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Language Spoken At Home in Watauga County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 49,243 | 100% |
English only | 46,928 | 95.3% |
Language other than English | 2,315 | 4.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 751 | 1.5% |
Spanish | 1,472 | 3.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 624 | 1.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 556 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 81 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 248 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 46 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 39 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Watauga County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 51,103 | 100% |
American | 5,604 | 11.0% |
Arab | 159 | 0.3% |
Czech | 135 | 0.3% |
Danish | 210 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 1,040 | 2.0% |
English | 8,702 | 17.0% |
French (except Basque) | 1,229 | 2.4% |
French Canadian | 194 | 0.4% |
German | 11,327 | 22.2% |
Greek | 342 | 0.7% |
Hungarian | 355 | 0.7% |
Irish | 7,189 | 14.1% |
Italian | 2,145 | 4.2% |
Lithuanian | 54 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 531 | 1.0% |
Polish | 790 | 1.5% |
Portuguese | 148 | 0.3% |
Russian | 327 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,725 | 5.3% |
Scottish | 2,477 | 4.8% |
Slovak | 47 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 31 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 475 | 0.9% |
Swiss | 123 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 102 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 739 | 1.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 36 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Watauga County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 20,977 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 11,147 | 53.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,942 | 18.8% |
Married-couple family | 9,186 | 43.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,924 | 13.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 484 | 2.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 227 | 1.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,477 | 7.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 791 | 3.8% |
Nonfamily households | 9,830 | 46.9% |
Householder living alone | 5,695 | 27.1% |
65 years and over | 1,496 | 7.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,281 | 20.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,396 | 21.0% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Watauga County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 45,297 | 100% |
Householder | 20,977 | 46.3% |
Spouse | 9,216 | 20.3% |
Child | 8,017 | 17.7% |
Other relatives | 1,231 | 2.7% |
Nonrelatives | 5,856 | 12.9% |
Unmarried partner | 1,261 | 2.8% |
Marital Status in Watauga County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 22,602 | 100% |
Never married | 11,283 | 49.9% |
Now married, except separated | 9,588 | 42.4% |
Separated | 282 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 200 | 0.9% |
Divorced | 1,249 | 5.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 22,824 | 100% |
Never married | 9,873 | 43.3% |
Now married, except separated | 9,453 | 41.4% |
Separated | 300 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 1,607 | 7.0% |
Divorced | 1,591 | 7.0% |
Fertility in Watauga County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 473 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 85 | 18.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 8 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 31 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 6 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 51 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 14 | 0% |
Grandparents in Watauga County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 505 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 352 | 69.7% |
Less than 1 year | 66 | 13.1% |
1 or 2 years | 60 | 11.9% |
3 or 4 years | 14 | 2.8% |
5 or more years | 212 | 42.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 352 | 100% |
Who are female | 245 | 69.6% |
Who are married | 229 | 65.1% |
School Enrollment in Watauga County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 20,997 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 515 | 2.5% |
Kindergarten | 536 | 2.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,839 | 13.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,583 | 7.5% |
College or graduate school | 15,524 | 73.9% |
Educational Attainment in Watauga County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 27,885 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,196 | 4.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,792 | 6.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,992 | 21.5% |
Some college, no degree | 5,958 | 21.4% |
Associate's degree | 2,235 | 8.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 6,217 | 22.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 4,495 | 16.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 38.4% |
Veteran Status in Watauga County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 44,095 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,122 | 7.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Watauga County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 50,792 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,682 | 9.2% |
Under 18 years | 6,942 | 100% |
With a disability | 350 | 5.0% |
18 to 64 years | 37,663 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,477 | 6.6% |
65 years and over | 6,187 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,855 | 30.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Watauga County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 50,686 | 100% |
Same house | 35,657 | 70.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 14,682 | 29.0% |
Same county | 6,611 | 13.0% |
Different county | 8,071 | 15.9% |
Same state | 6,611 | 13.0% |
Different state | 1,460 | 2.9% |
Abroad | 347 | 0.7% |
Place Of Birth in Watauga County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 51,103 | 100% |
Native | 49,339 | 96.5% |
Born in United States | 48,974 | 95.8% |
State of residence | 28,534 | 55.8% |
Different state | 20,440 | 40.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 365 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 1,764 | 3.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Watauga County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,764 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 700 | 39.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,064 | 60.3% |
Year of Entry in Watauga County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,129 | 100% |
Native | 365 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 46 | 12.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 319 | 87.4% |
Foreign born | 1,764 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 115 | 6.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,649 | 93.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Watauga County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,764 | 100% |
Europe | 410 | 23.2% |
Asia | 379 | 21.5% |
Africa | 30 | 1.7% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 887 | 50.3% |
Northern America | 58 | 3.3% |