Texas · Census place 76672
Watauga city, TX
Quick answer
Watauga city has 23,336 residents, ranking #145 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $91,669, the median home is worth $233,400 and median gross rent runs $1,826 a month.
- Population
- 23,336Watauga city residents
- Median household income
- $91,669Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $233,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,826Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 80.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Watauga city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Watauga city median would spend about 23.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.1% of residents and 80.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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