Lake Junaluska, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
3,175
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
46.8
12% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
9.37%
30.8% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$66,165
19.4% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$389,200
18.1% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,279
4.24% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Lake Junaluska, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.1% of the residents in Lake Junaluska, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Lake Junaluska, NC was $389,200, and the homeownership rate was 74.9%.

Most people in Lake Junaluska, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 14.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Lake Junaluska, NC was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNorth CarolinaHaywood County, NCAsheville, NCHaywood, Madison, Swain, Graham & Jackson (North) Counties PUMA, NC

Population & Diversity

Lake Junaluska, NC is home to a population of 3.18k people, from which 99.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.33% of Lake Junaluska, NC residents were born outside of the country (74 people).

In 2024, there were 33.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.81k people) in Lake Junaluska, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 83 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 67 Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%
2024 Citizenship
99.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of Lake Junaluska, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lake Junaluska, NC was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lake Junaluska, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.81k ± 636
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    83 ± 108
  3. Other (Non-Hispanic)
    67 ± 106
5.51%
Hispanic Population
175 people

In 2024, there were 33.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.81k people) in Lake Junaluska, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 83 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 67 Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

5.51% of the people in Lake Junaluska, NC are hispanic (175 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lake Junaluska, NC as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    224,963 ± 11,520 people
  2. India
    83,219 ± 7,055 people
  3. Honduras
    48,247 ± 5,380 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 224,963 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 83,219 and Honduras with 48,247.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.33%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
74 people
1.62%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
47 people

As of 2024, 2.33% of Lake Junaluska, NC residents (74 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 Lake Junaluska, NC was 1.62%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    147 ± 90
  2. Korea
    24 ± 26
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    20 ± 35

Lake Junaluska, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 6.13 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Lake Junaluska, NC employs 1.28k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lake Junaluska, NC were Public Administration (245 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (182 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (156 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($80,498), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($68,393), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,842).

Employment

Occupations

1.28k
2024 Value
± 321
4.24%
1 Year growth
± 32.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lake Junaluska, NC grew at a rate of 4.24%, from 1.23k employees to 1.28k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lake Junaluska, NC, are Management Occupations (364 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (105 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (95 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lake Junaluska, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.28k
2024 Value
± 321
4.24%
1 Year growth
± 32.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lake Junaluska, NC grew at a rate of 4.24%, from 1.23k employees to 1.28k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lake Junaluska, NC, are Public Administration (245 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (182 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (156 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lake Junaluska, NC, though some of these residents may live in Lake Junaluska, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$56,434
Median earning men ± $16,256
$46,449
Median earning women ± $11,098

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($87,941), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,171), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($55,667).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($80,948), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($37,981), and Retail Trade ($32,955).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.
Y-Axis
3.04%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Lake Junaluska, NC was $389,200 in 2024, which is 1.17 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $329,600 to $389,200, a 18.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Lake Junaluska, NC is 74.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lake Junaluska, NC have an average commute time of 14.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lake Junaluska, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$389,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$60,839
$990
Median Property Taxes
±$225

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 Lake Junaluska, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

74.9%
Homeownership
2024
67.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 74.9% of the housing units in Lake Junaluska, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$66,165
Median Household Income
± $27,926
1.32k
Number of Households
± 270

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.32k households in Lake Junaluska, NC declined from $66,165 from the previous year's value of $82,115.

The following chart displays the households in Lake Junaluska, 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lake Junaluska, NC is from North Carolina.
0.467
2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.639% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (70.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (19.4%)
  3. Walked (8.19%)

In 2024, 70.1% of workers in Lake Junaluska, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19.4%) and those who walked to work (8.19%).

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.

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Commute Time

14.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lake Junaluska, NC have a shorter commute time (14.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Lake Junaluska, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.37% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lake Junaluska, NC (296 out of 3.16k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lake Junaluska, NC is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

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.

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Health

92.4% of the population of Lake Junaluska, NC has health coverage, with 34.6% on employee plans, 8.95% on Medicaid, 20.6% on Medicare, 26.5% on non-group plans, and 1.76% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.8% were men and 54.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.9% under 18 years, 11.8% between 18 and 34 years, 35.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 28.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.8% were men and 54.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

7.6%
Uninsured
34.6%
Employer Coverage
8.95%
Medicaid
20.6%
Medicare
26.5%
Non-Group
1.76%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lake Junaluska, NC grew by 4.12% from 7.3% to 7.6%.

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