Watauga, TN Population

Overview

699

Total Population

48.2

Median age

45.35%

Female population %

120.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

52.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

62

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Watauga's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Watauga is 48.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Watauga's population under 18 was 17.31%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Watauga's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.46% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Watauga, 14.02% were under the age of 15, 14.31% aged 15 to 29, 51.22% aged 30 to 64, 16.60% aged 65 to 84, and 3.86% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 65 less females than males in Watauga:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.35% females and 54.65% males in Watauga, TN.
The Watauga, TN gender ratio is 120.5:100 i.e. 120.5 men to 100 women (1.205).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 67.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 37.

Watauga's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Watauga population: 86.98% are White, 4.15% are Black or African American, 1.43% are some other race and 7.44% are multiracial.
Watauga's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 62 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 637 (91.13% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Watauga is White with a population of 608 (86.98% of the total population).

Watauga's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 441 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Watauga's population decreased by 30 (7.35%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Watauga's population decreased by 26 (6.88%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Watauga's population was lowest in year 2020 at 352.