Watauga City, Tennessee

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Watauga City is a city located in Carter and Washington counties, Tennessee, in the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 403 inhabitants. In July 2008, its estimated population was 425, It is 49th least populous in Tennessee. Its area is just over 0.75 square miles (1.94 kmē), of which, 0.73 square miles (1.89 kmē) of it is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 kmē) of it is water, making it Tennessee's 28th smallest by total area.

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 403 residents, 5369 households, and 3232 families in the city. The population density was 551.5 people per square mile (212.94/kmē), it is 192nd most densely populated city in Tennessee. There were 181 housing units at an average density of 247.9 per square mile (95.71/kmē). The average household size was 2.49 people, and the average family size was 2.97 people. In the city the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 31% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males. The median age is 36.6 years, The median age of males and females living in Watauga City was 35.4 and 38.5 years respectively. The racial or ethnic makeup of the city was 395 White, 7 Black or African American, American Indian, Asian, Native Hawaiian, 1 from two or more races and Ohter races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $28438, it is the 234th wealthiest city in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the city was $36429, it is Tennessee's 218th wealthiest city by median family income. The per capita income for the city was $13551, it is 68th poorest city by per capita income in Tennessee. The median income was $15924, Median income for males is $16250, compared with $15500 for females.

In 2000, 72 pupils and students, of which 37 are male and 35 are female, 17.87% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 3 nursery or pri school, 10 kindergarten, 32 elementary school, 13 high school and 14 College graduate school.

Year	Population
April 2000 census	403
April 2000 Estimate	403
July 2000 Estimate	404
July 2001 Estimate	405
July 2002 Estimate	415
July 2003 Estimate	432
July 2004 Estimate	432
July 2005 Estimate	430
July 2006 Estimate	428
July 2007 Estimate	425
July 2008 Estimate	425

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	3		3
Kindergarten	1	9	10
Elementary school	15	17	32
High school	9	4	13
College or graduate school	9	5	14

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Watauga city, Tennessee	$28438	$36429	$13551
Carter County, Tennessee	$27371	$33825	$14678
Tennessee, United States	$36360	$43517	$19393
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587