Watauga County, North Carolina (NC)
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: 178 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (27.3%), Retail trade (16.6%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (15.7%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 73%
- Government: 19%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 49,99690.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2,2964.2%Hispanic or Latino
- 1,0281.9%Two or more races
- 9391.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 7781.4%Asian alone
- 1660.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 400.07%Some other race alone
- 300.05%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 32.2 years |
North Carolina median age: | 39.2 years |
Males: 27,726 | (49.8%) |
Females: 28,005 | (50.2%) |
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Watauga County: | 2.0 people |
North Carolina: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $51,012 ($32,611 in 1999)
This county: | $51,012 |
North Carolina: | $67,481 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $997 (lower quartile is $717, upper quartile is $1,430)
This county: | $997 |
State: | $945 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $338,058 (it was $128,200 in 2000)
Watauga: | $338,058 |
North Carolina: | $280,600 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,449Detached houses: $486,895
Here: $486,895 State: $375,326 Townhouses or other attached units: $356,885
Here: $356,885 State: $317,935 In 2-unit structures: $303,037
Here: $303,037 State: $250,488 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $276,067
Here: $276,067 State: $254,939 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $320,382
Here: $320,382 State: $329,290 Mobile homes: $132,273
Here: $132,273 State: $124,933
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $399
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
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 310 buildings, average cost: $564,400
- 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
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,316 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,154 (0.4%)
Watauga County: | 23.9% |
North Carolina: | 12.8% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 32.2 years old
(Males: 32.1 years old, Females: 32.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 33.5 years old, Black residents: 27.8 years old, American Indian residents: 40.4 years old, Asian residents: 22.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.4 years old, Other race residents: 35.1 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.
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 .
Here: | 2.5% |
North Carolina: | 3.2% |
Current college students: 10,952
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 44.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,824 (42.3% naturalized citizens)
Watauga County: | 3.3% |
Whole state: | 8.6% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 5432010 or later
- 5532000 to 2009
- 3551990 to 1999
- 1451980 to 1989
- 581970 to 1979
- 182Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 21,756
- One, attached: 488
- Two: 1,352
- 3 or 4: 1,571
- 5 to 9: 2,045
- 10 to 19: 2,016
- 20 to 49: 1,257
- 50 or more: 849
- Mobile homes: 2,486
Housing units in Watauga County with a mortgage: 7,095 (940 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan, 907 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 392
Here: | 1.8% with mortgage |
State: | 97.0% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Watauga County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 12,925 | 63 |
Mainline Protestant | 6,800 | 23 |
Catholic | 1,057 | 2 |
Other | 621 | 5 |
Orthodox | 24 | 1 |
None | 30,024 | - |
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:
Watauga County: | 1.80 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.90 / 10,000 pop. |
North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Watauga County: | 4.50 / 10,000 pop. |
North Carolina: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 17.54 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Watauga County: | 7.1% |
North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Watauga County: | 23.1% |
State: | 28.3% |
Here: | 11.3% |
State: | 15.6% |
Agriculture in Watauga County:
Average size of farms: 71 acresAverage 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:
- Drove a car alone: 21,358 (71.3%)
- Carpooled: 2,964 (9.9%)
- Bus: 316 (1.1%)
- Subway or elevated rail: 22 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 217 (0.7%)
- Bicycle: 94 (0.3%)
- Walked: 1,207 (4.0%)
- Worked at home: 3,193 (10.7%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Retail trade (15%)
- Health care and social assistance (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (3%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Educational services (23%)
- Retail trade (17%)
- Health care and social assistance (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Management occupations (16%)
- Sales and related occupations (12%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (10%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
- Sales and related occupations (16%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (14%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (14%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
- Personal care and service occupations (5%)
- Mexico (22%)
- Ukraine (9%)
- Vietnam (8%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
- Russia (6%)
- Korea (6%)
- Canada (5%)
- English (20%)
- American (18%)
- Irish (12%)
- German (8%)
- European (7%)
- Scotch-Irish (4%)
- Scottish (4%)
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
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%
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%
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) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.3
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 2020: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.3
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.3%
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%)
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 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.
- Firearm - 88.9
- Other - 59.3
Household type by relationship:
Households: 55,731- Male householders: 11,387 (2,978 living alone), Female householders: 10,784 (3,701 living alone)
9,543 spouses (9,350 opposite-sex spouses), 1,237 unmarried partners, (1,174 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 9,083 children (8,421 natural, 264 adopted, 394 stepchildren), 262 grandchildren, 441 brothers or sisters, 381 parents, 0 foster children, 272 other relatives, 5,903 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 5,907
Size of family households: 6,919 2-persons, 2,052 3-persons, 1,333 4-persons, 642 5-persons, 140 6-persons, 287 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 6,681 1-person, 2,902 2-persons, 583 3-persons, 549 4-persons, 98 5-persons.
5,233 married couples with children.
996 single-parent households (261 men, 735 women).
