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Watauga, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Watauga is a Census city of 644 people across 0.87 square miles of land, lying across Carter County and Washington County. Median household income is $62,917, 94.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Watauga
What Watauga is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.87 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land738 plus or minus 254
- County holding the largest share of its areaCarter County, 96.6 percent
- Counties this place lies inCarter County 96.6 percent, Washington County 3.4 percent
Watauga crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Watauga
- Population644 plus or minus 222
- Median age43.0 plus or minus 16.5
- Population under 18148 plus or minus 62
- Share under 1823.0 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Population 65 and over128 plus or minus 55
- Share 65 and over19.9 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Households278 plus or minus 108
- Family households155 plus or minus 72
- Share of households that are families55.8 percent plus or minus 14.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Watauga
- Median household income$62,917 plus or minus $40,026
- Per capita income$34,384 plus or minus $11,718
- Civilian labor force239 plus or minus 125
- Employed208 plus or minus 106
- Unemployed31 plus or minus 35
- Unemployment rate13.0 percent plus or minus 13.0
- Adults 25 and over456 plus or minus 157
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.8 percent plus or minus 43.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher29.8 percent plus or minus 19.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.5 percent plus or minus 14.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Watauga
- Housing units299 plus or minus 107
- Occupied units278 plus or minus 108
- Vacant units21 plus or minus 16
- Vacancy rate7.0 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Owner occupied263 plus or minus 108
- Renter occupied15 plus or minus 11
- Ownership rate94.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$156,900 plus or minus $32,252
- Median gross rent, monthly$588
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.2 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Single family units215 plus or minus 97
- Share single family71.9 percent plus or minus 19.8
- Units in buildings of two or more5 plus or minus 15
- Share in buildings of two or more1.7 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Mobile homes79 plus or minus 55
- Median year structure built1986
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Watauga gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute190 plus or minus 105
- Commuting under 15 minutes59 plus or minus 53
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.1 percent plus or minus 21.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more14 plus or minus 18
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more7.4 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Drove alone91.1 percent plus or minus 20.1
- Carpooled2.5 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home6.4 percent plus or minus 6.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Watauga
- NFIP communityCity of Watauga
- NFIP community number470331
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/26/08
The City of Watauga participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 470331 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Carter County, not Watauga
Carter County context, not Watauga figures
- Establishments in Carter County751
- Covered employment, Carter County12,025
- Average annual pay, Carter County$47,576
- Housing units permitted, Carter County177
Every figure in this section is published for Carter County as a whole and is not a measurement of Watauga.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Watauga questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Watauga, Tennessee?
644, in 278 households. Watauga city covers 0.87 square miles of land, which is 738 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Watauga in?
Watauga lies in more than one. By area it is 96.6 percent in Carter County, 3.4 percent in Washington County. This page sits under Carter County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Watauga?
$62,917. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $156,900. Median gross rent is $588 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Watauga in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Watauga appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Watauga, city of, community 470331, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Watauga figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Carter County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Watauga.
Is zoning published for Watauga?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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