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County:

Watauga County

State:

North Carolina

FIPS Code:

37189

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Yes

Acreage in NF:

393

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

135,801

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

22.02

Pisgah NF

393

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

34

Mean July Temp:

68

Topography:

Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Federal/State Government

Policy Type:

Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

23,404

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

31,666

35.3%

28.8%

6.5%

1990:

36,952

16.7%

11.6%

5.1%

2000:

42,695

15.5%

12.8%

2.7%

2005:

42,472

-0.5%

-1.1%

0.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

40,744

95.4%

0-to-19:

10,828

25.4%

Black:

673

1.6%

20-to-39:

15,253

35.7%

Hispanic:

622

1.5%

40-to-59:

10,264

24.0%

American Indian:

95

0.2%

60-plus:

6,350

14.9%

Other:

561

1.3%

Median Age:

30.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

136.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

81.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

33.2%

Median Family Income:

$45,508

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.2%

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