94.3% of residents of Watauga speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% 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: 1,827Here: | 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 |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.41 millions of gallons per day (11% from ground, 89% from surface)
Here: | 6.4 |
State: | 6.4 |
Here: | 4.3 |
State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Watauga County, North Carolina
- 362020 or later
- 2,9622010 to 2019
- 6,1592000 to 2009
- 6,0551990 to 1999
- 5,7541980 to 1989
- 5,0121970 to 1979
- 3,0141960 to 1969
- 1,5941950 to 1959
- 7341940 to 1949
- 1,2181939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Watauga County, North Carolina
- 291 room
- 472 rooms
- 4123 rooms
- 1,8004 rooms
- 2,4025 rooms
- 2,4036 rooms
- 2,1837 rooms
- 1,8018 rooms
- 2,5599+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Watauga County, North Carolina
- 3271 room
- 4042 rooms
- 1,6963 rooms
- 2,4554 rooms
- 1,8685 rooms
- 8806 rooms
- 3637 rooms
- 1278 rooms
- 3889+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Watauga County, North Carolina
- 30no bedroom
- 2791 bedroom
- 2,8392 bedrooms
- 7,1403 bedrooms
- 2,4474 bedrooms
- 8745+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Watauga County, North Carolina
- 373no bedroom
- 1,4631 bedroom
- 3,9332 bedrooms
- 1,7873 bedrooms
- 8494 bedrooms
- 1525+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Watauga County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 249no vehicle
- 3,9181 vehicle
- 5,4372 vehicles
- 2,9033 vehicles
- 7894 vehicles
- 3545+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Watauga County in renter-occupied apartments
- 446no vehicle
- 3,2441 vehicle
- 3,1472 vehicles
- 9643 vehicles
- 6514 vehicles
- 1715+ vehicles
74.1% of Watauga County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in North Carolina.
Watauga County: | 74.1% |
State average: | 87.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 33,597
- Other state: 19,597
- Northeast: 3,893
- Midwest: 3,938
- South: 9,654
- West: 2,108
- 40.4%Electricity
- 26.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 22.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 6.7%Wood
- 4.0%Utility gas
- 0.2%Other fuel
- 0.1%Coal or coke
- 0.1%No fuel used
- 75.5%Electricity
- 10.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 7.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.9%Utility gas
- 2.3%Wood
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 0.3%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 14.9% |
North Carolina: | 13.8% |
Here: | 12.3% |
North Carolina: | 11.9% |
Here: | 2.1% |
North Carolina: | 19.3% |
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 | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Mary | 133 | 80.1 years |
William | 121 | 74.1 years |
John | 114 | 75.1 years |
James | 107 | 72.8 years |
Robert | 80 | 73.9 years |
Charles | 64 | 73.7 years |
Margaret | 62 | 78.7 years |
George | 54 | 77.1 years |
Ruth | 52 | 80.7 years |
Thomas | 46 | 73.8 years |
Most common last names in Watauga County, NC among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Greene | 150 | 79.5 years |
Miller | 109 | 76.1 years |
Brown | 93 | 78.7 years |
Coffey | 88 | 77.3 years |
Norris | 82 | 78.9 years |
Hodges | 70 | 77.9 years |
Moretz | 55 | 80.0 years |
Cook | 50 | 79.9 years |
Smith | 50 | 78.1 years |
Wilson | 45 | 78.8 years |
Businesses in Watauga County, NC | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
ALDI | 1 | La Quinta | 1 | |
AT&T | 2 | Lane Furniture | 1 | |
Ace Hardware | 1 | Levi Strauss & Co. | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 3 | Little Caesars Pizza | 2 | |
Ann Taylor | 1 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
Applebee's | 1 | Lowe's | 2 | |
Arby's | 2 | Marriott | 1 | |
AutoZone | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 3 | |
Banana Republic | 1 | Maurices | 2 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | McDonald's | 2 | |
Best Western | 1 | New Balance | 2 | |
Blockbuster | 2 | Nike | 4 | |
Burger King | 2 | Nissan | 1 | |
CVS | 2 | Old Navy | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Outback | 1 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 1 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
Chico's | 1 | Panera Bread | 1 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
Comfort Suites | 1 | Penske | 2 | |
Curves | 2 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
Days Inn | 1 | RadioShack | 2 | |
Domino's Pizza | 3 | Rite Aid | 2 | |
DressBarn | 1 | Ruby Tuesday | 2 | |
Dressbarn | 1 | Rue21 | 2 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 3 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
FedEx | 13 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
Ford | 2 | Sears | 2 | |
GNC | 2 | Skechers USA | 1 | |
GameStop | 3 | Sleep Inn | 1 | |
Gap | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
Gymboree | 1 | Staples | 2 | |
H&R Block | 3 | Subaru | 1 | |
Hardee's | 3 | Subway | 7 | |
Hilton | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 2 | T-Mobile | 3 | |
Honda | 1 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
IZOD | 1 | Taco Bell | 2 | |
J.Crew | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
JCPenney | 1 | U-Haul | 7 | |
Jack In The Box | 1 | UPS | 16 | |
Jones New York | 3 | Walgreens | 2 | |
KFC | 2 | Walmart | 2 | |
Kincaid | 1 | Wendy's | 2 | |
Kmart | 1 |