Johnson City Times

13.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Watauga in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 20.7 percent lower than the state average of 34.6 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 411.

84 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Watauga residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	45	16
Regular high school diploma	109	38.8
GED or alternative credential	35	12.5
Some college, less than 1 year	18	6.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	35	12.5
Associate's degree	7	2.5
Bachelor's degree	18	6.4
Master's degree	11	3.9
Professional school degree	2	0.7
Doctorate degree	1	0.4

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.