Watauga township, Watauga County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 32.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,914 (all rural)
| Males: 1,463 |  (50.2%) |
| Females: 1,451 |  (49.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,884 (2,229 owner occupied, 655 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 23% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Watauga township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.2%
- Black: 0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 40.0
Median age of females: 41.2
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Average household size: 2.31
| Watauga township: | 2.3 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.77
| Watauga township: | $35,921 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $705 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $229,742 (it was $128,200 in 2000)
| : | $229,742 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $294,343
Here: $294,343 State: $219,576
Townhouses or other attached units: $241,162
Here: $241,162 State: $173,086
In 2-unit structures: $338,052
Here: $338,052 State: $165,738
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $181,061
Here: $181,061 State: $149,371
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $313,574
Here: $313,574 State: $175,668
Mobile homes: $97,338
Here: $97,338 State: $64,697
| Population density: 90 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 7.9% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 2.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Cities in this township include: Foscoe, Valle Crucis, Seven Devils.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Watauga township include: Holy Communion Lutheran Church (A), Mount Lebanon Baptist Church (B), Bairds Creek Presbyterian Church (C), Hebron Colony Church (D), Watauga Baptist Church (E), Shulls Mills Baptist Church (F), Saint Johns Episcopal Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Danner Cemetery (1), Jestes Cemetery (2), Shull Cemetery (3), McLean Cemetery (4), Byrd Cemetery (5), White Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Different Drum Lake (A), Rosasco Lake Upper (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dutch Creek (A), Green Ridge Branch (B), Green Branch (C), Clark Creek (D), Cannon Branch (E), Boone Fork (F), Baird Creek (G), Big Branch (H), Bee Tree Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Watauga township: Julian Price Memorial Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
66% of Watauga township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 989
- Northeast: 28
- Midwest: 66
- South: 207
- West: 63
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
18 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
12 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 329
- One, attached: 6
- Mobile homes: 175
Median worth of mobile homes: $26,300
Housing units in Watauga township with a mortgage: 134 (10 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 83
- Construction (22%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Health care (5%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Health care (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
- Construction (4%)
- Personal and laundry services (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Top executives (4%)
- Postsecondary teachers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Watauga township:
- United States or American (32.7%)
- Irish (18.9%)
- German (15.2%)
- Dutch (5.8%)
- English (3.9%)
- Italian (2.9%)
- Polish (2.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 538 (83%)
- Carpooled: 81 (13%)
- Walked: 9 (1%)
- Other means: 12 (2%)
- Worked at home: 6 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (48%)
- Utility gas (36%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Wood (6%)
18 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
12 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
97.8% of residents of Watauga township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,363- In family households: 1,254 (354 male householders, 14 female householders)
357 spouses, 461 children (399 natural, 12 adopted, 50 stepchildren), 39 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 20 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 109 (68 male householders (61 living alone)), 35 female householders (35 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 122 2-persons, 94 3-persons, 71 4-persons, 68 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 96 1-person, 7 2-persons,
458 married couples with children.
99 single-parent households (21 men, 78 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16
| Here: | 9.1% |
| North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7
| Here: | 11.7% |
| North Carolina: | 20.2% |