Johnson City Times

27.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Watauga in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 8.1 percent lower than the state average of 35.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 781.

87 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	74	13
Regular high school diploma	143	25.1
GED or alternative credential	99	17.4
Some college, less than 1 year	21	3.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	75	13.2
Associate's degree	28	4.9
Bachelor's degree	69	12.1
Master's degree	56	9.8
Professional school degree	1	0.2
Doctorate degree	3	0.5

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.