Watauga County data

Category Watauga Rank North Carolina
1990 Total Population 36,952 55 6,628,637
2000 Total Population 42,695 56 8,049,313
2010 Total Population 51,079 53 9,538,870
1990-2000 % Change in Population 15.5% 50 21.4%
2000-2010 % Change in Population 19.6% 24 18.5%
1990-2010 % Change in Population 38.2% 34 43.9%
2000 Foreign Born Population 826 60 430,000
2006-2010 Foreign Born Population 1,454 62 682,955
2006-2010 % Foreign Born 2.9% 73 7.4%
% Change in Foreign Born from 2000 76.0% 34 58.8%
07-08 In-Migration from Foreign Countries (IRS Data) 33 30 9,783
07-08 Out-Migration to Foreign Countries (IRS Data) 0 . 5,950
2010 Latino/Hispanic Population 1,713 65 800,120
2010 % Latino/Hispanic 3.4% 78 8.0%
2010-2011 Latino Public School Enrollment 262 70 182,754
2011 % of Latino/Hispanic Birth 9.4% 63 15.0%
Foreign Born Residents from Europe--ACS 2006-2010 339 37 74,154
Foreign Born Residents from Asia--ACS 2006-2010 311 43 150,469
Foreign Born Residents from Africa--ACS 2006-2010 0 . 38,111
Foreign Born Residents from Oceania--ACS 2006-2010 0 . 2,811
Foreign Born Residents from Latin America--ACS 2006-2010 740 69 401,078
% of Foreign Born from Latin America--ACS 2006-2010 50.9% 81 58.7%
Foreign Born Residents from North America--ACS 2006-2010 64 41 16,332
American Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 4,465 67 1,066,458
Middle Eastern Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 122 37 28,696
European Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 40,114 31 4,565,101
Russian Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 407 24 41,674
African Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 4 91 80,071
Hispanic Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 1,509 66 723,408
Asian Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 431 40 194,993
Population 5 and Older: Only English--ACS 2006-2010 45,466 50 7,750,904
% of Population 5 and Older Speaking Language other than English--ACS 2006-2010 4.9% 69 10.4%
Population 5 and Older: English + Spanish--ACS 2006-2010 1,439 67 601,101
Population 5 and Older: English + 0ther Indo-European Languages--ACS 2006-2010 659 35 140,867
Population 5 and Older: English + Asian and Pacific Islander Languages--ACS 2006-2010 257 42 119,684
Population 5 and Older: English + Other Languages--ACS 2006-2010 4 83 36,751
K-12 Total Enrollment 2010-2011 4,442 67 1,451,206
% of K-12 Students Enrolled in Foreign Language 2010-2011 14.5% 33 15.4%
K-12 Enrollment in Foreign Language Immersion Programs 2009-2010 0 . 7,041
K-12 Enrollment in Spanish Language Courses 2010-2011 472 66 160,136
K-12 Enrollment in Chinese Language Courses 2010-2011 3 40 2,564
K-12 Enrollment in Other Foreign Language Courses 2010-2011 170 44 60,874
Foreign Language Degrees Awarded at N.C. Independent Colleges 2010-2011 0 . 236
Foreign Language Degrees Awarded at UNC System Colleges 2010-2011 43 7 596
Foreign Language Degrees Awarded at NC Community Colleges 2008-2009 0 . 17
2011 International Students at UNC System Colleges 259 9 14,111
2012 International Students at N.C. Independent Colleges 0 . 2,077
2012 International Students at N.C. Community Colleges 0 . 6,642
2012 International Sister Cities 1 16 65
2011 Estimated Value of Imports $20,780,767 47 $15,502,282,134
2012 Number of Companies Importing 21 54 7,010
2011 Estimated Value of Exports $20,028,407 30 $23,835,752,435
2012 Number of Companies Exporting 16 30 2,453
2012 Number of Foreign Owned Company Sites 13 60 4,133
2012 Estimated Number of NC Employees at Foreign Company Sites 512 54 190,874
2012 # Foreign Companies with US Headquarters in NC 0 . 58
Pork - 2010 Total Export 0 . 373,931,831
Poultry - 2010 Total Export 0 . 194,340,096
Cotton - 2010 Total Export 0 . 711,305,068
Sweet Potatoes - 2010 Total Export 0 . 36,588,127
Soy Beans - 2010 Total Export 0 . 78,847,848
Tobacco - 2010 Total Export 0 . 877,077,600
Argricultural Forest Products - 2011 Total Export 3,415,598 88 1,493,948,806
Participants in CIU Policy Programs (2008-2012) 5 9 204
Participants in CIU Educator Programs (1995-2012) 2 61 640
Participants in CIU Latino Initiative International Programs (1998-2012) 7 22 553
Students in CIU Chinese Language Programs (2012-2013) 0 . 5,539