North Carolina · Census place 15880
Cullowhee CDP, NC
Quick answer
Cullowhee CDP has 7,300 residents, ranking #129 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $35,076, the median home is worth — and median gross rent runs $836 a month.
- Population
- 7,300Cullowhee CDP residents
- Median household income
- $35,076Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- —Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $836Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 20.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 7.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Cullowhee CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Cullowhee CDP median would spend about 28.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. Poverty affects 51.3% of residents and 7.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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