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Overview for Watauga County, NC Part of: Boone NC, Micropolitan Area
Watauga County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 312.5 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 135.9 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 82.4%. On the 2000 census form, 99.4% of the population reported only one race, with 1.6% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 1.5% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.26 persons compared to an average family size of 2.80 persons.
In 2005 accommodation and food services was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $11,568. Per capita income grew by 22.2% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).
People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value
Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2005)
42,472
Covered Employment
21,412
Growth (%) since 1990
14.9%
Average wage per job
$26,903
Households (2000)
16,540
Manufacturing – % all jobs in County
4.1%
Labor Force (persons) (2005)
24,389
Average wage per job
$28,610
Unemployment Rate (2005)
3.5
Transportation & Warehousing – % all jobs in County
D
Per Capita Personal Income (2004)
$26,033
Average wage per job
D
Median Household Income (2003)
$33,090
Health Care, Social Assist. – % all jobs in County
D
Poverty Rate (2003)
14.7
Average wage per job
D
H.S. Diploma or More – % of Adults 25+ (2000)
81.6
Finance and Insurance – % all jobs in County
2.0%
Bachelor’s Deg. or More – % of Adults 25+ (2000)
33.2
Average wage per job
$39,086
1. BETHEL ELEMENTARY
Address: 138 Bethel School Rd, Sugar Grove, NC 28679
Phone: (828) 297-2240
County: Watauga County
Enrollment: 133
Grades: PK-8
2. BLOWING ROCK ELEMENTARY
Address: Po Box 228, Blowing Rock, NC 28605
Phone: (828) 295-3204
County: Watauga County
Enrollment: 338
Grades: PK-8
Watauga County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 312.5 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 135.9 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 82.4%. On the 2000 census form, 99.4% of the population reported only one race, with 1.6% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 1.5% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.26 persons compared to an average family size of 2.80 persons.
