Household Income in Watauga County, North Carolina (County)

Household Income Percentiles#1

Scope: households in North Carolina and Watauga County
Watauga County
North Carolina
$0k$50k$100k$150k%95th Percentile80th Percentile60th PercentileMedian40th Percentile20th Percentile$161,786.000000$180,095.000000$161,786.000000$161.8k410.177%410%$86,193.000000$96,815.000000$86,193.000000$86.2k218.525%219%$50,757.000000$60,402.000000$50,757.000000$50.8k128.684%129%$39,443.000000$48,256.000000$39,443.000000$39.4k100.000%100%$29,268.000000$37,959.000000$29,268.000000$29.3k74.203%74.2%$11,673.000000$20,356.000000$11,673.000000$11.7k29.595%29.6%
% as percentage of median household income

Relative Household Income Percentiles#2

Selected measures of household income in Watauga County, as a percentage more or less than North Carolina at large.
Scope: households in North Carolina and Watauga County
40%30%20%10%0%$ref.95th Percentile80th Percentile60th PercentileMedian40th Percentile20th Percentile-10.166301%-10.166301%10.2%$161,786.000000$161.8k$180,095.000000$180.1k-10.971440%-10.971440%11.0%$86,193.000000$86.2k$96,815.000000$96.8k-15.968014%-15.968014%16.0%$50,757.000000$50.8k$60,402.000000$60.4k-18.263014%-18.263014%18.3%$39,443.000000$39.4k$48,256.000000$48.3k-22.895756%-22.895756%22.9%$29,268.000000$29.3k$37,959.000000$38.0k-42.655728%-42.655728%42.7%$11,673.000000$11.7k$20,356.000000$20.4k
$ given measure of household income in Watauga County
ref. given measure of household income in North Carolina

Household Income Interval Means#3

Scope: households in North Carolina and Watauga County
Watauga County
North Carolina
$0k$100k$200k$300k%Mean of Top 5%Mean of Top 20%Mean of 4th QuintileMean of 3rd QuintileMean of 2nd QuintileMean of Bottom 20%$286,766.000000$306,893.000000$286,766.000000$286.8k727.039%727%$156,014.000000$171,731.000000$156,014.000000$156.0k395.543%396%$67,260.000000$76,598.000000$67,260.000000$67.3k170.525%171%$39,336.000000$48,453.000000$39,336.000000$39.3k99.729%99.7%$19,693.000000$28,937.000000$19,693.000000$19.7k49.928%49.9%$5,544.000000$11,116.000000$5,544.000000$5.5k14.056%14.1%
% as percentage of median household income

Relative Household Income Interval Means#4

Selected measures of household income in Watauga County, as a percentage more or less than North Carolina at large.
Scope: households in North Carolina and Watauga County
40%20%0%$ref.Mean of Top 5%Mean of Top 20%Mean of 4th QuintileMean of 3rd QuintileMean of 2nd QuintileMean of Bottom 20%-6.558312%-6.558312%6.6%$286,766.000000$286.8k$306,893.000000$306.9k-9.152104%-9.152104%9.2%$156,014.000000$156.0k$171,731.000000$171.7k-12.190919%-12.190919%12.2%$67,260.000000$67.3k$76,598.000000$76.6k-18.816172%-18.816172%18.8%$39,336.000000$39.3k$48,453.000000$48.5k-31.945260%-31.945260%31.9%$19,693.000000$19.7k$28,937.000000$28.9k-50.125945%-50.125945%50.1%$5,544.000000$5.5k$11,116.000000$11.1k
$ given measure of household income in Watauga County
ref. given measure of household income in North Carolina

Shares of Household Income#5

By quintiles and the top 5%.
Scope: households in North Carolina and Watauga County
Watauga County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%%Top 5%Top 20%4th Quintile3rd Quintile2nd QuintileBottom 20%24.900000%22.780000%24.900000%24.9%498.000000%498%54.190000%50.980000%54.190000%54.2%270.950000%271%23.360000%22.740000%23.360000%23.4%116.800000%117%13.660000%14.380000%13.660000%13.7%68.300000%68%6.840000%8.590000%6.840000%6.8%34.200000%34%1.950000%3.300000%1.950000%2.0%9.750000%10%
% share as percentage of interval size

Relative Shares of Household Income#6

By quintiles and the top 5% in Watauga County, as a percentage more or less than in North Carolina at large.
Scope: households in North Carolina and Watauga County
40%30%20%10%0%%ref.Top 5%Top 20%4th Quintile3rd Quintile2nd QuintileBottom 20%9.306409%9.306409%9.3%24.900000%25%22.780000%23%6.296587%6.296587%6.3%54.190000%54%50.980000%51%2.726473%2.726473%2.7%23.360000%23%22.740000%23%-5.006954%-5.006954%5.0%13.660000%14%14.380000%14%-20.372526%-20.372526%20.4%6.840000%7%8.590000%9%-40.909091%-40.909091%40.9%1.950000%2%3.300000%3%
% given interval's share of household income in Watauga County
ref. given interval's share of household income in North Carolina

Household Income Distribution#7

Normalized with respect to a standard interval of $5k. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the counties in North Carolina.
Scope: households in North Carolina, Watauga County, and other counties in North Carolina
Watauga County
North Carolina
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%2%4%6%8%Count%> $200k1$150-200k2$125-150k2$100-125k2$75-100k2$60-75k2$50-60k2$45-50k$40-45k$35-40k$30-35k$25-30k$20-25k$15-20k$10-15k< $10k26473.184%3.18%5962.933%2.93%5822.864%2.86%1,0895.359%5.36%2,29611.299%11.3%1,6538.135%8.13%1,3886.831%6.83%7173.529%3.53%1,0985.404%5.40%9114.483%4.48%1,0995.408%5.41%9394.621%4.62%1,0695.261%5.26%1,1065.443%5.44%1,6818.273%8.27%3,44916.973%17.0%
Count number of households with incomes in the interval
% unnormalized percentage of households with incomes in the interval
1normalized assuming interval of $50k 2normalized

