Watauga

County in North Carolina

County

The population development of Watauga.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Watauga	County	36,952	42,695	51,079	54,079	54,997	→
North Carolina	State	6,628,637	8,049,313	9,535,483	10,441,499	11,046,024

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Watauga.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, »race«, ethnicity).

Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Beech Mountain	Town	Watauga / Avery	236	325	317	666	658	→
Blowing Rock	Town	Watauga / Caldwell	1,267	1,402	1,244	1,375	1,336	→
Boone	Town	Watauga	13,113	13,611	17,101	19,112	20,080	→
Seven Devils	Town	Watauga / Avery	117	128	192	315	316	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	25,891
Females	28,195

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	7,496
18-64 years	37,590
65+ years	9,000

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	1,878
70-79 years	4,165
60-69 years	5,895
50-59 years	5,277
40-49 years	4,663
30-39 years	4,838
20-29 years	15,048
10-19 years	8,444
0-9 years	3,878

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	26,450
Urban	27,636

»Race« (C 2020)
White	45,726
Black/African American	2,149
Indigenous	131
Asian	945
Pacific Islander	19
Some other	2,161
2 or more	2,955

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	3,521
Other	50,565