Watauga city, TX

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 23,509 ( 12 from 2010 )
Land area: 4.2 square miles
Population density: 5652.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	13,650	58.06%	12.6%
Black:	1,774	7.55%	35.5%
Indian:	55	0.23%	61.8%
Asian:	1,013	4.31%	17.5%
2+ races:	616	2.62%	34.8%
Hispanic:	6,362	27.06%	34.9%

Total non-White:	9,859	41.94%	25.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-1,959	-10.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,971	10.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
23,497
15,609	66.43%
1,309	5.57%
144	0.61%
1,228	5.23%
457	1.94%
4,717	20.07%
7,888	33.57%

2000
21,848
17,766	81.32%
343	1.57%
166	0.76%
735	3.36%
489	2.24%
2,307	10.56%
4,082	18.68%

1990
20,009
17,572	87.82%
288	1.44%
144	0.72%
562	2.81%
n/a
1,443	7.21%
2,437	12.18%

1980
10,284
9,646	93.80%
17	0.17%
13	0.13%
171	1.66%
n/a
423	4.11%
638	6.20%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-2,157	-9.9
3,806	17.4

Number	Rate
1990's
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n/a
n/a

194	1.0
1,645	8.2

Number	Rate
1980's
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7,926	77.1
1,799	17.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Watauga city, TX

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
35.8
5,582	23.7%
17,927	76.3%
2,868	12.2%

7,825
2.99

6,000	76.7%
4,660	77.7%
367	6.1%
1,825	23.3%

2010
Number	Percent
33.5
6,714	28.6%
16,783	71.4%
1,731	7.4%

7,934
2.95

6,237	78.6%
4,658	74.7%
618	9.9%
1,697	21.4%

2000
Number	Percent
31.4
7,038	32.2%
14,810	67.8%
1,099	5.0%

7,110
3.05

5,924	83.3%
4,869	82.2%
444	7.5%
1,186	16.7%

1990
Number	Percent
27.7
7,131	35.6%
12,878	64.4%
422	2.1%

6,242
3.21

5,536	88.7%
4,915	88.8%
342	6.2%
706	11.3%

1980
Number	Percent
24.5
4,071	39.6%
6,213	60.4%
171	1.7%

2,999
3.43

2,738	91.3%
2,516	91.9%
176	6.4%
261	8.7%

2022 Housing Data for Watauga city, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	301	3.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	144	1.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	129	1.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	183	2.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	118	1.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	92	1.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	325	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	163	2.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	312	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	567	7.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	977	12.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,199	15.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,443	18.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	977	12.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	500	6.4%
$200,000 or more	395	5.0%

Median Household Income	88,775
Per Capita Income	32,279

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	256	3.3%
Public Assistance	163	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	493	6.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	9,300	78.6%
Unemployed	557	4.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	9,857	83.4%
Not in Labor Force	1,968	16.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	5,869	3,732	61.1%
Non-Profit	204	374	35.3%
Self-Employed	1,017	387	72.4%

Local Government	281	552	33.7%
State Government	62	171	26.6%
Federal Government	128	122	51.2%

Total Private + Self	6,886	4,119	62.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	675	1,219	35.6%
Total	7,561	5,338	58.6%

Pct. Govt.	10.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2,215	17.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	3,446	26.7%
Professional, Technical	2,135	16.6%
Service Occupations	1,812	14.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	31	0.2%
All others	3,291	25.5%

White Collar		60.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	2,266	17.6%
Transportation and warehousing	1,405	10.9%
Health care and social assistance	1,227	9.5%
Educational services	1,088	8.4%
Construction	988	7.7%
Accommodation and food services	981	7.6%
Manufacturing	843	6.5%
Finance and insurance	656	5.1%
Other services	594	4.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	581	4.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	515	4.0%
Wholesale trade	345	2.7%
Public administration	344	2.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	265	2.1%
Utilities	199	1.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	184	1.4%
Information	166	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	143	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	83	0.6%
Management	26	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,293	22.51%
Puerto Rican	282	1.20%
Cuban	11	0.05%
Dominican	21	0.09%

Total Central American	335	1.42%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	86	0.37%
Honduran	67	0.28%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	182	0.77%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	141	0.60%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	11	0.05%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	71	0.30%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	29	0.12%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	30	0.13%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	279	1.19%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	530	2.25%
Vietnamese	189	0.80%
Indian	84	0.36%
Laotian	58	0.25%
Chinese	42	0.18%
Cambodian	10	0.04%
Korean	8	0.03%
Malaysian	8	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	17,861	81.1%
Spanish	3,289	14.9%
Tagalog	393	1.8%
Vietnamese	217	1.0%
Other Asian	120	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	32	0.1%
Other Indo-European	31	0.1%
German, other Germanic	27	0.1%
Other	19	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,665	11.3%
Irish	1,753	7.5%
English	1,675	7.1%
American	1,100	4.7%
Italian	986	4.2%
French	553	2.4%
Scottish	448	1.9%
Polish	220	0.9%
Dutch	188	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	182	0.8%
Norwegian	173	0.7%
European	131	0.6%
African	109	0.5%
Czech	91	0.4%
Northern European	91	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	22,430	95.4%
Not a citizen	1,079	4.6%

Native	21,153	90.0%
Foreign-born	2,356	10.0%

Historical Statewide Election Results for Watauga city, TX

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
476	3.1%	1,090	7.0%	4,904	31.4%	5,255	33.7%	3,057	19.6%	812	5.2%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	476	3.1%
9-12 Years	1,090	7.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,904	31.4%
Some College	5,255	33.7%
Bach. Degree	3,057	19.6%
Grad Degree	812	5.2%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +687	D +469	D + 11.0%
D +1,156
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	56%	Donald Trump* (R)	5,631	58.7%	Joe Biden (D)	3,770	39.3%	190	2.0%	9,591	7	12	0.08%
2016	47%	Donald Trump (R)	4,944	61.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,614	32.6%	463	5.8%	8,021	10	16	0.09%

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	55%	John Cornyn* (R)	5,619	59.1%	Mary Hegar (D)	3,502	36.8%	383 [+]	4.0%	9,504	6	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kerry McKennon (Libertarian) 284 (3.0%); David Collins (Green) 99 (1.0%);
2018	S1	42%	Ted Cruz* (R)	4,159	57.6%	Beto O'Rourke (D)	2,977	41.2%	90 [+]	1.2%	7,226	7	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Dikeman (Libertarian) 90 (1.2%);
2018	G	42%	Greg Abbott* (R)	4,446	61.8%	Lupe Valdez (D)	2,578	35.9%	166 [+]	2.3%	7,190	6	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Mark Tippetts (Libertarian) 166 (2.3%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	8,084
Median Value	$209,700

Occupied	7,825	96.8%
Vacant	259	3.2%

Owned	6,037	77.2%
Rented	1,788	22.8%
Median Rent	$1,744

Single-Family Units	7,867	97.3%
Detached	7,808	96.6%
Attached	59	0.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	161	2.0%
Mobile Homes	38	0.5%

Watauga city, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Watauga city, TX

2022 Housing Data for Watauga city, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for Watauga city, TX

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Watauga city, TX

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Watauga city, TX

Historical Presidential Election Results for Watauga city, TX

Historical Statewide Election Results for Watauga city, TX