Median Household Income by Race#8

Scope: households in North Carolina and Watauga County
Watauga County
North Carolina
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k$50k%BlackNon-Hispanic WhiteAll White1All2OtherMixedHispanic$50,536.000000$34,040.000000$50,536.000000$50.5k128.124128%128%$40,208.000000$54,485.000000$40,208.000000$40.2k101.939508%102%$40,068.000000$53,464.000000$40,068.000000$40.1k101.584565%102%$39,443.000000$48,256.000000$39,443.000000$39.4k100.000000%100%$38,494.000000$33,945.000000$38,494.000000$38.5k97.593996%98%$35,353.000000$41,801.000000$35,353.000000$35.4k89.630606%90%$28,947.000000$36,103.000000$28,947.000000$28.9k73.389448%73%
% as percentage of median household income of the entire population
1including Hispanic whites 2entire population 3American Indian and Alaska Native 4and other Pacific Islander

Household Income Distribution by Race#9

Independent household income distributions of the given ethno-racial groups, normalized with respect to a standard interval of $5k.
Scope: households in Watauga County
White1
Hispanic2
Mixed3
Black3
Asian3
Other3
> $200k4$150-200k5$125-150k5$100-125k5$75-100k5$60-75k5$50-60k5$45-50k$40-45k$35-40k$30-35k$25-30k$20-25k$15-20k$10-15k< $10k51,2931,1921,1462,1504,5503,2692,6521,4162,1851,7332,1601,8522,1202,1503,3366,5950%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%Count
Count number of people in interval
1non-Hispanic white 2white Hispanic 3including Hispanic 4normalized assuming interval of $50k 5normalized

Household Income Distribution by Race#10

Ethno-racial composition of the given household income intervals.
Scope: households in Watauga County
White1
Hispanic2
Mixed3
Black3
Other3
Asian3
> $200k$150-200k$125-150k$100-125k$75-100k$60-75k$50-60k$45-50k$40-45k$35-40k$30-35k$25-30k$20-25k$15-20k$10-15k< $10k99.845440%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.154560%1,293100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1,19296.907216%97%0.000000%3.092784%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1,14697.428834%97%1.928375%0.000000%0.642792%0.000000%0.000000%2,15098.256321%98%0.000000%1.569311%0.130776%0.043592%0.000000%4,55097.880073%98%0.545124%1.150818%0.363416%0.060569%0.000000%3,26993.537247%94%1.036014%0.000000%1.924026%1.356685%2.146029%2,65297.853476%98%1.959869%0.000000%0.000000%0.186654%0.000000%1,41698.998179%99%0.728597%0.273224%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%2,18592.881356%93%1.242938%4.406780%0.000000%1.468927%0.000000%1,73396.542311%97%0.000000%2.729754%0.727934%0.000000%0.000000%2,16098.845182%99%0.000000%0.324792%0.000000%0.830025%0.000000%1,85299.182133%99%0.000000%0.377477%0.000000%0.440390%0.000000%2,12096.666667%97%0.000000%0.185185%1.944444%1.203704%0.000000%2,15098.453302%98%0.951814%0.000000%0.594884%0.000000%0.000000%3,33692.249047%92%3.020233%1.905972%0.000000%0.566905%2.257844%6,5950%20%40%60%80%100%Count
Count number of people in interval
1non-Hispanic white 2white Hispanic 3including Hispanic

Household Income Distribution by Race#11

Independent household income distributions of the given ethno-racial groups, normalized so that the sum of each interval is 100%.
Scope: households in Watauga County
White1
Hispanic2
Mixed3
Black3
Other3
Asian3
> $200k$150-200k$125-150k$100-125k$75-100k$60-75k$50-60k$45-50k$40-45k$35-40k$30-35k$25-30k$20-25k$15-20k$10-15k< $10k78.014921%78%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%21.985079%22%1,293100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1,19226.050643%26%0.000000%73.949357%74%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1,14621.960481%22%43.197274%43%0.000000%34.842246%35%0.000000%0.000000%2,15036.010322%36%0.000000%51.156184%51%11.525930%12%1.307564%0.000000%4,55028.226403%28%15.623102%16%29.518231%30%25.202700%25%1.429565%0.000000%3,2698.057261%8%8.869088%9%0.000000%39.856148%40%9.564703%10%33.652801%34%2,65231.780193%32%63.258367%63%0.000000%0.000000%4.961441%0.000000%1,41650.584094%51%36.998576%37%12.417330%12%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%2,18512.748038%13%16.954102%17%53.797076%54%0.000000%16.500784%17%0.000000%1,73318.768105%19%0.000000%47.200743%47%34.031153%34%0.000000%0.000000%2,16050.517055%51%0.000000%14.764238%15%0.000000%34.718706%35%0.000000%1,85258.757034%59%0.000000%19.890225%20%0.000000%21.352741%21%0.000000%2,12014.231226%14%0.000000%2.424903%68.840302%69%14.503569%15%0.000000%2,15029.292361%29%28.144073%28%0.000000%42.563567%43%0.000000%0.000000%3,3369.049649%9%29.445630%29%16.630639%17%0.000000%4.551656%40.322425%40%6,5950%20%40%60%80%100%Count
Count number of people in interval
1non-Hispanic white 2white Hispanic 3including Hispanic

Map of Household Income by County Subdivision in Watauga County

Median Household Income by County Subdivision#12

Median household income ($):
$9k$20k$31k$42k$53k$65k

20th Percentile Household Income by County Subdivision#13

20th percentile of household income ($):
$2k$10k$17k$24k$32k$39k

Mean of the Top 5% Household Income by County Subdivision#14

Mean household income of the top 5% of households ($):
$160k$370k$560k$760k$960k$1,160k

Gini Index Household Income by County Subdivision#15

Gini Index of income inequality (larger Gini Index means more inequality) (%):
29%37%44%52%59%67%
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Map of Household Income by Tract in Watauga County

Median Household Income by Tract#16

Median household income ($):
$17k$26k$36k$45k$54k$64k

20th Percentile Household Income by Tract#17

20th percentile of household income ($):
$5,300$10,000$14,500$19,100$23,700$28,300

Mean of the Top 5% Household Income by Tract#18

Mean household income of the top 5% of households ($):
$170k$280k$370k$470k$570k$670k

Gini Index Household Income by Tract#19

Gini Index of income inequality (larger Gini Index means more inequality) (%):
39.6%44.1%48.4%52.8%57.2%61.6%
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Household Income by Place in Watauga County

There are 7 places that are fully or partially contained within Watauga County (4 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 7 of those to each other, Watauga County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Watauga County.

