Cove Creek

Population: 1,533
Median household income: $53,898
Median home value: $247,700

Cove Creek is a community in Watauga County, North Carolina, home to 1,533 residents. Its median household income of $53,898 runs above the Watauga County figure of $51,367.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cove Creek's population grew 53.5% from 999 to 1,533, while its median home value rose 31.1% from $188,900 to $247,700.

The median resident is 50.2 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 20.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,533
Median age: 50.2 yrs
Median household income: $53,898
Median home value: $247,700
Median gross rent: $931
Housing units: 823
Homeownership rate: 88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9991,533

Median household income

$47,839$53,898

Median home value

$188,900$247,700

Median gross rent

$783$931

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	999	$47,839	$188,900	$783
2020	1,087	$47,432	$215,700	—
2021	1,222	$47,279	$227,300	$710
2022	1,354	$51,812	$225,200	$944
2023	1,533	$53,898	$247,700	$931

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 179.0%

18 to 243.7%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4417.4%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7420.7%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	97	6.3%
5 to 17	138	9.0%
18 to 24	56	3.7%
25 to 34	169	11.0%
35 to 44	266	17.4%
45 to 54	203	13.2%
55 to 64	201	13.1%
65 to 74	317	20.7%
75 and over	86	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,324	86.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	10	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	199	13.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.9%

High school graduate23.4%

Some college or associate's31.0%

Bachelor's degree23.3%

Graduate or professional degree11.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	135	10.9%
High school graduate	291	23.4%
Some college or associate's	385	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	290	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	141	11.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone76.0%

Carpooled6.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.1%

Other means7.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	673	76.0%
Carpooled	53	6.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	98	11.1%
Other means	62	7.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	96	12.2%
15 to 29 min	395	50.1%
30 to 44 min	202	25.6%
45 to 59 min	33	4.2%
60+ min	62	7.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 14.1% (216 of 1,533)

	Count	Share
Family households	496	74.4%
Nonfamily households	171	25.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	667	81.0%
Vacant	156	19.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	589	88.3%
Renter-occupied	78	11.7%

1-unit, detached82.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other17.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	679	82.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	144	17.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3715040
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 8.54 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.2874, -81.7864