Watauga County, NC [37189] Demographic Characteristics & Trends
  -- a component of the Boone, NC metropolitan area [14380] -- click link to view metro S&O report

This document brings together several 2017 vintage population estimates developed by the Census Bureau for this area developed and released separately in 2018. These official model-based estimates are developed and updated annually. The data presesentation here provides more comprehensive insights into demographic characteristics and trends for this area than available elsewhere. ProximityOne uses these data to develop Situation & Outlook (S&O) estimates and projections to 2060. See related table. Join us in weekly Data Analytics Lab web sessions to discuss organization and use of these and related data. The S&O Trends Analysis package used to develop these tables is available to present/analyze these data with wide-ranging additional detail and alternative data formats.   • Bookmark this page -- http://proximityone.com/trends/cty1706037.htm; share with others.   • View profile for other counties -- http://proximityone.com/countytrends2017.htm; use link in table.

Table 1. Population & Components of Change -- 2010-2017

Item	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2010-2017
Total Population	50,974	51,613	52,045	52,348	52,429	53,108	54,099	55,121	4,147
Births	...	360	362	343	354	374	348	366	358
Deaths	...	362	314	320	301	329	350	349	332
Natural Increase	...	-2	48	23	53	45	-2	17	26
Net Migration	...	624	377	281	37	625	988	997	561
International	...	1	13	28	25	28	30	30	22
Domestic	...	623	364	253	12	597	958	967	539

Table 2. Population by Gender & Group Quarters Population -- 2010-2017

Item	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2010-2017
Total Population	50,974	51,613	52,045	52,348	52,429	53,108	54,099	55,121	4,147
Male	25,515	25,852	26,034	26,210	26,263	26,526	27,094	27,512	1,997
Female	25,459	25,761	26,011	26,138	26,166	26,582	27,005	27,609	2,150
Group Quarters	...	5,666	5,946	5,894	5,691	5,790	5,805	5,805	482

Table 3. Population by Race/Origin -- 2010-2017

Item	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2010-2017
Total Population	50,974	51,613	52,045	52,348	52,429	53,108	54,099	55,121	4,147
White alone	48,729	49,370	49,736	49,937	49,965	50,521	51,385	52,295	3,566
Black alone	888	868	882	915	930	967	1,001	1,030	142
AIAN alone	156	164	168	176	180	176	190	205	49
Asian alone	507	518	541	566	578	607	665	688	181
NHOPI alone	13	13	14	15	16	17	17	16	3
Two+ Races	681	680	704	739	760	820	841	887	206
Hispanic (any race)	1,714	1,761	1,783	1,772	1,741	1,812	1,855	1,959	245

Table 4. Population by Age by Race/Origin -- 2017

Population	Total	White alone	Black alone	AIAN alone	Asian alone	NHOPI alone	Two+ Races	Hispanic (any race)
Total	55,121	52,295	1,030	205	688	16	887	1,959
Age 0-4	1,846	1,644	45	7	78	1	71	157
Age 5-9	1,978	1,840	45	5	29	0	59	175
Age 10-14	2,104	1,964	38	10	41	0	51	157
Age 15-19	5,920	5,524	178	16	65	2	135	240
Age 20-24	11,125	10,409	302	41	139	3	231	340
Age 25-29	3,558	3,319	90	21	46	3	79	162
Age 30-34	2,622	2,479	67	8	26	1	41	108
Age 35-39	2,579	2,436	40	12	57	3	31	137
Age 40-44	2,490	2,370	19	10	58	0	33	142
Age 45-49	2,790	2,666	43	16	39	0	26	103
Age 50-54	2,946	2,840	29	17	39	0	21	73
Age 55-59	3,184	3,092	32	11	23	1	25	46
Age 60-64	3,351	3,239	49	15	15	2	31	41
Age 65-69	3,087	3,019	27	10	11	0	20	35
Age 70-74	2,203	2,171	13	2	5	0	12	18
Age 75-79	1,494	1,466	5	3	11	0	9	6
Age 80-84	916	906	4	0	2	0	4	14
Age 85 up	928	911	4	1	4	0	8	5