Median Household Income by Place#20

Scope: households in Watauga County, selected places in Watauga County, and entities that contain Watauga County
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80k%#Seven DevilsBeech MountainBeech MtnUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBlowing RockSouth AtlanticSouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaCove CreekBoone Metro AreaBoone AreaWatauga County SchoolsWatauga CoWatauga CountyWataugaFoscoeValle CrucisBoone$82,000.000000$82,000.000000$82.0k+107.895%+108%1$67,750.000000$67,750.000000$67.8k+71.767%+71.8%2$55,322.000000$55,322.000000$55.3k+40.258%+40.3%$54,688.000000$54,688.000000$54.7k+38.651%+38.7%3$52,868.000000$52,868.000000$52.9k+34.036%+34.0%$51,236.000000$51,236.000000$51.2k+29.899%+29.9%$48,256.000000$48,256.000000$48.3k+22.344%+22.3%$46,786.000000$46,786.000000$46.8k+18.617%+18.6%4$39,443.000000$39,443.000000$39.4k+0.000%0%$39,443.000000$39,443.000000$39.4k+0.000%0%$39,443.000000$39,443.000000$39.4k+0.000%0%$37,183.000000$37,183.000000$37.2k-5.730%-5.73%5$32,321.000000$32,321.000000$32.3k-18.056%-18.1%6$14,725.000000$14,725.000000$14.7k-62.668%-62.7%7
% percentage above or below median household income of Watauga County
# rank of place out of 7 by median household income

Six-Figure Incomes by Place#21

Percentage of households with incomes above $100k.
Scope: households in Watauga County, selected places in Watauga County, and entities that contain Watauga County
< $25k
$25-50k
$50-100k
$100-200k
$200k+
50%0%Count#Seven DevilsBeech MountainBeech MtnUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBlowing RockSouth AtlanticSouthValle CrucisNorth CarolinaN CarolinaBoone Metro AreaBoone AreaWatauga County SchoolsWatauga CoWatauga CountyWataugaCove CreekFoscoeBoone-38.028169%-10.563380%-14.788732%-63.380282%63%30.281690%6.338028%36.619718%37%521-33.935018%-14.079422%-21.299639%-69.314079%69%23.465704%7.220217%30.685921%31%852-29.966666%-23.121086%-22.339882%-75.427634%75%18.905615%5.666751%24.572366%25%28,925,66528.9M-31.228669%-27.303754%-18.259386%-76.791809%77%17.918089%5.290102%23.208191%23%1363-29.646377%-24.158213%-23.154459%-76.959048%77%17.687023%5.353929%23.040952%23%5,366,4835.37M-29.405566%-24.459315%-24.342644%-78.207526%78%16.946467%4.846007%21.792474%22%9,611,6329.61M-17.037037%-42.962963%-19.259259%-79.259259%79%14.074074%6.666667%20.740741%21%284-29.615830%-26.132544%-25.350187%-81.098561%81%14.990255%3.911184%18.901439%19%721,164721k-26.264764%-23.444882%-35.949803%-85.659449%86%11.156496%3.184055%14.340551%14%2,914-26.264764%-23.444882%-35.949803%-85.659449%86%11.156496%3.184055%14.340551%14%2,914-26.264764%-23.444882%-35.949803%-85.659449%86%11.156496%3.184055%14.340551%14%2,914-32.272727%-38.181818%-17.272727%-87.727273%88%10.227273%2.045455%12.272727%12%545-30.120482%-31.777108%-26.656627%-88.554217%89%7.228916%4.216867%11.445783%11%766-14.950110%-14.476577%-63.774734%-93.201421%93%5.293421%1.505158%6.798579%7%4027
Count number of households with incomes above $100k
# rank of place out of 7 by percentage non-white

Mean Household Income of the Top 5% by Place#22

Scope: households in Watauga County, selected places in Watauga County, and entities that contain Watauga County
$0k$100k$200k$300k%#Beech MountainBeech MtnBlowing RockUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticSouthSeven DevilsNorth CarolinaN CarolinaBoone Metro AreaBoone AreaWatauga County SchoolsWatauga CoWatauga CountyWataugaFoscoeBooneCove Creek$394,201.000000$394,201.000000$394.2k+37.464%+37.5%1$361,415.000000$361,415.000000$361.4k+26.031%+26.0%2$358,316.000000$358,316.000000$358.3k+24.951%+25.0%$347,004.000000$347,004.000000$347.0k+21.006%+21.0%$334,260.000000$334,260.000000$334.3k+16.562%+16.6%$330,674.000000$330,674.000000$330.7k+15.311%+15.3%3$306,893.000000$306,893.000000$306.9k+7.019%+7.02%$286,766.000000$286,766.000000$286.8k+0.000%0%$286,766.000000$286,766.000000$286.8k+0.000%0%$286,766.000000$286,766.000000$286.8k+0.000%0%$247,254.000000$247,254.000000$247.3k-13.778%-13.8%4$223,118.000000$223,118.000000$223.1k-22.195%-22.2%5$196,883.000000$196,883.000000$196.9k-31.344%-31.3%6
% percentage above or below mean household income of the top 5% of Watauga County
# rank of place out of 6 by mean household income of the top 5%

Household Income by County Subdivision in Watauga County

There are 15 county subdivisions in Watauga County. This section compares all 15 of those to each other, Watauga County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Watauga County.

