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Population (year 2000): 2,675
Males: 1,242  (46.4%)
Females: 1,433  (53.6%)

Haywood County

Median resident age:  50.4 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 28745.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $46,100 (it was $46,932 in 2000)
Lake Junaluska  $46,100
North Carolina:  $40,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $157,300 (it was $145,900 in 2000)
Lake Junaluska  $157,300
North Carolina:  $127,600

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Races in Lake Junaluska:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)

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Ancestries: English (18.3%), United States (17.6%), Scotch-Irish (12.4%), German (11.4%), Irish (11.1%), Dutch (2.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 3540 feet

Land area: 5.53 square miles.

Population density: 484 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Lake Junaluska

  • High school or higher: 87.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 19.0%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lake Junaluska CDP

  • Never married: 13.3%
  • Now married: 67.2%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 9.5%
  • Divorced: 8.5%

48 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.8%
North Carolina:  5.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Lake Junaluska:  0.5% ($743)
North Carolina:  0.8% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Asheville, NC (29.1 miles , pop. 68,889).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (149.2 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (543.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Waynesville, NC (3.3 miles ), Clyde, NC (4.5 miles ), Maggie Valley, NC (6.3 miles ), West Canton, NC (7.8 miles ), Canton, NC (9.6 miles ), Sylva, NC (19.7 miles ), Webster, NC (20.6 miles ), Cullowhee, NC (20.7 miles ).

Latitude: 35.53 N, Longitude: 82.98 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 828

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Most common industries for males:



  • Paper (12%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (23%)
  • Educational services (22%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Religious workers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)


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Lake Junaluska-area historical tornado activity is below North Carolina state average. It is 34% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/1976, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 19.6 miles away from the Lake Junaluska place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 3/27/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 47.0 miles away from the place center injured 37 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Lake Junaluska:
  • HAYWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; CLYDE, NC)
  • HARRIS REGIONAL HOSPITAL, INC (about 23 miles; SYLVA, NC)
  • US PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; CHEROKEE, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Lake Junaluska, NC

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lake Junaluska:
  • ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 32 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; ID: AVL)
  • DONALDSON CENTER (about 69 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; ID: GYH)
  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 69 miles; GREER, SC; ID: GSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lake Junaluska:
  • MEYERS (about 17 miles; CANDLER, NC; ID: N39)
  • JACKSON COUNTY (about 22 miles; SYLVA, NC; ID: 24A)
  • TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY (about 30 miles; BREVARD, NC; ID: 22W)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lake Junaluska:
  • WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; CULLOWHEE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,843)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 28 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,759)
  • ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,728)
  • WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
  • CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; CLEMSON, SC; FT enrollment: 15,962)
  • EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
  • CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 54 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 2,073)

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Churches in Lake Junaluska include: Long Chapel (A), Fellowship Church (B), Maple Grove Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Fulbright Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoirs: Lake Palcoy (A), Lake Junaluska (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Factory Branch (A), Mauney Cove Branch (B), McElroy Branch (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotel: Gem Motel (Hwys 23-74 Exit 104).

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.1 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  68.3%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.2%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  8.7%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  3.1%
Whole state:  5.5%

Lake Junaluska compared to North Carolina state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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6.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,044 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.49%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($280 average AGI)
Haywood County:  0.09%
North Carolina average:  0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Buncombe County, NC  1.15% ($31,500 average AGI)
from Jackson County, NC  0.40% ($39,048)
from Henderson County, NC  0.16% ($32,844)


5.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,621 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.38%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Buncombe County, NC  1.24% ($54,829 average AGI)
to Jackson County, NC  0.33% ($30,576)
to Henderson County, NC  0.12% ($35,120)


Strongest AM radio stations in Lake Junaluska:
  • WMXF (1400 AM; 1 kW; WAYNESVILLE, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WOXL (970 AM; 5 kW; CANTON, NC; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WKJV (1380 AM; 25 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST OUTREACH MISSIONS)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGCR (720 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PISGAH FOREST, NC; Owner: ANCHOR BAPTIST BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
  • WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
  • WWNC (570 AM; 5 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WWRN (1350 AM; 10 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLACK MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WISE (1310 AM; 5 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: ASHVILLE RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • WPEK (880 AM; daytime; 5 kW; FAIRVIEW, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHBK (1460 AM; 5 kW; MARSHALL, NC; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lake Junaluska:
  • WQNS (104.9 FM; WAYNESVILLE, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WWCU (90.5 FM; CULLOWHEE, NC; Owner: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY)
  • WCQS (88.1 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNCC-FM (96.7 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W218AD (91.5 FM; BREVARD, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WLFA (91.3 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: ASHEVILLE EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • WFQS (91.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WIVK-FM (107.7 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWST (102.1 FM; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WHLC (104.5 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: CHARISMA RADIO CORP.)
  • WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WSPA-FM (98.9 FM; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • W269AY (101.7 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)

TV broadcast stations around Lake Junaluska:
  • W51CK (Channel 51; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WLOS (Channel 13; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: WLOS LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W57BG (Channel 57; CANTON/WAYNESVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • WYFF (Channel 4; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WYFF HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WUNF-TV (Channel 33; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • W09AD (Channel 9; WAYNESVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W23BQ (Channel 23; ASHEVILLE, ETC., NC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W11AU (Channel 11; CANTON, ETC., NC; Owner: PULITZER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W27AB (Channel 27; CANTON, ETC., NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • W08AO (Channel 8; CANTON, ETC., NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)

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