Watauga County: Homeownership Rate Trend
How Watauga County's homeownership rate 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
78.1%
2023
85.1%
Total change
+7.0 pp
% change
+9%
| Year | Homeownership Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 78.1% | — |
| 2019 | 86.5% | +8.4 pp (10.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 79.6% | — |
| 2022 | 83.5% | +3.9 pp (4.9%) |
| 2023 | 85.1% | +1.6 pp (1.9%) |