NC
Watauga County economic dashboard
County indicators from Census ACS with transparent source metadata.
Data integrity snapshotOfficial sources
Source
FRED
Live series
Labor and GDP
Source
Census
ACS data
Income and housing
Source
BEA
Regional data
State accounts
Source
USAspending
FY awards
Federal flows
Validation statusMetadata verified
Source URLsDataset namesFetch timestampsNull handlingStatic exportIntegrity checks
| Check | Status | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Source URLs | Pass | Every metric links to its public source. |
| Dataset names | Pass | Displayed metrics include dataset labels. |
| Fetch timestamps | Pass | Pipeline timestamps are included. |
| Null handling | Pass | Unavailable values are explicit. |
| Static export | Pass | Data is bundled at build time. |
| Integrity checks | Pass | Validation runs before build. |
Population
55,123
U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-Year
Median household income
$51,693
U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-Year
Median home value
$358,900
U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-Year
Local Economy Score
46.3
U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-Year