Median Household Income by County Subdivision#26

Scope: households in Watauga County, selected county subdivisions in Watauga County, and entities that contain Watauga County
$0k$20k$40k$60k%#Blue Ridge TownshipBlue RdgBald Mountain TownshipBald MtnShawneehaw TownshipShawneehawUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticSouthMeat Camp TownshipMeat CampBlowing Rock TownshipBlowing RockNorth CarolinaN CarolinaWatauga TownshipWataugaElk TownshipBeaverdam TownshipBeaverdamCove Creek TownshipCove CrkStony Fork TownshipStony ForkLaurel Creek TownshipLaurel CrkBoone Metro AreaBoone AreaWatauga County SchoolsWatauga CoWatauga CountyWataugaNew River TownshipNew RivNorth Fork TownshipN ForkBrushy Fork TownshipBrushy ForkBoone TownshipBoone$64,179.000000$64,179.000000$64.2k+62.713%+62.7%1$60,278.000000$60,278.000000$60.3k+52.823%+52.8%2$58,182.000000$58,182.000000$58.2k+47.509%+47.5%3$55,322.000000$55,322.000000$55.3k+40.258%+40.3%$52,868.000000$52,868.000000$52.9k+34.036%+34.0%$51,236.000000$51,236.000000$51.2k+29.899%+29.9%$48,708.000000$48,708.000000$48.7k+23.490%+23.5%4$48,636.000000$48,636.000000$48.6k+23.307%+23.3%5$48,256.000000$48,256.000000$48.3k+22.344%+22.3%$48,102.000000$48,102.000000$48.1k+21.953%+22.0%6$45,781.000000$45,781.000000$45.8k+16.069%+16.1%7$45,433.000000$45,433.000000$45.4k+15.186%+15.2%8$45,270.000000$45,270.000000$45.3k+14.773%+14.8%9$42,196.000000$42,196.000000$42.2k+6.980%+6.98%10$41,597.000000$41,597.000000$41.6k+5.461%+5.46%11$39,443.000000$39,443.000000$39.4k+0.000%0%$39,443.000000$39,443.000000$39.4k+0.000%0%$39,443.000000$39,443.000000$39.4k+0.000%0%$39,063.000000$39,063.000000$39.1k-0.963%-0.96%12$24,531.000000$24,531.000000$24.5k-37.806%-37.8%13$19,580.000000$19,580.000000$19.6k-50.359%-50.4%14$9,385.000000$9,385.000000$9.4k-76.206%-76.2%15
% percentage above or below median household income of Watauga County
# rank of county subdivision out of 15 by median household income

Six-Figure Incomes by County Subdivision#27

Percentage of households with incomes above $100k.
Scope: households in Watauga County, selected county subdivisions in Watauga County, and entities that contain Watauga County
< $25k
$25-50k
$50-100k
$100-200k
$200k+
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Count number of households with incomes above $100k
# rank of county subdivision out of 15 by percentage non-white

Mean Household Income of the Top 5% by County Subdivision#28

Scope: households in Watauga County, selected county subdivisions in Watauga County, and entities that contain Watauga County
$0k$500k$1,000k%#Shawneehaw TownshipShawneehawElk TownshipBlue Ridge TownshipBlue RdgUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticSouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaBoone Metro AreaBoone AreaWatauga County SchoolsWatauga CoWatauga CountyWataugaStony Fork TownshipStony ForkWatauga TownshipWataugaNew River TownshipNew RivBlowing Rock TownshipBlowing RockLaurel Creek TownshipLaurel CrkBrushy Fork TownshipBrushy ForkMeat Camp TownshipMeat CampBeaverdam TownshipBeaverdamBoone TownshipBooneCove Creek TownshipCove Crk$1,151,909.000000$1,151,909.000000$1,151.9k+301.690%+302%1$540,118.000000$540,118.000000$540.1k+88.348%+88.3%2$435,992.000000$435,992.000000$436.0k+52.038%+52.0%3$358,316.000000$358,316.000000$358.3k+24.951%+25.0%$347,004.000000$347,004.000000$347.0k+21.006%+21.0%$334,260.000000$334,260.000000$334.3k+16.562%+16.6%$306,893.000000$306,893.000000$306.9k+7.019%+7.02%$286,766.000000$286,766.000000$286.8k+0.000%0%$286,766.000000$286,766.000000$286.8k+0.000%0%$286,766.000000$286,766.000000$286.8k+0.000%0%$279,585.000000$279,585.000000$279.6k-2.504%-2.50%4$270,493.000000$270,493.000000$270.5k-5.675%-5.67%5$268,368.000000$268,368.000000$268.4k-6.416%-6.42%6$264,632.000000$264,632.000000$264.6k-7.718%-7.72%7$245,537.000000$245,537.000000$245.5k-14.377%-14.4%8$219,562.000000$219,562.000000$219.6k-23.435%-23.4%9$200,867.000000$200,867.000000$200.9k-29.954%-30.0%10$173,913.000000$173,913.000000$173.9k-39.354%-39.4%11$173,348.000000$173,348.000000$173.3k-39.551%-39.6%12$169,153.000000$169,153.000000$169.2k-41.014%-41.0%13
% percentage above or below mean household income of the top 5% of Watauga County
# rank of county subdivision out of 13 by mean household income of the top 5%

Household Income by County in North Carolina

There are 100 counties in North Carolina. This section compares Watauga County to the 50 most populous counties in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Watauga County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 56,358.

