Foscoe

Population: 1,257
Median household income: $44,367
Median home value: $302,500

Foscoe, a community in Watauga County, North Carolina, has 1,257 residents. Its median household income of $44,367 runs below the Watauga County figure of $51,367.

From 2019 to 2023, Foscoe's population declined 20.4% from 1,579 to 1,257, while its median home value rose 29.3% from $234,000 to $302,500.

The median gross rent is $683. 42.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,257
Median age: 54.2 yrs
Median household income: $44,367
Median home value: $302,500
Median gross rent: $683
Housing units: 1,528
Homeownership rate: 61.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5791,257

Median household income

$50,204$44,367

Median home value

$234,000$302,500

Median gross rent

$791$683

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,579	$50,204	$234,000	$791
2020	1,309	$53,594	$260,700	$768
2021	1,336	$57,132	$273,800	$811
2022	1,411	$53,382	$291,900	$860
2023	1,257	$44,367	$302,500	$683

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

Age distribution

Under 50.9%

5 to 1712.8%

18 to 244.0%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6419.1%

65 to 7414.7%

75 and over11.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	11	0.9%
5 to 17	161	12.8%
18 to 24	50	4.0%
25 to 34	175	13.9%
35 to 44	152	12.1%
45 to 54	134	10.7%
55 to 64	240	19.1%
65 to 74	185	14.7%
75 and over	149	11.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,119	89.0%
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	20	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	118	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.8%

High school graduate11.5%

Some college or associate's31.9%

Bachelor's degree24.1%

Graduate or professional degree18.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	143	13.8%
High school graduate	119	11.5%
Some college or associate's	330	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	249	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	194	18.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone89.4%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	576	89.4%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	68	10.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	67	11.6%
15 to 29 min	353	61.3%
30 to 44 min	98	17.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	58	10.1%

Households

Average household size: 1.96
Poverty rate: 11.5% (144 of 1,257)

	Count	Share
Family households	333	51.9%
Nonfamily households	309	48.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	642	42.0%
Vacant	886	58.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	395	61.5%
Renter-occupied	247	38.5%

1-unit, detached39.1%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units15.1%

5 to 19 units36.2%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other6.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	597	39.1%
1-unit, attached	33	2.2%
2 to 4 units	231	15.1%
5 to 19 units	553	36.2%
20 or more units	14	0.9%
Mobile home & other	100	6.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3724380
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.78 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 36.1523, -81.7765