9 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas in Watauga County, North Carolina. The population-weighted median household income is about $53,469, the median home value about $277,226, and 67.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
- 9
- ZIP codes
- 106.7K
- Population
- 53
- Data points
Watauga County at a glance
- $53,469
- Median household income
- $277,226
- Median home value
- 38.1
- Median age
- 67.2%
- Owner-occupied
- 61,055
- Housing units
Income, home value, and age are population-weighted averages of the ZIP-level medians in the file. Counts are exact.
Top 5 Watauga County ZIP codes by median household income| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
|---|
| 1 | 28605 | Blowing Rock | 3,883 | 74% | $76,477 |
| 2 | 28604 | Banner Elk | 7,869 | 81.8% | $76,319 |
| 3 | 28684 | — | 1,961 | 92.8% | $69,307 |
| 4 | 28679 | Cove Creek | 2,454 | 87.5% | $65,246 |
| 5 | 28618 | — | 2,208 | 75.4% | $59,653 |
Top 5 Watauga County ZIP codes by population| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
|---|
| 1 | 28645 | Blowing Rock | 45,997 | 70.9% | $51,650 |
| 2 | 28607 | Boone | 35,679 | 50.2% | $46,639 |
| 3 | 28604 | Banner Elk | 7,869 | 81.8% | $76,319 |
| 4 | 28692 | Cove Creek | 4,367 | 74.6% | $43,103 |
| 5 | 28605 | Blowing Rock | 3,883 | 74% | $76,477 |
Top 5 Watauga County ZIP codes by Homeowner GDP| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ | Homeowner GDP |
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| 1 | 28645 | Blowing Rock | 45,997 | 70.9% | $51,650 | $701.8M |
| 2 | 28607 | Boone | 35,679 | 50.2% | $46,639 | $294.5M |
| 3 | 28604 | Banner Elk | 7,869 | 81.8% | $76,319 | $202.1M |
| 4 | 28605 | Blowing Rock | 3,883 | 74% | $76,477 | $95.7M |
| 5 | 28692 | Cove Creek | 4,367 | 74.6% | $43,103 | $71.7M |
Homeowner GDP = owner-occupied units × median household income — a proxy for aggregate homeowner spending power in a ZIP, useful for scoring market opportunity. Not an official economic statistic.
Densest: 28607 (Boone) at 351 people/sq mi. Least dense: 28684 at 39 people/sq mi.
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