Median Household Income by County#32

Scope: households in Watauga County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Watauga County
$0k$20k$40k$60k%#Wake CountyWakeUnion CountyUnionOrange CountyOrangeMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgCabarrus CountyCabarrusChatham CountyChathamUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDurham CountyDurhamIredell CountyIredellSouth AtlanticJohnston CountyJohnstonMoore CountyMooreSouthNew Hanover CountyNew HanoverCarteret CountyCarteretGranville CountyGranvilleBrunswick CountyBrunswickLincoln CountyLincolnNorth CarolinaN CarolinaHenderson CountyHendersonCraven CountyCravenHarnett CountyHarnettBuncombe CountyBuncombeGuilford CountyGuilfordOnslow CountyOnslowPender CountyPenderLee CountyLeeForsyth CountyForsythCatawba CountyCatawbaCumberland CountyCumberlandRowan CountyRowanDavidson CountyDavidsonGaston CountyGastonFranklin CountyFranklinStanly CountyStanlyNash CountyNashAlamance CountyAlamanceHaywood CountyHaywoodRandolph CountyRandolphPitt CountyPittWayne CountyWayneWilson CountyWilsonRockingham CountyRockinghamBurke CountyBurkeBoone Metro AreaBoone AreaWatauga County SchoolsWatauga CoWatauga CountyWataugaCleveland CountyClevelandSurry CountySurryCaldwell CountyCaldwellLenoir CountyLenoirSampson CountySampsonRutherford CountyRutherfordColumbus CountyColumbusDuplin CountyDuplinWilkes CountyWilkesRobeson CountyRobeson$70,620.000000$70,620.000000$70.6k+79.043%+79.0%1$67,194.000000$67,194.000000$67.2k+70.357%+70.4%2$61,130.000000$61,130.000000$61.1k+54.983%+55.0%3$59,268.000000$59,268.000000$59.3k+50.262%+50.3%4$58,970.000000$58,970.000000$59.0k+49.507%+49.5%5$58,555.000000$58,555.000000$58.6k+48.455%+48.5%6$55,322.000000$55,322.000000$55.3k+40.258%+40.3%$54,093.000000$54,093.000000$54.1k+37.142%+37.1%7$53,937.000000$53,937.000000$53.9k+36.747%+36.7%8$52,868.000000$52,868.000000$52.9k+34.036%+34.0%$51,980.000000$51,980.000000$52.0k+31.785%+31.8%9$51,873.000000$51,873.000000$51.9k+31.514%+31.5%10$51,236.000000$51,236.000000$51.2k+29.899%+29.9%$51,232.000000$51,232.000000$51.2k+29.889%+29.9%11$50,599.000000$50,599.000000$50.6k+28.284%+28.3%12$50,317.000000$50,317.000000$50.3k+27.569%+27.6%13$49,356.000000$49,356.000000$49.4k+25.132%+25.1%14$49,283.000000$49,283.000000$49.3k+24.947%+24.9%15$48,256.000000$48,256.000000$48.3k+22.344%+22.3%$48,138.000000$48,138.000000$48.1k+22.044%+22.0%16$47,957.000000$47,957.000000$48.0k+21.586%+21.6%17$47,930.000000$47,930.000000$47.9k+21.517%+21.5%18$46,902.000000$46,902.000000$46.9k+18.911%+18.9%19$46,896.000000$46,896.000000$46.9k+18.896%+18.9%20$46,786.000000$46,786.000000$46.8k+18.617%+18.6%21$46,580.000000$46,580.000000$46.6k+18.094%+18.1%22$46,402.000000$46,402.000000$46.4k+17.643%+17.6%23$46,283.000000$46,283.000000$46.3k+17.341%+17.3%24$45,450.000000$45,450.000000$45.5k+15.230%+15.2%25$44,810.000000$44,810.000000$44.8k+13.607%+13.6%26$44,494.000000$44,494.000000$44.5k+12.806%+12.8%27$44,469.000000$44,469.000000$44.5k+12.742%+12.7%28$44,288.000000$44,288.000000$44.3k+12.284%+12.3%29$44,272.000000$44,272.000000$44.3k+12.243%+12.2%30$44,140.000000$44,140.000000$44.1k+11.908%+11.9%31$43,804.000000$43,804.000000$43.8k+11.056%+11.1%32$43,209.000000$43,209.000000$43.2k+9.548%+9.55%33$43,097.000000$43,097.000000$43.1k+9.264%+9.26%34$43,010.000000$43,010.000000$43.0k+9.043%+9.04%35$42,308.000000$42,308.000000$42.3k+7.264%+7.26%36$40,457.000000$40,457.000000$40.5k+2.571%+2.57%37$40,260.000000$40,260.000000$40.3k+2.071%+2.07%38$40,003.000000$40,003.000000$40.0k+1.420%+1.42%39$39,759.000000$39,759.000000$39.8k+0.801%+0.80%40$39,443.000000$39,443.000000$39.4k+0.000%0%$39,443.000000$39,443.000000$39.4k+0.000%0%$39,443.000000$39,443.000000$39.4k+0.000%0%$39,134.000000$39,134.000000$39.1k-0.783%-0.78%41$37,345.000000$37,345.000000$37.3k-5.319%-5.32%42$37,118.000000$37,118.000000$37.1k-5.895%-5.89%43$36,956.000000$36,956.000000$37.0k-6.305%-6.31%44$36,742.000000$36,742.000000$36.7k-6.848%-6.85%45$36,144.000000$36,144.000000$36.1k-8.364%-8.36%46$35,847.000000$35,847.000000$35.8k-9.117%-9.12%47$35,364.000000$35,364.000000$35.4k-10.342%-10.3%48$34,846.000000$34,846.000000$34.8k-11.655%-11.7%49$31,298.000000$31,298.000000$31.3k-20.650%-20.7%50
% percentage above or below median household income of Watauga County
# rank of county out of 50 by median household income

Six-Figure Incomes by County#33

Percentage of households with incomes above $100k.
Scope: households in Watauga County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Watauga County
< $25k
$25-50k
$50-100k
$100-200k
$200k+
50%0%Count#Wake CountyWakeOrange CountyOrangeUnion CountyUnionMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgChatham CountyChathamUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCabarrus CountyCabarrusDurham CountyDurhamSouth AtlanticSouthMoore CountyMooreNew Hanover CountyNew HanoverIredell CountyIredellLincoln CountyLincolnGuilford CountyGuilfordNorth CarolinaN CarolinaForsyth CountyForsythCarteret CountyCarteretJohnston CountyJohnstonGranville CountyGranvilleBuncombe CountyBuncombeBrunswick CountyBrunswickPender CountyPenderPitt CountyPittCraven CountyCravenHarnett CountyHarnettAlamance CountyAlamanceCatawba CountyCatawbaHenderson CountyHendersonHaywood CountyHaywoodFranklin CountyFranklinNash CountyNashGaston CountyGastonDavidson CountyDavidsonBoone Metro AreaBoone AreaWatauga County SchoolsWatauga CoWatauga CountyWataugaLee CountyLeeCumberland CountyCumberlandStanly CountyStanlyRowan CountyRowanOnslow CountyOnslowRandolph CountyRandolphWilson CountyWilsonWayne CountyWayneSurry CountySurryColumbus CountyColumbusRockingham CountyRockinghamCleveland CountyClevelandBurke CountyBurkeSampson CountySampsonWilkes CountyWilkesLenoir CountyLenoirCaldwell CountyCaldwellRutherford CountyRutherfordDuplin CountyDuplinRobeson 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Count number of households with incomes above $100k
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage non-white

