North Carolina · Census place 36480
Lake Junaluska CDP, NC
Quick answer
Lake Junaluska CDP has 2,903 residents, ranking #263 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $82,115, the median home is worth $329,600 and median gross rent runs $1,135 a month.
- Population
- 2,903Lake Junaluska CDP residents
- Median household income
- $82,115Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $329,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,135Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 53.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 76%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lake Junaluska CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lake Junaluska CDP median would spend about 16.6% 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. The median home costs 4.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.2% of residents and 76% 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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