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Census Tract 9208, Watauga, NC

2,509 Population
19 square miles 132.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

52.6 ±4.4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Blowing Rock: 59.7 † ±6.5
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Watauga County: 31.4 ±0.6
  • about 1.4 times the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2

Economics

$58,386 ±$9,703 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Blowing Rock: $71,169 † ±$12,918
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Watauga County: $34,167 ±$2,046
  • about 1.4 times the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
$83,319 ±$14,683 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Blowing Rock: $120,938 † ±$36,350
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Watauga County: $51,693 ±$3,285
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324

3.1% ±2.8% (75  ±69) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Blowing Rock: 2.4% † 22 (±3.7% / ±35)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Watauga County: 25.5% 12,395 (±2.1% / ±1,018)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)

20.3 minutes ±6 (24,780  ±8,994) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Blowing Rock: 22.1 † 9,375 (±14.7 / ±7,375)
  • a little less than the figure in Watauga County: 21.2 486,505 (±1 / ±30,313)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)

Families

1,181 ±166 Number of households
  • Blowing Rock: 484 † ±127
  • Watauga County: 21,198 ±594
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
2.1 ±0.1 (2,450  ±357) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Blowing Rock: 1.9 † 933 (±0.7 / ±243)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Watauga County: 2.3 48,532 (±0.1 / ±148)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237

3.8% ±4.2% (18  ±21) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Blowing Rock: 5.4% † 9 (±8.4% / ±15)
  • more than double the rate in Watauga County: 1.5% † 244 (±0.6% / ±99)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)

Housing

3,508 ±213 Number of housing units
  • Blowing Rock: 1,931 † ±223
  • Watauga County: 33,355 ±69
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642

$561,900 ±$85,919 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Blowing Rock: $705,000 † ±$84,809
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Watauga County: $358,900 ±$18,269
  • nearly double the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086

12.8% ±6.4% (317  ±164.8) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Blowing Rock: 13.3% † 131 (±9.1% / ±94.9)
  • about half the rate in Watauga County: 24.6% 13,480 (±2.4% / ±1,322.3)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)

Social

92.6% ±19.3% (1,826  ±252.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Blowing Rock: 97.7% † 796 (±31% / ±164.2)
  • about the same as the rate in Watauga County: 92.6% 28,817 (±4.2% / ±1,327.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
50.3% ±5% (992  ±183.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Blowing Rock: 64.2% 523 (±3.8% / ±130.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in Watauga County: 48.1% 14,956 (±2.9% / ±920.4)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7.4% ±7.1% (186  ±180) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Blowing Rock: 2% † 20 (±2.3% / ±23)
  • more than double the rate in Watauga County: 3.5% 1,906
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325

8.5% ±3% (186  ±71) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Blowing Rock: 2.6% † 24 (±2.9% / ±27)
  • nearly double the rate in Watauga County: 4.4% † 2,150 (±0.7% / ±325)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
186 Total veterans ±71 157 Male ±66 29 Female ±27

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