Mean Household Income of the Top 5% by County#34

Scope: households in Watauga County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Watauga County
$0k$100k$200k$300k$400k%#Orange CountyOrangeUnion CountyUnionMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgChatham CountyChathamWake CountyWakeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDurham CountyDurhamSouth AtlanticIredell CountyIredellForsyth CountyForsythNew Hanover CountyNew HanoverSouthGuilford CountyGuilfordNorth CarolinaN CarolinaBuncombe CountyBuncombeMoore CountyMooreBoone Metro AreaBoone AreaWatauga County SchoolsWatauga CoWatauga CountyWataugaCabarrus CountyCabarrusBrunswick CountyBrunswickLincoln CountyLincolnCarteret CountyCarteretPitt CountyPittNash CountyNashCatawba CountyCatawbaGaston CountyGastonColumbus CountyColumbusPender CountyPenderHaywood CountyHaywoodWilson CountyWilsonAlamance CountyAlamanceCraven CountyCravenSampson CountySampsonHenderson CountyHendersonSurry CountySurryRowan CountyRowanLenoir CountyLenoirCumberland CountyCumberlandDavidson CountyDavidsonLee CountyLeeGranville CountyGranvilleCleveland CountyClevelandWayne CountyWayneOnslow CountyOnslowCaldwell CountyCaldwellHarnett CountyHarnettJohnston CountyJohnstonBurke CountyBurkeWilkes CountyWilkesFranklin CountyFranklinRandolph CountyRandolphRobeson CountyRobesonRutherford CountyRutherfordStanly CountyStanlyRockingham CountyRockinghamDuplin CountyDuplin$475,098.000000$475,098.000000$475.1k+65.674%+65.7%1$420,775.000000$420,775.000000$420.8k+46.731%+46.7%2$418,722.000000$418,722.000000$418.7k+46.015%+46.0%3$393,420.000000$393,420.000000$393.4k+37.192%+37.2%4$386,691.000000$386,691.000000$386.7k+34.845%+34.8%5$358,316.000000$358,316.000000$358.3k+24.951%+25.0%$349,149.000000$349,149.000000$349.1k+21.754%+21.8%6$347,004.000000$347,004.000000$347.0k+21.006%+21.0%$343,919.000000$343,919.000000$343.9k+19.930%+19.9%7$341,945.000000$341,945.000000$341.9k+19.242%+19.2%8$335,259.000000$335,259.000000$335.3k+16.910%+16.9%9$334,260.000000$334,260.000000$334.3k+16.562%+16.6%$327,746.000000$327,746.000000$327.7k+14.290%+14.3%10$306,893.000000$306,893.000000$306.9k+7.019%+7.02%$299,177.000000$299,177.000000$299.2k+4.328%+4.33%11$296,669.000000$296,669.000000$296.7k+3.453%+3.45%12$286,766.000000$286,766.000000$286.8k+0.000%0%$286,766.000000$286,766.000000$286.8k+0.000%0%$286,766.000000$286,766.000000$286.8k+0.000%0%$283,065.000000$283,065.000000$283.1k-1.291%-1.29%13$277,521.000000$277,521.000000$277.5k-3.224%-3.22%14$275,619.000000$275,619.000000$275.6k-3.887%-3.89%15$275,579.000000$275,579.000000$275.6k-3.901%-3.90%16$274,745.000000$274,745.000000$274.7k-4.192%-4.19%17$272,312.000000$272,312.000000$272.3k-5.040%-5.04%18$265,317.000000$265,317.000000$265.3k-7.480%-7.48%19$261,985.000000$261,985.000000$262.0k-8.642%-8.64%20$261,236.000000$261,236.000000$261.2k-8.903%-8.90%21$255,533.000000$255,533.000000$255.5k-10.891%-10.9%22$246,985.000000$246,985.000000$247.0k-13.872%-13.9%23$245,634.000000$245,634.000000$245.6k-14.343%-14.3%24$244,051.000000$244,051.000000$244.1k-14.895%-14.9%25$243,433.000000$243,433.000000$243.4k-15.111%-15.1%26$238,952.000000$238,952.000000$239.0k-16.674%-16.7%27$238,870.000000$238,870.000000$238.9k-16.702%-16.7%28$236,491.000000$236,491.000000$236.5k-17.532%-17.5%29$232,997.000000$232,997.000000$233.0k-18.750%-18.8%30$232,551.000000$232,551.000000$232.6k-18.906%-18.9%31$229,043.000000$229,043.000000$229.0k-20.129%-20.1%32$224,365.000000$224,365.000000$224.4k-21.760%-21.8%33$222,389.000000$222,389.000000$222.4k-22.449%-22.4%34$222,002.000000$222,002.000000$222.0k-22.584%-22.6%35$219,335.000000$219,335.000000$219.3k-23.514%-23.5%36$218,942.000000$218,942.000000$218.9k-23.651%-23.7%37$217,324.000000$217,324.000000$217.3k-24.216%-24.2%38$213,463.000000$213,463.000000$213.5k-25.562%-25.6%39$211,207.000000$211,207.000000$211.2k-26.349%-26.3%40$207,676.000000$207,676.000000$207.7k-27.580%-27.6%41$207,376.000000$207,376.000000$207.4k-27.685%-27.7%42$205,966.000000$205,966.000000$206.0k-28.176%-28.2%43$200,130.000000$200,130.000000$200.1k-30.211%-30.2%44$198,390.000000$198,390.000000$198.4k-30.818%-30.8%45$196,333.000000$196,333.000000$196.3k-31.535%-31.5%46$188,708.000000$188,708.000000$188.7k-34.194%-34.2%47$184,524.000000$184,524.000000$184.5k-35.653%-35.7%48$183,504.000000$183,504.000000$183.5k-36.009%-36.0%49$182,502.000000$182,502.000000$182.5k-36.359%-36.4%50
% percentage above or below mean household income of the top 5% of Watauga County
# rank of county out of 50 by mean household income of the top 5%

Household Income by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Watauga County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Watauga County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Median Household Income by County#38

