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Census Tract 9209, Watauga, NC

4,249 Population
47.2 square miles 89.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.7 ±5 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Foscoe: 53 † ±22.2
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Watauga County: 31.4 ±0.6
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2

Economics

$32,254 ±$5,029 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Foscoe: $27,943 † ±$6,371
  • a little less than the amount in Watauga County: $34,167 ±$2,046
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
$59,432 ±$15,470 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Foscoe: $49,243 † ±$9,644
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Watauga County: $51,693 ±$3,285
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324

14.4% ±5.4% (612  ±245) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Foscoe: 22.3% † 273 (±11.4% / ±157)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Watauga County: 25.5% 12,395 (±2.1% / ±1,018)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)

28.6 minutes ±4 (50,095  ±13,558) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Foscoe: 23.3 † 11,035 (±15.6 / ±5,055)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Watauga County: 21.2 486,505 (±1 / ±30,313)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)

Families

1,750 ±223 Number of households
  • Foscoe: 545 † ±126
  • Watauga County: 21,198 ±594
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
2.4 ±0.2 (4,157  ±596) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Foscoe: 2.3 † 1,226 (±0.3 / ±317)
  • a little higher than the figure in Watauga County: 2.3 48,532 (±0.1 / ±148)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237

2.6% ±3.9% (22  ±34) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in Foscoe: 8.6% † 22 (±12.8% / ±34)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Watauga County: 1.5% † 244 (±0.6% / ±99)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)

Housing

4,169 ±308 Number of housing units
  • Foscoe: 1,539 † ±302
  • Watauga County: 33,355 ±69
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642

$353,500 ±$48,189 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Foscoe: $325,800 † ±$41,286
  • about the same as the amount in Watauga County: $358,900 ±$18,269
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086

5.3% ±3.3% (225  ±141.4) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Foscoe: 5.5% † 66 (±5% / ±62.8)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Watauga County: 24.6% 13,480 (±2.4% / ±1,322.3)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)

Social

87.8% ±6.3% (2,667  ±383.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Foscoe: 84.1% † 802 (±9.2% / ±216)
  • a little less than the rate in Watauga County: 92.6% 28,817 (±4.2% / ±1,327.5)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
42.5% ±7.1% (1,292  ±269.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Foscoe: 39.9% † 381 (±12.4% / ±151.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Watauga County: 48.1% 14,956 (±2.9% / ±920.4)
  • about 20 percent higher than 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

1.8% ±2% (78  ±84) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Foscoe: 2% † 25 (±4.2% / ±52)
  • about half the rate in Watauga County: 3.5% 1,906
  • about one-fifth of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325

5.4% ±2.9% (181  ±100) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Foscoe: 4.6% † 47 (±5% / ±52)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Watauga County: 4.4% † 2,150 (±0.7% / ±325)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
181 Total veterans ±100 180 Male ±100 1 Female ±2

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