Roan Mountain vs Watauga

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

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

Roan Mountain has the higher population (976 vs 631 in Watauga). Roan Mountain has the higher median household income ($59,539 vs $56,912 in Watauga). Roan Mountain has the higher median home value ($162,000 vs $128,800 in Watauga).

Population, income & housing

	Roan Mountain	Watauga
Population	976	631
Median age	39.5 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$59,539	$56,912
Median home value	$162,000	$128,800
Housing units	424	301
Homeownership rate	90.4%	93.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	26.7%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	13.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Roan Mountain	Watauga
Population	1,301 → 976 (-25.0%)	411 → 631 (+53.5%)
Median household income	$52,989 → $59,539 (+12.4%)	$32,321 → $56,912 (+76.1%)
Median home value	$129,000 → $162,000 (+25.6%)	$88,300 → $128,800 (+45.9%)
Median gross rent	$756 → $868 (+14.8%)	$760 → $813 (+7.0%)

Roan Mountain

Population

1,301976

Median household income

$52,989$59,539

Median home value

$129,000$162,000

Median gross rent

$756$868

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)

	Roan Mountain	Watauga
Under 5	3.0%	2.1%
5 to 17	10.0%	12.7%
18 to 24	7.1%	9.8%
25 to 34	21.6%	7.0%
35 to 44	17.4%	19.8%
45 to 54	11.9%	11.9%
55 to 64	11.5%	19.2%
65 to 74	9.7%	7.8%
75 and over	7.8%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Roan Mountain	Watauga
White (non-Hispanic)	95.0%	84.2%
Black or African American	2.8%	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	0.4%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Roan Mountain	Watauga
No high school diploma	10.9%	12.6%
High school graduate	43.1%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	22.8%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Roan Mountain	Watauga
Drove alone	78.0%	92.6%
Carpooled	17.5%	2.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	5.2%
Other means	3.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Roan Mountain	Watauga
1-unit, detached	80.7%	71.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.2%	27.9%

Poverty & households

	Roan Mountain	Watauga
Poverty rate	1.2%	20.9%
Average household size	2.57	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	28	19
Median year structure built	1982	1980