Scope: households in Watauga County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Watauga County
$0k$50k$100k%#Fairfax CountyFairfaxNassau CountyNassauSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraMontgomery CountyMontgomerySuffolk CountySuffolkMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexFairfield CountyFairfieldWestchester CountyWestchesterContra Costa CountyContra CostaAlameda CountyAlamedaKing CountyKingOrange CountyOrangeHonolulu CountyHonoluluNew York CountyNew YorkWake CountyWakeOakland CountyOaklandHennepin CountyHennepinSan Diego CountySan DiegoSalt Lake CountySalt LakeTravis CountyTravisSt. Louis CountySt. LouisTarrant CountyTarrantQueens CountyQueensMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgFulton CountyFultonRiverside CountyRiversideLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesSacramento CountySacramentoCook CountyCookMaricopa CountyMaricopaHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyFranklin CountyFranklinBroward CountyBrowardSouth AtlanticClark CountyClarkBexar CountyBexarHillsborough CountyHillsboroughDallas CountyDallasSouthKings CountyKingsOrange CountyOrangeNorth CarolinaN CarolinaPima CountyPimaFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeWayne CountyWaynePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaBoone Metro AreaBoone AreaWatauga County SchoolsWatauga CoWatauga CountyWataugaBronx CountyBronx$114,329.000000$114,329.000000$114.3k+189.859%+190%1$102,044.000000$102,044.000000$102.0k+158.713%+159%2$101,173.000000$101,173.000000$101.2k+156.504%+157%3$100,352.000000$100,352.000000$100.4k+154.423%+154%4$90,128.000000$90,128.000000$90.1k+128.502%+129%5$89,019.000000$89,019.000000$89.0k+125.690%+126%6$86,670.000000$86,670.000000$86.7k+119.735%+120%7$86,226.000000$86,226.000000$86.2k+118.609%+119%8$82,881.000000$82,881.000000$82.9k+110.129%+110%9$79,831.000000$79,831.000000$79.8k+102.396%+102%10$78,800.000000$78,800.000000$78.8k+99.782%+99.8%11$78,145.000000$78,145.000000$78.1k+98.121%+98.1%12$77,161.000000$77,161.000000$77.2k+95.627%+95.6%13$75,513.000000$75,513.000000$75.5k+91.448%+91.4%14$70,620.000000$70,620.000000$70.6k+79.043%+79.0%15$69,850.000000$69,850.000000$69.9k+77.091%+77.1%16$67,989.000000$67,989.000000$68.0k+72.373%+72.4%17$66,529.000000$66,529.000000$66.5k+68.671%+68.7%18$64,601.000000$64,601.000000$64.6k+63.783%+63.8%19$64,422.000000$64,422.000000$64.4k+63.329%+63.3%20$61,103.000000$61,103.000000$61.1k+54.915%+54.9%21$60,373.000000$60,373.000000$60.4k+53.064%+53.1%22$59,758.000000$59,758.000000$59.8k+51.505%+51.5%23$59,268.000000$59,268.000000$59.3k+50.262%+50.3%24$58,851.000000$58,851.000000$58.9k+49.205%+49.2%25$57,972.000000$57,972.000000$58.0k+46.977%+47.0%26$57,952.000000$57,952.000000$58.0k+46.926%+46.9%27$57,509.000000$57,509.000000$57.5k+45.803%+45.8%28$56,902.000000$56,902.000000$56.9k+44.264%+44.3%29$55,676.000000$55,676.000000$55.7k+41.156%+41.2%30$55,584.000000$55,584.000000$55.6k+40.922%+40.9%31$55,322.000000$55,322.000000$55.3k+40.258%+40.3%$55,277.000000$55,277.000000$55.3k+40.144%+40.1%32$54,469.000000$54,469.000000$54.5k+38.095%+38.1%33$54,357.000000$54,357.000000$54.4k+37.812%+37.8%34$54,037.000000$54,037.000000$54.0k+37.000%+37.0%35$52,954.000000$52,954.000000$53.0k+34.254%+34.3%36$52,868.000000$52,868.000000$52.9k+34.036%+34.0%$52,629.000000$52,629.000000$52.6k+33.431%+33.4%37$52,353.000000$52,353.000000$52.4k+32.731%+32.7%38$51,681.000000$51,681.000000$51.7k+31.027%+31.0%39$51,411.000000$51,411.000000$51.4k+30.343%+30.3%40$51,236.000000$51,236.000000$51.2k+29.899%+29.9%$50,640.000000$50,640.000000$50.6k+28.388%+28.4%41$49,391.000000$49,391.000000$49.4k+25.221%+25.2%42$48,256.000000$48,256.000000$48.3k+22.344%+22.3%$46,764.000000$46,764.000000$46.8k+18.561%+18.6%43$45,963.000000$45,963.000000$46.0k+16.530%+16.5%44$45,289.000000$45,289.000000$45.3k+14.821%+14.8%45$45,263.000000$45,263.000000$45.3k+14.755%+14.8%46$44,224.000000$44,224.000000$44.2k+12.121%+12.1%47$42,043.000000$42,043.000000$42.0k+6.592%+6.59%48$39,770.000000$39,770.000000$39.8k+0.829%+0.83%49$39,443.000000$39,443.000000$39.4k+0.000%0%$39,443.000000$39,443.000000$39.4k+0.000%0%$39,443.000000$39,443.000000$39.4k+0.000%0%$35,302.000000$35,302.000000$35.3k-10.499%-10.5%50
% percentage above or below median household income of Watauga County
# rank of county out of 50 by median household income

Six-Figure Incomes by County#39

Percentage of households with incomes above $100k.
Scope: households in Watauga County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Watauga County
< $25k
$25-50k
$50-100k
$100-200k
$200k+
50%0%50%Count#Fairfax CountyFairfaxNassau CountyNassauSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraMontgomery CountyMontgomerySuffolk CountySuffolkMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexWestchester CountyWestchesterFairfield CountyFairfieldContra Costa CountyContra CostaAlameda CountyAlamedaNew York CountyNew YorkKing CountyKingOrange CountyOrangeHonolulu CountyHonoluluOakland CountyOaklandWake CountyWakeHennepin CountyHennepinSan Diego CountySan DiegoTravis CountyTravisFulton CountyFultonSt. Louis CountySt. LouisLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesSalt Lake CountySalt LakeMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgCook CountyCookTarrant CountyTarrantQueens CountyQueensHarris CountyHarrisSacramento CountySacramentoPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachRiverside CountyRiversideUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMaricopa CountyMaricopaKings CountyKingsAllegheny CountyAlleghenyBroward CountyBrowardSouth AtlanticSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoFranklin CountyFranklinDallas CountyDallasHillsborough CountyHillsboroughSouthBexar CountyBexarClark CountyClarkOrange CountyOrangeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeNorth CarolinaN CarolinaPima CountyPimaMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeWayne CountyWaynePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaBoone Metro AreaBoone AreaWatauga County SchoolsWatauga CoWatauga CountyWataugaBronx 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Count number of households with incomes above $100k
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage non-white

