Hunter vs Watauga

A side-by-side comparison of Hunter and Watauga: population, income, housing, and more.

Hunter and Watauga are places in Tennessee. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hunter has the higher population (1,997 vs 631 in Watauga). Watauga has the higher median household income ($56,912 vs $51,763 in Hunter). Hunter has the higher median home value ($163,100 vs $128,800 in Watauga).

Population, income & housing

	Hunter	Watauga
Population	1,997	631
Median age	39.6 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$51,763	$56,912
Median home value	$163,100	$128,800
Median gross rent	$684	—
Housing units	990	301
Homeownership rate	85.1%	93.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	26.7%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	13.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hunter	Watauga
Population	2,390 → 1,997 (-16.4%)	411 → 631 (+53.5%)
Median household income	$43,611 → $51,763 (+18.7%)	$32,321 → $56,912 (+76.1%)
Median home value	$131,900 → $163,100 (+23.7%)	$88,300 → $128,800 (+45.9%)
Median gross rent	$516 → $684 (+32.6%)	$760 → $813 (+7.0%)

Hunter

Population

2,3901,997

Median household income

$43,611$51,763

Median home value

$131,900$163,100

Median gross rent

$516$684

Watauga

Population

411631

Median household income

$32,321$56,912

Median home value

$88,300$128,800

Median gross rent

$760$813

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hunter	Watauga
Under 5	3.3%	2.1%
5 to 17	13.5%	12.7%
18 to 24	11.1%	9.8%
25 to 34	15.3%	7.0%
35 to 44	11.5%	19.8%
45 to 54	17.7%	11.9%
55 to 64	16.7%	19.2%
65 to 74	6.3%	7.8%
75 and over	4.5%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hunter	Watauga
White (non-Hispanic)	97.8%	84.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	7.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hunter	Watauga
No high school diploma	6.4%	12.6%
High school graduate	39.3%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hunter	Watauga
Drove alone	92.4%	92.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	5.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hunter	Watauga
1-unit, detached	62.5%	71.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.8%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.7%	27.9%

Poverty & households

	Hunter	Watauga
Poverty rate	10.6%	20.9%
Average household size	2.43	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	26	19
Median year structure built	1983	1980