Table 5. Population by Single Year of Age -- 2010-2017

Item	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2010-2017
Age 0000	350	363	367	352	365	384	358	379	29
Age 0101	409	342	348	357	356	361	356	341	-68
Age 0202	401	411	357	342	353	345	358	375	-26
Age 0303	391	390	414	361	340	345	359	374	-17
Age 0404	383	402	393	420	364	368	335	377	-6
Age 0505	398	390	401	397	424	363	378	336	-62
Age 0606	386	395	397	413	398	430	369	382	-4
Age 0707	382	397	396	400	406	405	427	380	-2
Age 0808	351	378	402	410	394	416	410	440	89
Age 0909	390	359	388	417	409	415	409	440	50
Age 1010	386	387	360	393	398	412	430	416	30
Age 1111	380	397	381	369	389	404	407	449	69
Age 1212	374	378	396	397	366	403	418	421	47
Age 1313	383	391	383	400	411	378	394	412	29
Age 1414	389	404	388	387	416	414	385	406	17
Age 1515	439	402	405	399	385	418	426	403	-36
Age 1616	430	443	406	406	386	391	430	431	1
Age 1717	428	446	457	414	415	386	405	436	8
Age 1818	1,614	1,637	1,722	1,711	1,630	1,645	1,621	1,637	23
Age 1919	3,088	3,028	3,098	3,084	3,007	3,011	3,022	3,013	-75
Age 2020	3,378	3,195	3,068	2,982	2,946	2,947	2,997	2,945	-433
Age 2121	3,099	3,262	3,064	2,925	2,831	2,868	2,829	2,835	-264
Age 2222	2,401	2,463	2,625	2,495	2,402	2,324	2,370	2,367	-34
Age 2323	1,641	1,764	1,812	1,889	1,855	1,767	1,784	1,810	169
Age 2424	971	1,015	1,077	1,073	1,134	1,175	1,153	1,168	197
Age 2525	776	854	851	892	934	960	1,035	1,032	256
Age 2626	627	578	604	627	620	696	717	756	129
Age 2727	593	565	544	551	589	571	664	621	28
Age 2828	559	558	525	513	534	537	547	620	61
Age 2929	488	522	538	517	497	518	542	529	41
Age 3030	466	488	515	520	480	490	521	536	70
Age 3131	441	467	486	538	512	480	507	540	99
Age 3232	454	431	471	482	514	524	494	519	65
Age 3333	444	468	422	483	472	549	532	503	59
Age 3434	419	449	468	416	474	483	546	524	105
Age 3535	448	424	454	475	419	485	489	544	96
Age 3636	413	445	433	462	470	431	513	514	101
Age 3737	451	419	464	443	468	490	445	527	76
Age 3838	451	460	441	469	442	472	491	469	18
Age 3939	508	456	474	430	482	443	490	525	17
Age 4040	499	530	450	460	440	494	451	508	9
Age 4141	495	524	542	473	479	459	505	481	-14
Age 4242	449	511	524	551	476	485	471	527	78
Age 4343	478	457	513	531	548	474	493	474	-4
Age 4444	451	508	461	525	549	548	495	500	49
Age 4545	483	456	502	470	516	553	565	506	23
Age 4646	546	503	479	523	490	533	583	595	49
Age 4747	588	554	508	495	530	506	563	593	5
Age 4848	582	600	557	508	519	537	511	567	-15
Age 4949	578	566	598	563	503	536	537	529	-49
Age 5050	574	594	551	617	581	498	553	555	-19
Age 5151	529	571	607	573	614	591	522	566	37
Age 5252	590	532	576	614	580	626	607	540	-50
Age 5353	628	566	527	583	624	589	643	622	-6
Age 5454	605	636	575	537	608	632	605	663	58
Age 5555	593	608	646	598	561	621	650	628	35
Age 5656	599	592	594	647	600	563	624	658	59
Age 5757	573	599	604	609	672	620	589	650	77
Age 5858	590	566	597	623	618	674	632	600	10
Age 5959	651	591	570	602	629	642	679	648	-3
Age 6060	577	645	595	586	613	635	656	683	106
Age 6161	553	578	647	605	587	632	652	675	122
Age 6262	592	571	581	655	611	614	651	670	78
Age 6363	590	605	565	602	660	636	618	679	89
Age 6464	447	585	614	582	601	673	657	644	197
Age 6565	451	434	576	598	568	605	677	657	206
Age 6666	443	452	440	573	597	562	614	680	237
Age 6767	453	449	436	430	572	592	554	613	160
Age 6868	387	446	439	442	420	573	582	549	162
Age 6969	384	390	437	442	446	418	558	588	204
Age 7070	353	380	383	428	437	422	413	557	204
Age 7171	344	340	374	370	426	435	422	412	68
Age 7272	287	342	334	369	357	414	419	422	135
Age 7373	279	282	341	330	358	351	406	412	133
Age 7474	267	268	275	329	327	350	337	400	133
Age 7575	236	247	267	272	320	320	345	326	90
Age 7676	230	221	236	262	266	310	316	339	109
Age 7777	229	220	219	227	256	256	296	308	79
Age 7878	193	218	211	214	219	248	246	289	96
Age 7979	191	180	206	193	205	200	237	232	41
Age 8080	185	184	173	198	188	199	189	229	44
Age 8181	181	179	173	167	187	175	189	187	6
Age 8282	189	185	178	170	166	183	173	180	-9
Age 8383	157	168	160	165	157	148	164	161	4
Age 8484	121	161	164	154	160	148	139	159	38
Age 8585	794	796	845	872	901	924	948	928	134
Age 0517	5,116	5,167	5,160	5,202	5,197	5,235	5,288	5,352	236