Watauga   County NC United States

County FIPS 37189
Largest City Boone
State North Carolina
Latitude 36.2311
Longitude -81.6964
Population 55,123
Density 176.48 people per square mile
Time Zone America/New York
  • All demographic data comes from the 2024 American Community Survey (5-year study).
  • Learn more about each field.
Download the data

Household Income

Median household: $51,693
Median individual: $23,646

Race

Mode: 89.8% White

Gender

 50.1% female 

Rent

  $1127 / month  

Median house value: $355,786.0

Age

Median: 31.4 years old

Education

With at least college degree: 48.0%
With STEM degree: 41.4%

Marital Status

 37.7% married 

Never married: 48.1%

Labor Force Participation

 59.0% working 

Unemployed: 7.9%

Average Family Size

 2.80 people 

Commute Time

 21.2 minutes 

Health Care

 9.3% uninsured 

Poverty

 25.5%

All data comes from the SimpleMaps US Counties Database, 2026.

Home (Maps) | Database License | Privacy | Database Releases | Database Order Lookup | Resources | Contact | FAQs
SimpleMaps.com is a product of Pareto Software, LLC. © 2010-2026.