Last official estimated population of Watauga County was 50,993 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.016% of total US population and 0.5% of total North Carolina state population. Area of Watauga County is 313.5 mi² (=811.8 km²), in this year population density was 162.68 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (-0.04%/yr), Watauga County population in 2025 would be 50,757 [0].
Historical population of Watauga County for period 1850-2014 [1] , [2] , [3]:
Estimated population for 2014[1]. Population density is in p./sq.mi [4]. Changes are for period 2010-2015. Value is %/year. Boundary lines are approx. 2012 [5]. Click on flag to hide it.
Population • Density • Changes • Legends • Position
[1850-1860] +3.84 %/yr
[1860-1870] +0.65 %/yr
[1870-1880] +4.44 %/yr
[1880-1890] +2.66 %/yr
[1890-1900] +2.37 %/yr
[1900-1910] +0.1 %/yr
[1910-1920] -0.06 %/yr
[1920-1930] +1.19 %/yr
[1930-1940] +1.79 %/yr
[1940-1950] +0.13 %/yr
[1950-1960] -0.45 %/yr
[1960-1970] +2.93 %/yr
[1970-1980] +3.07 %/yr
[1980-1990] +1.56 %/yr
[1990-2000] +1.45 %/yr
[2000-2005] +1.68 %/yr
[2005-2010] +1.94 %/yr
[2010-2014] -0.04 %/yr
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Population of Watauga County by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
| Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
| 0 to 4 | 911 | 858 | 1,769 |
| 5 to 9 | 1058 | 971 | 2,029 |
| 10 to 14 | 996 | 970 | 1,966 |
| 15 to 19 | 2798 | 3160 | 5,958 |
| 20 to 24 | 5798 | 5126 | 10,924 |
| 25 to 29 | 1787 | 1490 | 3,277 |
| 30 to 34 | 1299 | 1183 | 2,482 |
| 35 to 39 | 1192 | 1135 | 2,327 |
| 40 to 44 | 1268 | 1251 | 2,519 |
| 45 to 49 | 1278 | 1301 | 2,579 |
| 50 to 54 | 1456 | 1586 | 3,042 |
| 55 to 59 | 1504 | 1609 | 3,113 |
| 60 to 64 | 1485 | 1639 | 3,124 |
| 65 to 69 | 1302 | 1325 | 2,627 |
| 70 to 74 | 895 | 984 | 1,879 |
| 75 to 79 | 615 | 650 | 1,265 |
| 80 to 84 | 352 | 489 | 841 |
| 85+ | 279 | 560 | 839 |
Watauga County resident population estimates by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin[1b]. For full list of abbrevations see: population.us/about page.
| Race | Male | Female | Total |
| NH | 25301 | 25436 | 50,737 |
| WAC | 25261 | 25428 | 50,689 |
| WA | 24942 | 25049 | 49,991 |
| NHWAC | 24364 | 24647 | 49,011 |
| NHWA | 24098 | 24302 | 48,400 |
| H | 972 | 851 | 1,823 |
| HWAC | 897 | 781 | 1,678 |
| HWA | 844 | 747 | 1,591 |
| BAC | 722 | 578 | 1,300 |
| NHBAC | 654 | 531 | 1,185 |
| BA | 597 | 423 | 1,020 |
| NHBA | 555 | 394 | 949 |
| AAC | 367 | 422 | 789 |
| TOM | 343 | 418 | 761 |
| NHAAC | 348 | 406 | 754 |
| NHTOM | 288 | 381 | 669 |
| AA | 284 | 301 | 585 |
| NHAA | 270 | 288 | 558 |
| IAC | 259 | 280 | 539 |
| NHIAC | 213 | 236 | 449 |
| IA | 96 | 87 | 183 |
| NHIA | 79 | 63 | 142 |
| HBAC | 68 | 47 | 115 |
| HTOM | 55 | 37 | 92 |
| HIAC | 46 | 44 | 90 |
| HBA | 42 | 29 | 71 |
| NAC | 17 | 25 | 42 |
| HIA | 17 | 24 | 41 |
| NHNAC | 17 | 22 | 39 |
| HAAC | 19 | 16 | 35 |
| HAA | 14 | 13 | 27 |
| NA | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| NHNA | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| HNAC | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| HNA | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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[0] Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.
[1] County population - 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[1b] Annual County Resident Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, (used only data for 2014) archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[2] County population - 2000-2010, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[3] Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1992, PDF, 15 Mb, census.gov, retrieved 02/23/2016
[4] County area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016
[5] County boundaries, CSV files on boundaries.us, retrived 03/18/2016
See note 23 North Carolina Notes
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