In 2019, Watauga, Ashe, Yancey, Avery & Mitchell Counties PUMA, NC had a population of 132k people with a median age of 41.9 and a median household income of $43,997. Between 2018 and 2019 the population of Watauga, Ashe, Yancey, Avery & Mitchell Counties PUMA, NC grew from 131,131 to 132,084, a 0.727% increase and its median household income grew from $42,202 to $43,997, a 4.25% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Watauga, Ashe, Yancey, Avery & Mitchell Counties PUMA, NC are White (Non-Hispanic) (91.6%), White (Hispanic) (2.92%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.52%), Other (Hispanic) (1%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (0.999%). 5.08% of the households in Watauga, Ashe, Yancey, Avery & Mitchell Counties PUMA, NC speak a non-English language at home as their primary language.
97.9% of the residents in Watauga, Ashe, Yancey, Avery & Mitchell Counties PUMA, NC are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Boone High Country--Watauga, Ashe, Yancey, Avery & Mitchell Counties PUMA, NC are Appalachian State University (5,317 degrees awarded in 2020), Mayland Community College (248 degrees), and Lees-McRae College (231 degrees).
In 2019, the median property value in Watauga, Ashe, Yancey, Avery & Mitchell Counties PUMA, NC was $180,400, and the homeownership rate was 69.5%. Most people in Watauga, Ashe, Yancey, Avery & Mitchell Counties PUMA, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Watauga, Ashe, Yancey, Avery & Mitchell Counties PUMA, NC was 2 cars per household.
Watauga, Ashe, Yancey, Avery & Mitchell Counties PUMA, NC borders Surry, Wilkes & Alleghany Counties PUMA, NC, Caldwell & Alexander Counties PUMA, NC, Burke & McDowell Counties PUMA, NC, Buncombe County (Northwest) PUMA, NC, Haywood, Madison, Swain, Graham & Jackson (North) Counties PUMA, NC, Greene, Carter, Unicoi & Johnson Counties PUMA, TN, and Mount Rogers Planning District Commission PUMA, VA.