Watauga County is located in the state of North Carolina, with a total population of 56177. The land area spans approximately 809.160511 square miles, contributing to its total area of 811.492928 square miles.

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About Watauga County, North Carolina

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Watauga County, North Carolina Population Demographics

As of the last census, Watauga County has a total population of 56177, out of which 27992 are Male while 28185 are female.

You can check the total population for every year in the below table:

Year Population
2010 50972
2011 51626
2012 52062
2013 52295
2014 52395
2015 53093
2016 54140
2017 55181
2018 56034
2019 56177

Race Demographics

Category Percentage
non_hispanic_white_alone_male 45.3%
non_hispanic_white_alone_female 46.1%
black_alone_male 1.0%
black_alone_female 0.8%
asian_alone_male 0.5%
asian_alone_female 0.7%
hispanic_male 2.3%
hispanic_female 1.7%

Age Demographics

Category Percentage
0-4 3.3%
5-9 3.4%
10-14 3.8%
15-19 10.6%
20-24 19.4%
25-29 6.3%
30-34 4.8%
35-39 4.9%
40-44 4.7%
45-49 5.1%
50-54 5.1%
55-59 6.0%
60-64 6.1%
65-69 5.7%
70-74 4.3%
75-79 3.0%
80-84 1.8%
85+ 1.6%

Additional Information

  • Average Income: 36684
  • Number of Police officers: 194
  • Watauga County FIPS code: 37189

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Source: Census.gov, Wikipedia.org