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Watauga County Demographics
| Population, 2005 estimate |
42,472 |
| Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005
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-0.5% |
| Population, 2000
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42,695 |
| Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000
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15.5% |
| Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2004
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3.8% |
| Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2004
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15.2% |
| Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2004
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11.8% |
| Female persons, percent, 2004
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49.8% |
| Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct age 5+, 2000
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46.5% |
| High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000
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81.6% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000
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33.2% |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000
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20.4 |
| Housing units, 2004
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25,537 |
| Homeownership rate, 2000
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62.9% |
| Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000
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20.9% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000
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$139,300 |
| Households, 2000
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16,540 |
| Land area, 2000 (square miles)
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313 |
| Persons per square mile, 2000
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136.6 |
Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, County Business Patterns, 1997 Economic Census, Minority- and Women-Owned Business, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, 1997 Census of Governments
Last Revised: Thursday, 08-Jun-2006 09:33:59 EDT
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