Watauga

Population: 23,336
Median household income: $91,669
Median home value: $233,400

Located in Tarrant County, Texas, Watauga is a community with a population of 23,336. Its median household income of $91,669 runs above the Tarrant County figure of $81,905.

Between 2019 and 2023, Watauga's population declined 5.1% from 24,582 to 23,336, while its median home value rose 71.2% from $136,300 to $233,400.

Owners occupy 80.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 36.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 23,336
Median age: 36.6 yrs
Median household income: $91,669
Median home value: $233,400
Median gross rent: $1,826
Housing units: 8,193
Homeownership rate: 80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

24,58223,336

Median household income

$71,897$91,669

Median home value

$136,300$233,400

Median gross rent

$1,408$1,826

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	24,582	$71,897	$136,300	$1,408
2020	24,487	$75,648	$156,600	$1,446
2021	23,649	$78,379	$170,000	$1,540
2022	23,509	$88,775	$209,700	$1,744
2023	23,336	$91,669	$233,400	$1,826

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3415.9%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,365	5.8%
5 to 17	3,955	16.9%
18 to 24	2,098	9.0%
25 to 34	3,718	15.9%
35 to 44	2,878	12.3%
45 to 54	2,821	12.1%
55 to 64	3,337	14.3%
65 to 74	2,178	9.3%
75 and over	986	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,734	54.6%
Black or African American	2,308	9.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33	0.1%
Asian	1,138	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	30	0.1%
Some other race	60	0.3%
Two or more races	784	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,249	26.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.7%

High school graduate30.8%

Some college or associate's32.6%

Bachelor's degree19.9%

Graduate or professional degree6.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,705	10.7%
High school graduate	4,904	30.8%
Some college or associate's	5,184	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	3,169	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	956	6.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone73.0%

Carpooled13.0%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home12.0%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,004	73.0%
Carpooled	1,604	13.0%
Public transit	57	0.5%
Walked	88	0.7%
Bicycle	23	0.2%
Worked from home	1,483	12.0%
Other means	81	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,396	12.9%
15 to 29 min	4,081	37.6%
30 to 44 min	3,115	28.7%
45 to 59 min	1,467	13.5%
60+ min	798	7.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.94
Poverty rate: 10.1% (2,338 of 23,212)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,025	76.2%
Nonfamily households	1,878	23.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,903	96.5%
Vacant	290	3.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,354	80.4%
Renter-occupied	1,549	19.6%

1-unit, detached96.5%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units0.3%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,905	96.5%
1-unit, attached	51	0.6%
2 to 4 units	24	0.3%
5 to 19 units	138	1.7%
20 or more units	59	0.7%
Mobile home & other	16	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4876672
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.16 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.8718, -97.2515