Watauga

  1. Watauga Legal Resources
  2. Watauga Statistics
  3. Watauga Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Watauga Employment Information
  5. Watauga Family Information
  6. Watauga Education Information
  7. Watauga Public Benefits Information
  8. Watauga Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Watauga Legal Resources Back to top

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Watauga Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 2,802
  • Land Area (2000): 80.540 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.000 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 2,152
Watauga Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 32 1.16%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 2,733 98.84%

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Watauga Employment Information Back to top
Watauga Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 196 22.15%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 95 10.73%
3. Educational Services 75 8.47%
4. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 53 5.99%
5. Health Care 44 4.97%
6. Public Administration 36 4.07%
7. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 33 3.73%
8. Department and Other General Stores 28 3.16%
9. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 25 2.82%
10. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 23 2.60%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 19 2.15%
12. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 17 1.92%
13. Repair and Maintenance 16 1.81%
14. Social Assistance 16 1.81%
15. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 13 1.47%
16. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 12 1.36%
17. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 12 1.36%
18. Food Manufacturing 11 1.24%
19. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 11 1.24%
20. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 11 1.24%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 87 14.97%
2. Health Care 86 14.80%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 67 11.53%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 54 9.29%
5. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 37 6.37%
6. Construction 23 3.96%
7. Personal and Laundry Services 23 3.96%
8. Finance and Insurance 20 3.44%
9. Food and Beverage Stores 17 2.93%
10. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 15 2.58%
11. Department and Other General Stores 13 2.24%
12. Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods, Wholesale 12 2.07%
13. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 12 2.07%
14. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 11 1.89%
15. Repair and Maintenance 10 1.72%
16. Sporting Goods / Cameras / Hobby and Toy Stores 10 1.72%
17. Social Assistance 9 1.55%
18. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 8 1.38%
19. Food Manufacturing 8 1.38%
20. Info Services and Data Processing 8 1.38%

Watauga Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Sales and Related Occupations 67 7.57%
2. Other Management Occupations 59 6.67%
3. Carpenters 53 5.99%
4. Agricultural Workers 47 5.31%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 37 4.18%
6. Postsecondary Teachers 36 4.07%
7. Other Construction Trades 34 3.84%
8. Top Executives 34 3.84%
9. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 33 3.73%
10. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 30 3.39%
11. Construction Laborers 27 3.05%
12. Vehicle Mechanics 26 2.94%
13. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 25 2.82%
14. Law Enforcement Workers 24 2.71%
15. Other Production Occupations 24 2.71%
16. Other Installation / Maintenance 23 2.60%
17. Other Food Preparation and Servers 22 2.49%
18. Other Healthcare Support 22 2.49%
19. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 17 1.92%
20. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 16 1.81%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 59 10.15%
2. Secretaries and Admins 51 8.78%
3. Other Management Occupations 33 5.68%
4. Health Technologists and Technicians 28 4.82%
5. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 24 4.13%
6. Registered Nurses 22 3.79%
7. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 21 3.61%
8. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 18 3.10%
9. Other Food Preparation and Servers 18 3.10%
10. Other Personal Care, Not child care 18 3.10%
11. Cashiers 17 2.93%
12. Other Sales and Related Occupations 17 2.93%
13. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 17 2.93%
14. Personal Appearance Workers 17 2.93%
15. Postsecondary Teachers 17 2.93%
16. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 17 2.93%
17. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 13 2.24%
18. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 12 2.07%
19. Other Healthcare Support 12 2.07%
20. Accountants and Auditors 11 1.89%

Watauga Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 1,251 55.58%
15-35 hours 377 16.75%
1-14 hours 101 4.49%
No regular hours 522 23.19%

Watauga Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 3 0.22%
5 AM-5:29 AM 4 0.30%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 29 2.15%
6 AM-6:29 AM 75 5.57%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 176 13.07%
7 AM-7:29 AM 237 17.59%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 276 20.49%
8 AM-8:29 AM 268 19.90%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 44 3.27%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 72 5.35%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 41 3.04%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 10 0.74%
Noon-3:59 PM 87 6.46%
4 PM-11:59 PM 25 1.86%

Watauga Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 59 4.38%
5-9 94 6.98%
10-14 170 12.62%
15-19 389 28.88%
20-24 311 23.09%
25-29 53 3.93%
30-34 79 5.86%
35-39 16 1.19%
40-44 15 1.11%
45-59 80 5.94%
60-89 30 2.23%
At least 90 51 3.79%

