Watauga is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 23,050 people and four associated neighborhoods, Watauga is the 133rd largest community in Texas.

Also of interest is that Watauga has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Watauga telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.50% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Watauga is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Watauga, the average commute to work is 30.72 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The population of Watauga overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Watauga, 24.81% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Watauga in 2022 was $32,279, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $129,116 for a family of four. However, Watauga contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Watauga is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Watauga home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Watauga residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Watauga also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.06% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Watauga include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Watauga is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.