Lake Junaluska

Population: 2,903
Median household income: $82,115
Median home value: $329,600

Located in Haywood County, North Carolina, Lake Junaluska is a community with a population of 2,903. Its median household income of $82,115 runs above the Haywood County figure of $61,001.

From 2019 to 2023, Lake Junaluska's population declined 12.2% from 3,307 to 2,903, while its median home value rose 38.7% from $237,600 to $329,600.

51.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 76.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,903
Median age: 53.2 yrs
Median household income: $82,115
Median home value: $329,600
Median gross rent: $1,135
Housing units: 1,912
Homeownership rate: 76.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,3072,903

Median household income

$65,899$82,115

Median home value

$237,600$329,600

Median gross rent

$802$1,135

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,307	$65,899	$237,600	$802
2020	3,252	$73,441	$248,000	$790
2021	3,023	$74,417	$257,700	$865
2022	2,977	$71,875	$304,700	$950
2023	2,903	$82,115	$329,600	$1,135

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 243.4%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 448.3%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6417.2%

65 to 7414.1%

75 and over17.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	90	3.1%
5 to 17	433	14.9%
18 to 24	98	3.4%
25 to 34	295	10.2%
35 to 44	241	8.3%
45 to 54	326	11.2%
55 to 64	500	17.2%
65 to 74	409	14.1%
75 and over	511	17.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,684	92.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	43	1.5%
Asian	30	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	36	1.2%
Two or more races	11	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	99	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.1%

High school graduate18.3%

Some college or associate's24.3%

Bachelor's degree32.6%

Graduate or professional degree18.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	139	6.1%
High school graduate	418	18.3%
Some college or associate's	555	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	744	32.6%
Graduate or professional degree	426	18.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone83.0%

Carpooled0.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,018	83.0%
Carpooled	1	0.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	46	3.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	162	13.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	598	56.2%
15 to 29 min	382	35.9%
30 to 44 min	67	6.3%
45 to 59 min	18	1.7%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 7.2% (208 of 2,903)

	Count	Share
Family households	808	64.0%
Nonfamily households	454	36.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,262	66.0%
Vacant	650	34.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	959	76.0%
Renter-occupied	303	24.0%

1-unit, detached80.1%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units11.1%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,531	80.1%
1-unit, attached	13	0.7%
2 to 4 units	212	11.1%
5 to 19 units	23	1.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	133	7.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3736480
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.29 sq mi
Water area: 0.31 sq mi
Center point: 35.5302, -82.9728