Watauga Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 1,076 79.88%
30-44 0 0.00% 110 8.17%
45-59 0 0.00% 80 5.94%
At least 60 0 0.00% 81 6.01%

Watauga Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 139 9.75%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 1,184 83.09%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 4 0.28%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 20 1.40%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 78 5.47%

Watauga Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Watauga Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 1,202 (2,731 people)
Families (2000): 737 (2,132 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 321
People at same address in 1995: 1,367
Watauga Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 146 12.15%
$10,000-$14,999 78 6.49%
$15,000-$19,999 108 8.99%
$20,000-$24,999 106 8.82%
$25,000-$29,999 72 5.99%
$30,000-$34,999 76 6.32%
$35,000-$39,999 99 8.24%
$40,000-$44,999 38 3.16%
$45,000-$49,999 86 7.15%
$50,000-$59,999 88 7.32%
$60,000-$74,999 109 9.07%
$75,000-$99,999 101 8.40%
$100,000-$124,999 37 3.08%
$125,000-$149,999 7 0.58%
$150,000-$199,999 22 1.83%
$200,000 or more 29 2.41%

Watauga Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 302 25.17%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 439 36.58%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 86 7.17%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 167 13.92%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 13 1.08%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 116 9.67%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 4 0.33%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 51 4.25%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 2 0.17%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 11 0.92%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 9 0.75%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Watauga Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 1,019 30.62%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 467 14.03%
Public Assistance 24 0.72%
Retirement 177 5.32%
Self Employment 247 7.42%
Social Security 295 8.86%
Supplemental Security 27 0.81%
Wage / Salary 968 29.09%
Other 104 3.12%

Watauga Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 371 58.80%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 260 41.20%

Watauga Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 108 9.14%
Color 1 Box Married 706 59.78%
Color 2 Box Never Married 348 29.47%
Color 3 Box Widowed 19 1.61%

Watauga Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 109 10.06%
Color 1 Box Married 662 61.13%
Color 2 Box Never Married 193 17.82%
Color 3 Box Widowed 119 10.99%

Watauga Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Watauga Education Information Back to top
Watauga Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 153 7.01%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 208 9.52%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 497 22.76%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 486 22.25%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 155 7.10%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 429 19.64%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 256 11.72%

Watauga Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 33 1.18% 21 0.75% 54 1.93%
Kindergarten 35 1.25% 5 0.18% 40 1.43%
Grades 1-4 167 5.96% 0 0.00% 167 5.96%
Grades 5-8 117 4.18% 6 0.21% 123 4.39%
Grades 9-12 93 3.32% 11 0.39% 104 3.71%
Undergrad college 154 5.50% 22 0.79% 176 6.28%
Graduate or professional school 32 1.14% 0 0.00% 32 1.14%
Total 631 22.52% 65 2.32% 696 24.84%

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Watauga Public Benefits Information Back to top
Watauga Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 2,472 89.60%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 287 10.40%

Watauga Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Watauga Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Watauga Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 326 11.63%
10-19 Years 292 10.42%
20-29 Years 397 14.17%
30-39 Years 393 14.03%
40-49 Years 472 16.85%
50-59 Years 416 14.85%
60-69 Years 263 9.39%
70-79 Years 172 6.14%
80-89 Years 65 2.32%
90+ Years 6 0.21%

Watauga Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 1,403 50.07%
Color 1 Box Female 1,399 49.93%

Watauga Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 2,722 97.14%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 28 1.00%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 20 0.71%
Color 1 Box African-American 18 0.64%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 6 0.21%
Color 2 Box Asian 5 0.18%
Color 6 Box Other Race 3 0.11%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%

Watauga Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. English 474 19.74%
2. United States Or American 445 18.53%
3. German 314 13.08%
4. Irish 279 11.62%
5. Scotch Irish 157 6.54%
6. Italian 147 6.12%
7. Scottish 127 5.29%
8. French Non-Basque 106 4.41%
9. British 67 2.79%
10. Dutch 50 2.08%

Watauga Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 2,518 96.62%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 32 1.23%
3. German 23 0.88%
4. French 15 0.58%
5. Scandinavian 10 0.38%
6. Italian 8 0.31%

Watauga Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 2,685 97.11%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 44 1.59%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 36 1.30%

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Watauga Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.