Mean Household Income of the Top 5% by County#40

Scope: households in Watauga County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Watauga County
$0k$200k$400k$600k$800k%#New York CountyNew YorkFairfield CountyFairfieldWestchester CountyWestchesterMontgomery CountyMontgomeryNassau CountyNassauFairfax CountyFairfaxSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraFulton CountyFultonMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexContra Costa CountyContra CostaOrange CountyOrangePalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKing CountyKingHennepin CountyHennepinSuffolk CountySuffolkTravis CountyTravisAlameda CountyAlamedaSt. Louis CountySt. LouisOakland CountyOaklandLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgCook CountyCookDallas CountyDallasHarris CountyHarrisSan Diego CountySan DiegoWake CountyWakeMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeKings CountyKingsHonolulu CountyHonoluluTarrant CountyTarrantAllegheny CountyAlleghenyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSalt Lake CountySalt LakeBroward CountyBrowardSouth AtlanticMaricopa CountyMaricopaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughSouthOrange CountyOrangeCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaFranklin CountyFranklinSacramento CountySacramentoBexar CountyBexarNorth CarolinaN CarolinaClark CountyClarkQueens CountyQueensRiverside CountyRiversidePima CountyPimaBoone Metro AreaBoone AreaWatauga County SchoolsWatauga CoWatauga CountyWataugaFresno CountyFresnoMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoWayne CountyWayneBronx CountyBronx$877,049.000000$877,049.000000$877.0k+205.841%+206%1$812,098.000000$812,098.000000$812.1k+183.192%+183%2$762,116.000000$762,116.000000$762.1k+165.762%+166%3$602,880.000000$602,880.000000$602.9k+110.234%+110%4$583,113.000000$583,113.000000$583.1k+103.341%+103%5$578,298.000000$578,298.000000$578.3k+101.662%+102%6$576,035.000000$576,035.000000$576.0k+100.873%+101%7$526,675.000000$526,675.000000$526.7k+83.660%+83.7%8$525,118.000000$525,118.000000$525.1k+83.117%+83.1%9$499,214.000000$499,214.000000$499.2k+74.084%+74.1%10$475,305.000000$475,305.000000$475.3k+65.747%+65.7%11$474,900.000000$474,900.000000$474.9k+65.605%+65.6%12$470,529.000000$470,529.000000$470.5k+64.081%+64.1%13$459,992.000000$459,992.000000$460.0k+60.407%+60.4%14$457,322.000000$457,322.000000$457.3k+59.476%+59.5%15$444,099.000000$444,099.000000$444.1k+54.865%+54.9%16$442,971.000000$442,971.000000$443.0k+54.471%+54.5%17$436,683.000000$436,683.000000$436.7k+52.279%+52.3%18$425,159.000000$425,159.000000$425.2k+48.260%+48.3%19$419,027.000000$419,027.000000$419.0k+46.122%+46.1%20$418,722.000000$418,722.000000$418.7k+46.015%+46.0%21$410,814.000000$410,814.000000$410.8k+43.258%+43.3%22$409,434.000000$409,434.000000$409.4k+42.776%+42.8%23$409,155.000000$409,155.000000$409.2k+42.679%+42.7%24$388,883.000000$388,883.000000$388.9k+35.610%+35.6%25$386,691.000000$386,691.000000$386.7k+34.845%+34.8%26$377,014.000000$377,014.000000$377.0k+31.471%+31.5%27$375,238.000000$375,238.000000$375.2k+30.852%+30.9%28$366,216.000000$366,216.000000$366.2k+27.706%+27.7%29$364,494.000000$364,494.000000$364.5k+27.105%+27.1%30$361,723.000000$361,723.000000$361.7k+26.139%+26.1%31$358,316.000000$358,316.000000$358.3k+24.951%+25.0%$355,177.000000$355,177.000000$355.2k+23.856%+23.9%32$351,396.000000$351,396.000000$351.4k+22.538%+22.5%33$347,004.000000$347,004.000000$347.0k+21.006%+21.0%$343,652.000000$343,652.000000$343.7k+19.837%+19.8%34$337,144.000000$337,144.000000$337.1k+17.568%+17.6%35$334,260.000000$334,260.000000$334.3k+16.562%+16.6%$333,337.000000$333,337.000000$333.3k+16.240%+16.2%36$331,892.000000$331,892.000000$331.9k+15.736%+15.7%37$326,163.000000$326,163.000000$326.2k+13.738%+13.7%38$318,176.000000$318,176.000000$318.2k+10.953%+11.0%39$308,003.000000$308,003.000000$308.0k+7.406%+7.41%40$306,893.000000$306,893.000000$306.9k+7.019%+7.02%$306,185.000000$306,185.000000$306.2k+6.772%+6.77%41$303,299.000000$303,299.000000$303.3k+5.765%+5.77%42$303,230.000000$303,230.000000$303.2k+5.741%+5.74%43$286,782.000000$286,782.000000$286.8k+0.006%+0.01%44$286,766.000000$286,766.000000$286.8k+0.000%0%$286,766.000000$286,766.000000$286.8k+0.000%0%$286,766.000000$286,766.000000$286.8k+0.000%0%$285,090.000000$285,090.000000$285.1k-0.584%-0.58%45$280,957.000000$280,957.000000$281.0k-2.026%-2.03%46$279,037.000000$279,037.000000$279.0k-2.695%-2.70%47$270,702.000000$270,702.000000$270.7k-5.602%-5.60%48$270,252.000000$270,252.000000$270.3k-5.759%-5.76%49$229,097.000000$229,097.000000$229.1k-20.110%-20.1%50
% percentage above or below mean household income of the top 5% of Watauga County
# rank of county out of 50 by mean household income of the top 5%

Definitions

  • Household Income: total income from all people in the household
  • Median: in terms of income, it is the income for which 50% of households have a lower income, and 50% have a higher income
  • Percentile: for example, the 80th percentile of household income is the income for which 80% of household have a lower income and 20% have a higher income
  • Quintile: a quintile is 20% of a population, grouped by percentile; for example, the 2nd quintile is all members of a population between the 20th and 40th percentiles
  • Gini Index: a statistical measure of how unevenly income is distributed in a population (ranging from 0% to 100%, the higher the number, the greater the inequality)

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Principal Town:
Boone
Towns:
Beech Mountain, Blowing Rock, Boone, Seven Devils
Townships:
Bald Mountain, Beaverdam, Blowing Rock, Blue Ridge, Boone, Brushy Fork, Cove Creek, Elk, Laurel Creek, Meat Camp, New River, North Fork, Shawneehaw, Stony Fork, Watauga
Unincorporated Places:
Cove Creek, Foscoe, Valle Crucis
ZIP Codes:
28604, 28605, 28607, 28618, 28626, 28645, 28679, 28684, 28692, 28698
Unified School District:
Watauga County
Congressional District:
NC-5
State Senate District:
NC-45
State House District:
NC-93
Neighboring Counties:
Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, Johnson, Wilkes
Nearby Cities:
Bristol
Nearby Counties:
Alexander, Alleghany, Burke, Carter, Grayson, Mitchell, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington