Tract 37189920500
Census tract 9205, Watauga County, NC: 2027 Opportunity Zone
Yes. Census tract 9205 in Watauga County, North Carolina (GEOID 37189920500, QOZ ID R37189920500-27) is on Treasury's final list of Opportunity Zones, designated from January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2036. Treasury classifies it as made up entirely of a rural area.
- Population
- 8,477
- Median family income
- $85,272
- Poverty rate
- 44.6%
- Unemployment
- 12.6%
- Median home value
- $441,200
American Community Survey 2020 to 2024 5-year estimates (U.S. Census Bureau).
Why it qualified
Treasury's data shows it qualified on a poverty rate of at least 20% (poverty 44.6%, income at 94% of the area median). See how a tract qualifies.
Its poverty rate is the lowest of the 2 designated tracts in Watauga County.
Was it a 2018 zone?
None of this tract's land was in a 2018 Opportunity Zone, so it is new to the program on January 1, 2027.
What applies here
A gain invested in a Qualified Opportunity Fund after December 31, 2026 is deferred for up to five years. Held five years, basis rises by 30% if the investment is in a qualified rural opportunity fund, otherwise 10%. Held at least ten years, the investor can elect to exclude appreciation, measured no later than year 30. Because this is a rural zone, an existing building can meet the substantial improvement test with additions above 50% of its basis instead of 100%. See the OZ 2.0 rules and rural zones.
Other designated tracts in Watauga County
See all Watauga County Opportunity Zones, open the tract map, or check an exact address with the lookup. Tract lines follow the 2020 census. Source: CDFI Fund designated tract list.
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