holiday Inn2T-Mobile3
Honda1T.J.Maxx1
IZOD1Taco Bell2
J.Crew1Toyota1
JCPenney1U-Haul7
Jack In The Box1UPS16
Jones New York3Walgreens2
KFC2Walmart2
Kincaid1Wendy's2
Kmart1
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