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Watauga County Demographics

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Nestled in the middle of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Watauga County has a constantly growing population.  With an approximate population of 45,196 as of 2008, Watauga County experienced a 5.9% increase in residents from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008.   

Below are some QuickFacts as provided by the U.S. Census Bureau:

Watauga County, North Carolina

 

   People QuickFactsWatauga CountyNorth Carolina
 Population, 2008 estimate 45,1969,222,414
 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 5.9%14.6%
 Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 42,6938,046,500
 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 4.2%7.0%
 Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 14.9%24.5%
 Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 12.0%12.2%
 Female persons, percent, 2007 50.3%51.1%
 
 White persons, percent, 2007 (a) 95.8%74.0%
 Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) 2.2%21.7%
 American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) 0.3%1.2%
 Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) 0.8%1.9%
 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) Z0.1%
 Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 0.9%1.1%
 Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) 2.0%7.0%
 White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 93.9%67.5%
 
 Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 46.5%53.0%
 Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 1.9%5.3%
 Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 4.6%8.0%
 High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 81.6%78.1%
 Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 33.2%22.5%
 Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 6,3381,540,365
 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 20.424.0
 
 Housing units, 2007 27,0964,125,308
 Homeownership rate, 2000 62.9%69.4%
 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 20.9%16.1%
 Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $139,300$108,300
 
 Households, 2000 16,5403,132,013
 Persons per household, 2000 2.262.49
 Median household income, 2007 $37,949$44,772
 Per capita money income, 1999 $17,258$20,307
 Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 18.6%14.3%

   Business QuickFactsWatauga CountyNorth Carolina
 Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 1,647222,4311
 Private nonfarm employment, 2006 17,0583,524,8141
 Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 7.1%4.1%1
 Nonemployer establishments, 2006 4,403604,618
 Total number of firms, 2002 5,131642,597
 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 F8.1%
 American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F0.9%
 Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 F2.1%
 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F0.0%
 Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 F1.4%
 Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 21.8%27.1%
 
 Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 116,019156,821,943
 Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 115,568104,331,152
 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 631,29888,821,486
 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $14,703$10,686
 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 101,38111,237,386
 Building permits, 2007 49185,777
 Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) 223,01665,862,8841

   Geography QuickFactsWatauga CountyNorth Carolina
 Land area, 2000 (square miles) 312.5148,710.88
 Persons per square mile, 2000 136.4165.2
 FIPS Code 18937
 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Boone, NC Micro Area 

1: Includes data not distributed by county.

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
F: Fewer than 100 firms
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
X: Not applicable
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report
Last Revised: Tuesday, 05-May-2009 08:36:10 EDT Skip this main site navigation menu

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