Language Spoken At Home in Watauga City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 21,787 | 100% |
English only | 17,143 | 78.7% |
Language other than English | 4,644 | 21.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,897 | 8.7% |
Spanish | 3,362 | 15.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,402 | 6.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 431 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 144 | 0.7% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 729 | 3.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 319 | 1.5% |
Other languages | 122 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 32 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Watauga City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 23,600 | 100% |
American | 2,929 | 12.4% |
Arab | 159 | 0.7% |
Czech | 123 | 0.5% |
Danish | 177 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 531 | 2.3% |
English | 1,783 | 7.6% |
French (except Basque) | 616 | 2.6% |
French Canadian | 182 | 0.8% |
German | 3,234 | 13.7% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 28 | 0.1% |
Irish | 2,539 | 10.8% |
Italian | 804 | 3.4% |
Lithuanian | 19 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 88 | 0.4% |
Polish | 285 | 1.2% |
Portuguese | 15 | 0.1% |
Russian | 94 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 143 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 382 | 1.6% |
Slovak | 31 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 199 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 110 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 19 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 7 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 213 | 0.9% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 116 | 0.5% |
Households By Type in Watauga City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 7,872 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,171 | 78.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,245 | 41.2% |
Married-couple family | 4,309 | 54.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,166 | 27.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 498 | 6.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 215 | 2.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,364 | 17.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 864 | 11.0% |
Nonfamily households | 1,701 | 21.6% |
Householder living alone | 1,332 | 16.9% |
65 years and over | 353 | 4.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,538 | 44.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,376 | 17.5% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Watauga City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 23,484 | 100% |
Householder | 7,872 | 33.5% |
Spouse | 4,311 | 18.4% |
Child | 8,435 | 35.9% |
Other relatives | 1,633 | 7.0% |
Nonrelatives | 1,233 | 5.3% |
Unmarried partner | 826 | 3.5% |
Marital Status in Watauga City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 8,673 | 100% |
Never married | 2,930 | 33.8% |
Now married, except separated | 4,573 | 52.7% |
Separated | 89 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 53 | 0.6% |
Divorced | 1,028 | 11.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 9,398 | 100% |
Never married | 2,529 | 26.9% |
Now married, except separated | 4,462 | 47.5% |
Separated | 306 | 3.3% |
Widowed | 589 | 6.3% |
Divorced | 1,512 | 16.1% |
Fertility in Watauga City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 261 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 27 | 10.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 8 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 42 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 12 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 90 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 3 | 0% |
Grandparents in Watauga City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 689 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 291 | 42.2% |
Less than 1 year | 73 | 10.6% |
1 or 2 years | 93 | 13.5% |
3 or 4 years | 40 | 5.8% |
5 or more years | 85 | 12.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 291 | 100% |
Who are female | 194 | 66.7% |
Who are married | 206 | 70.8% |
School Enrollment in Watauga City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,632 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 367 | 5.5% |
Kindergarten | 391 | 5.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,930 | 44.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,751 | 26.4% |
College or graduate school | 1,193 | 18.0% |
Educational Attainment in Watauga City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 14,792 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 979 | 6.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,232 | 8.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,095 | 27.7% |
Some college, no degree | 4,580 | 31.0% |
Associate's degree | 1,284 | 8.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,091 | 14.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 531 | 3.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 85.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 17.7% |
Veteran Status in Watauga City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 16,745 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,618 | 9.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Watauga City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 23,496 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,240 | 9.5% |
Under 18 years | 6,855 | 100% |
With a disability | 276 | 4.0% |
18 to 64 years | 14,781 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,327 | 9.0% |
65 years and over | 1,860 | 100% |
With a disability | 637 | 34.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Watauga City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 23,298 | 100% |
Same house | 19,491 | 83.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,760 | 16.1% |
Same county | 3,137 | 13.5% |
Different county | 623 | 2.7% |
Same state | 345 | 1.5% |
Different state | 278 | 1.2% |
Abroad | 47 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Watauga City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 23,600 | 100% |
Native | 21,174 | 89.7% |
Born in United States | 20,950 | 88.8% |
State of residence | 14,462 | 61.3% |
Different state | 6,488 | 27.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 224 | 0.9% |
Foreign born | 2,426 | 10.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Watauga City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,426 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,045 | 43.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,381 | 56.9% |
Year of Entry in Watauga City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,650 | 100% |
Native | 224 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 224 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 2,426 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,426 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Watauga City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,426 | 100% |
Europe | 49 | 2.0% |
Asia | 686 | 28.3% |
Africa | 106 | 4.4% |
Oceania | 81 | 3.3% |
Latin America | 1,485 | 61.2% |
Northern America | 19 | 0.8% |