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Watauga County Schools Overview

Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine located in Watauga County Schools area. A total of 21,077 households are located in Watauga County Schools area. Among them, 4,150 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.77 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 9,441 and 21,261 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.
1.86% (909) of residents are non-citizens and 4.83% (2,361) of residents speak a language other than English at home.
*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019
Social Characteristics of Watauga County Schools, North Carolina
Household21,077
Population48,926
Household with Child (age 18 and under)4,150
(19.69%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)9,441
Total Students21,261
Pre-Kindergarten477
Kindergarten637
Grade 1-82,885
Grade 9-121,846
College/Graduate School15,416
Veterans47,725
Non-citizen909
Non-English Home Language2,361
Internet Coverage100.00%

Employment Statistics

48,803 residents are over the age of 16 and 27,868 people are in labor force. Among them, 27,820 people are in civilian labor force and 48 are in armed labor force. 25,748 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 7.40%.
The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Watauga County Schools area.

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $67,569 for the 21,077 households in Watauga County Schools area, North Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $17,779. 49,661 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 90.92%.

Housing

There are 33,751 housing units in Watauga County Schools area, North Carolina with 21,077 units (62.45%) occupied. 12,658 houses (60.06%) are occupied by owner and 8,419 houses (39.94%) are rented. The average housing value is $238,000 and the average rental cost is $870. 381 houses (1.13%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,530 houses (7.50%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

Demographic

A total of 54,925 people lives in Watauga County Schools area, North Carolina with 27,313 male and 27,612 female. The males to female ratio is 49.73 to 50.27. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.