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Demographics Quick
Facts:
Population Trends
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1990
Census |
2000
Census
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% Change
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Current
Estimate |
| Watauga County |
36,952 |
42,695 |
15.5% |
45,325
(2008) |
| Boone |
12,949 |
13,472 |
4.1 % |
14,717
(2007) |
| 29.9 is the Median
Age for Watauga County in 2000 |
| 35.3 is the Median
Age for North Carolina in 2000 |
Median Family Income (2009)
| Watauga County |
$56,200 |
| North Carolina |
$57,000 |
| US |
$64,000 |
Per Capita Personal Income
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2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Watauga County |
$23,275 |
$23,935 |
$25,666 |
$27,262 |
$28,835 |
| North Carolina |
$27,488 |
$27,904 |
$29,387 |
$30,713 |
$32,247 |
Average Wage Per Job
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2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
| Watauga County |
$23,885 |
$24,445 |
$25,501 |
$26,633 |
$27,611 |
$28,890 |
| North Carolina |
$32,140 |
$33,018 |
$34,348 |
$35,554 |
$37,063 |
$38,556 |
Labor Force & Employment (2008)
Annual Average
| Total Labor Force |
23,614 |
| Employed |
22,518 |
| Annual Unemployment Rate |
4.6% |
Taxable Retail Sales
(in millions)
| FY 2005-06 |
$612.9 |
| FY 2006-07 |
$665 |
| FY 2007-08 |
$670.7 |
Beginning with FY'05-'06, the NC Department of Revenue changed filing & reporting of
retail sales info. Prior year's reports are not comparable.
Tourism Revenues
(in millions)
| 1997 |
$120.67 |
| 1998 |
$130.23 |
| 1999 |
$143.64 |
| 2000 |
$151.29 |
| 2001 |
$146.92 |
| 2002 |
$155.98 |
| 2003 |
$151.64 |
| 2004 |
$159.86 |
| 2005 |
$164.08 |
| 2006 |
$179.14 |
| 2007 |
$191.15 |
Contact us at joe.furman@watgov.org
or call us at 828.264.3082.
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