Watauga city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Watauga city's foreign-born population changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
11.2%
2023
12.9%
Total change
+1.7 pp
% change
+15.2%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.2% | — |
| 2019 | 11.6% | +0.4 pp (3.6%) |
| 2020 | 11.6% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 10.4% | -1.2 pp (-10.3%) |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -0.4 pp (-3.8%) |
| 2023 | 12.9% | +2.9 pp (29%) |