ZIP 37694 · Watauga
Who lives in ZIP code 37694 (Watauga, TN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Watauga, TN · Carter County
uszips 2026
People1,729
Median age50.5
Household income$81,250
Home value$210,977
Median rent$755/mo
Poverty9.1%
College degree+24.9%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Johnson City, TN
- Wider region
- Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 53 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 752
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
23.6% are 65 or older; 83.5% are adults.
Household income
40.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,219.
Education (adults 25+)
55.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.5%
- Never married
- 17.6%
- Divorced
- 16.5%
- Widowed
- 7.4%
- Family size
- 2.57
- Dual-income families
- 38.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 93.5%
- Rent burden
- 20.4%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 51.3%
- Unemployment
- 6.8%
- Self-employed
- 12.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 5.4%
- Veterans
- 12.3%
- With a disability
- 21.2%
- No health insurance
- 11.2%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.