Watauga+Demographics


 * Watauga Demographics **

The city of Watauga is located in both Carter and Washington counties in the state of Tennessee. According to statistics from wikipedia.org the population from the 2000 census was 403 people. According to town officials from the June 16, 2011 town meeting the 2010 census showed a population of 458 people. Town officials also stated the city of Watauga is the second smallest city in the state of Tennessee. The town consists of 162 households, with 111 families. The racial makeup of the town based on the 2000 census consisted of 98.01% White, 1.74% African American, and 0.25% from two or more races. Graph retrieved June 22, 2011 from http://www.us-city-home.com/tennessee/watauga/demographics.html Of the 162 households in the town 27.8% had children under the age of 18, 53.1% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female with no husband present, 30.9% were non-families, 23.5% were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had an individual living alone who was 65 years of age or older. Based on Wikipedia statistics the average size of households in Watauga was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.97. Watauga’s population consists of 23.1% under the age of 18, 94% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% of the population was 65 or older. The median age for all residents in the town was 37 years. Gender in the town consisted of 92.8 males for every 100 females. Graph retrieved June 22, 2011 from [] Graph retrieved June 22, 2011 from http://www.us-city-home.com/tennessee/watauga/demographics.html Based on information from city-data.com out of all residents who are 25 years and older 61.6% have a high school education or higher, 9.9% have a bachelor’s degree or higher, and 1.9% has a graduate or professional degree. The unemployment rate is 11.1%. || **References **  || Watauga Demographics. (2011) US City Home. Retrieved June 22, 2011 from [] Watauga, Tennessee. (2011) Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 22, 2011 from [] . Watauga, Tennessee. (2011) City-Data.com. Retrieved June 22, 2011 from []
 * The median income in Watauga for any household was $28,438, and the median income for a family was $36,429. The per capita income for this city was $13,551 with 11.0% of families and 18.1% of the population below the poverty line. Per city officials the towns budget is $465,000 with an additional $134,000 from grants for a total of $599,000. ||
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 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">For population 25 years and over in Watauga: **
 * <span style="color: #505050; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">High school or higher: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> 61.6%
 * <span style="color: #505050; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Bachelor's degree or higher: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> 9.9%
 * <span style="color: #505050; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Graduate or professional degree: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> 1.9%
 * <span style="color: #505050; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Unemployed: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> 11.1%
 * <span style="color: #505050; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Mean travel time to work (commute): <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> 21.1 minutes