# Population — Watauga, NC (persons)

Population — Watauga, NC (persons) was 54,997 persons in 2024, down 0.8% from 2023.
That is the lowest reading since 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 51,447 persons (2014) to 55,420 persons (2023), averaging 53,980 persons.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (Regional Economic Accounts)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NC-37189.POP.A.NSA`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: persons
- Coverage: 1969-01-01 to 2024-01-01 (56 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/population-watauga-nc

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 54,997 persons |
| 2023 | 55,420 persons |
| 2022 | 55,404 persons |
| 2021 | 55,326 persons |
| 2020 | 54,470 persons |
| 2019 | 54,151 persons |
| 2018 | 54,314 persons |
| 2017 | 53,588 persons |
| 2016 | 52,743 persons |
| 2015 | 51,925 persons |
| 2014 | 51,447 persons |
| 2013 | 51,575 persons |
| 2012 | 51,563 persons |
| 2011 | 51,349 persons |
| 2010 | 50,915 persons |
| 2009 | 50,706 persons |
| 2008 | 50,266 persons |
| 2007 | 48,765 persons |
| 2006 | 47,748 persons |
| 2005 | 46,390 persons |
| 2004 | 45,478 persons |
| 2003 | 45,095 persons |
| 2002 | 44,570 persons |
| 2001 | 43,853 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NC-37189.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NC-37189.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```