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Cullowhee, NC Urban Area

9,318 Population
6.1 square miles 1,528.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

21.3 ±0.5 Median age
  • about half the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$16,994 ±$2,610 Per capita income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$36,920 ±$5,643 Median household income
  • about half the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

40.5% ±5.1% (2,326  ±466) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

19.7 minutes ±2.8 (71,200  ±14,625) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

2,829 ±462 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.1 ±0.5 (5,887  ±911) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

0.7% ±0.7% (28  ±27) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

3,183 ±473 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$333,700 ±$93,484 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

38.4% ±5.1% (3,568  ±587.5) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

93.2% ±30.5% (2,468  ±520.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
35.3% ±2.9% (935  ±246.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.2% ±3.9% (485  ±368) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

3.8% ±2.1% (323  ±178) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
323 Total veterans ±178 302 Male ±173 21 Female ±30

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