Cajah's Mountain, NC

Census Place

2024 Population

2,704

US Senator

Thom Tillis

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Budd

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

40.3

1.47% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

13.9%

16.7% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$53,361

0.657% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$201,800

Population & Diversity

Cajah's Mountain, NC is home to a population of 2.7k people, from which 97.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 4.59% of Cajah's Mountain, NC residents were born outside of the country (124 people).

In 2024, there were 10.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.33k people) in Cajah's Mountain, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 220 Other (Hispanic) and 102 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.6%

2024 Citizenship

97.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.6% of Cajah's Mountain, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cajah's Mountain, NC was 97.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Cajah's Mountain, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cajah's Mountain, NC

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.33k ± 234
Other (Hispanic)
220 ± 202
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
102 ± 84

13.1%

Hispanic Population

355 people

13.1% of the people in Cajah's Mountain, NC are hispanic (355 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cajah's Mountain, NC as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
228,441 ± 11,609 people
India
90,815 ± 7,367 people
Honduras
52,061 ± 5,588 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 228,441 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 90,815 and Honduras with 52,061.

Foreign-Born Population

4.59%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

124 people

3.38%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

91 people

As of 2024, 4.59% of Cajah's Mountain, NC residents (124 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cajah's Mountain, NC was 3.38%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Cajah's Mountain, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
31 ± 30
Korea
17 ± 30
Gulf War (2001-)
15 ± 23

Cajah's Mountain, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.82 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Cajah's Mountain, NC.

Economy

The economy of Cajah's Mountain, NC employs 1.25k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cajah's Mountain, NC were Accommodation & Food Services (181 people), Manufacturing (181 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (161 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,750), Transportation & Warehousing ($53,500), and Manufacturing ($40,234).

Employment

Occupations

1.25k

2024 Value

± 242

0.322%

1 Year growth

± 26.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cajah's Mountain, NC grew at a rate of 0.322%, from 1.24k employees to 1.25k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cajah's Mountain, NC, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (186 people), Sales & Related Occupations (145 people), and Production Occupations (140 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cajah's Mountain, NC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.25k

2024 Value

± 242

0.322%

1 Year growth

± 26.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cajah's Mountain, NC grew at a rate of 0.322%, from 1.24k employees to 1.25k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cajah's Mountain, NC, are Accommodation & Food Services (181 people), Manufacturing (181 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (161 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cajah's Mountain, NC, though some of these residents may live in Cajah's Mountain, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,807

Median earning men ± $10,286

$24,452

Median earning women ± $1,417

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($67,561), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($54,125), and Retail Trade ($45,208).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($36,000), Retail Trade ($33,750), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($32,344).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cajah's Mountain, NC was $201,800 in 2024, which is 0.607 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $175,900 to $201,800, a 14.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Cajah's Mountain, NC is 75.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cajah's Mountain, NC have an average commute time of 26.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cajah's Mountain, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$201,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$27,804

$645

Median Property Taxes

±$138

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cajah's Mountain, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cajah's Mountain, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

75.3%

Homeownership

2024

70.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 75.3% of the housing units in Cajah's Mountain, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cajah's Mountain, NC compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$53,361

Median Household Income

± $5,400

857

Number of Households

± 158

In 2024, the median household income of the 857 households in Cajah's Mountain, NC declined from $53,361 from the previous year's value of $53,714.

The following chart displays the households in Cajah's Mountain, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cajah's Mountain, NC is from North Carolina.

0.466

2024 Wage GINI in North Carolina

0.467

2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2024, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.16% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in North Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (84%)
Carpooled (10.2%)
Worked At Home (3.16%)

In 2024, 84% of workers in Cajah's Mountain, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.2%) and those who worked at home (3.16%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cajah's Mountain, NC have a longer commute time (26.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 9.03% of the workforce in Cajah's Mountain, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cajah's Mountain, NC compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cajah's Mountain, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cajah's Mountain, NC have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cajah's Mountain, NC (361 out of 2.59k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cajah's Mountain, NC is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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